The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) provides overall oversight and accreditation for MSU as an institution of higher learning. Quoting from the HLC website: “The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an independent corporation that was founded in 1895 as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. HLC accredits degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions in the [19-state] North Central region….”
MSU often is providing self-studies and reports to the HLC. Recently, HLC asked this Question: How does MSU provide students guidance in the effective use of research and information resources?
The MSU Libraries helped the University respond by providing this brief overview. Library Faculty member Tracy Stout was the principal author:
The Missouri State University Libraries provides students and faculty with collaborative support for teaching and learning. Services include customized information literacy sessions (for face-to-face and online courses), discipline and course specific subject guides, online tutorials and videos, direct research consultation services (face-to-face and virtual), and additional research support through Ask a Librarian (chat, text, email).
Many textbooks from courses with a high drop, high fail, or high withdrawal rate have been made available for checkout through the library course reserves and librarians work with faculty interested in making course materials more affordable for students with the use of OER.
In addition, the spaces at Meyer Library are designed to fit a variety of student user needs and preferences, from large or small group study to individual concentrated study and browsing areas.
Meyer Library recently opened the Innovation Lab to the university community. The Lab supports cutting edge research using a variety of technologies including 3D printing, virtual and augmented reality, and robotics.