Mississippi Library Association

New appointments at University of Mississippi Libraries (People in the News)

The University of Mississippi Libraries are pleased to announce the following appointments.

Pamela M. Williamson serves as Assistant Professor and Curator of Visual Collections in the Department of Archives and Special Collections at the University of Mississippi’s J. D. Williams Library. She received both her B.A. in History and her M.L.I.S. at the University of Alabama. She is also a member of the Society of American Archivists and the American Library Association. She specializes in 19th century Southern History and Archives.

Alex P. Watson has joined the J.D. Williams Library at Ole Miss as a Reference Librarian and Assistant Professor. A native of Reed City, Michigan, Watson earned a master’s degree in English from Western Michigan University, where he taught for two years. He recently graduated from the University of Michigan’s School of Information program with an MLS.

Jason C. Dewland is the new Business Reference Librarian and Assistant Professor for the J.D. Williams Library at the University of Mississippi. He has a M.L.I.S. from Wayne State University, an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland, and a B.A. in Political Science from Boston University. Previously he worked as a graduate student assistant at Wayne State University and as a Reference Librarian at Jackson Community College in Jackson, Michigan.

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Posted on: November 10th, 2008