Margie Thomas

Email Address: mthom39@lsu.edu                                                                                  Full Curriculum Vitae

• Ph.D. in Library and Information Studies from Florida State University
• M.S. in Library Science from Columbia University
• B.A. in History from Florida State University

Classes:

• LIS 7101    Media and Service for Children (Fall Semester)
• LIS 7102    Media and Service for Young Adults (Spring Semester)
• LIS 7107    Use of Media in Libraries (Spring Semester)
• LIS 7400    School Media Centers (Fall Semester)
• LIS 7902    Field Experience in School Libraries (Fall and Spring Semesters)
• LIS 7909, 7914    Directed Independent Study for MLIS or CLIS

Research Interests:

• School library service and information literacy to non-college bound students
• School library media specialist certification requirements

Representative Publications

2007:  Thomas, Margie.  Information Literacy and the Non-College Bound Student.  In manuscript, to be published 2007, Libraries Unlimited.

2006:  Thomas, Margie and Kara Davis. “Hope restored after the modern Battle of New Orleans.” Young Adult Library Services, v. 4, n. 3, Spring 2006, p. 6-8.

2006:  Thomas, Margie.  “State of the Nation:  A coast-to-coast survey of the latest certification standards.”  School Library Journal, June 2006, p. 57-62.

Other Activities and Awards

• American Library Association, Councilor at Large, 2006 – 2009
• American Association of School Librarians, Research and Statistics Committee, 2006 – 2008.