Mississippi Valley State University
James Herbert White Library
Library Liaison Program
The Library Liaison Program at MVSU is designed to engage the faculty and librarians in a collaborative venue to strengthen the library’s services and collections. Librarians are assigned to each academic department as a liaison to serve as a link between the library and the academic departments in articulating the needs of the department of the library. James Herbert White librarians are knowledgeable of the subject areas for which they are assigned as well as evolving and emerging trends in librarianship.
The primary objectives of the Library Liaison Program are to:
- Enhance collection development of the print and non print collections;
- Assist in promoting and articulating the needs of the library and each academic department;
- Enhance library services; and
- Foster a collaborative and cohesive relationship between the library and the academic department
The liaison assignments are as follows:
| Librarian |
Contact Information (662) 254-XXXX |
Departments/Subject Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Director Mantra Henderson |
3494 or 3495 (phone) mlhenderson@mvsu.edu (email) |
Department of Continuing Education Department of Social Sciences (everything expect history) |
| Assistant Director Tina Rice |
3494 or 7831 (phone) tina.rice@mvsu.edu (email) |
Department of Criminal Justice |
| Serials Electronic Resources Librarian Jocelyn Haley |
8387 or 3494 (phone) |
Masters in Rural Public Policy & Planning |
| Cataloging Librarian |
3574 or 3494 (phone) (email) |
|
| Instructional Services Librarian Cassandra Ifie |
3497 or 3496 (phone) |
Department of Bioinformatics Department of Engineering Technology Department of Natural Sciences & Environmental Health |
| Reference/Coll. Dev. Librarian |
3019 or 3496 (phone) |
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University Archivist |
3900 or 3494 (phone) |
Department of Communications & Masters in Convergent Media Department of Social Sciences (History only) |