Library Availability
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Document Number: MSP--117
Revision #: 2.0
Document Owner: Provost
Date Last Updated: 12/11/2017
Primary Author: Dean of the School of Humanities, Education, and the Arts
Status: Approved
Date Originally Created: 05/15/2012
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General Description
Description: Information about library availability relative to the MSP program.
Purpose: Delineation of MSP information.
Scope: Students
Responsibility: Academic Affairs
Deans
Library
VP for Academic Affairs
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Requirements
Relevant Knowledge: In order to comply with this policy you should know:
Current University policy
Terms and Definitions: Additional training
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Policy Provisions
1. Library Availability
Because M.S.P. classes are taught in locations near the campus, students enrolled in this degree program will have full-use of the services of the Doris and Harry Vise University Library that is located on the Cumberland campus in Lebanon, Tennessee. A specific librarian has been asked to serve as a reference liaison for this particular graduate group.
Services include a bibliographic instructional overview geared toward informing the student of the library’s resources, an orientation providing a basic understanding of the organization of the Vise University Library, and the discussion of an annotated bibliography describing resources related to public service.
In addition to on-shelf books and journals, the Vise University Library has a variety of full-text publications available through on-line electronic and on CD-ROM databases. Additional services include the following: submitting direct and factual reference questions on-line, having library materials shipped to a home or business address, plus receiving assistance in searching the library’s catalog and databases. These services are available on the Vise Library WebPage at http://www.cumberland.edu/academics/vise/index.html.
Institutional holdings are augmented through participation in inter-library loan programs, allowing students to borrow materials from other libraries around the world. On-campus Internet access is also available in the Vise Library building.
Additionally, M.S.P. students will need to use the resources of the following institutions: the Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County Public Library System (specifically the Nashville Research Room), located on Church Street in downtown Nashville, the Tennessee State Library and Archives located on Capitol Hill, and the Nashville-Davidson County Archives located in Green Hills. Each of these research centers has an excellent reference area staffed with public service librarians, and at the Tennessee State Library and Archives and the Nashville-Davidson County Archives specific individuals have been designed to assist M.S.P. students. Many Cumberland University graduate students have found these resources valuable in securing information for assigned research projects.
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Performance Evaluation
Performance Metrics: Compliance with standard policy and procedure
Consequences: Further training
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Subject Experts
The following may be consulted for additional information.
Dean of the School of Humanities, Education, and the Arts
VP for Academic Affairs