| Mississippi Valley State University is located in Itta | | | | provide access to research materials. Library |
| Bena, Mississippi, the heart of Mississippi Delta. The | | | | emphasis to provide instruction in the use of the library |
| university is providing undergraduate, graduate, and | | | | collections. It also emphasis in the use of the resources |
| public service programs for the region. In 1946, | | | | through innovative user access education. It maintains |
| legislation authorizing the establishment of the institution | | | | a quality print and non print collection. The collections |
| under the name Mississippi Vocational College was | | | | support the university's mission of research, teaching |
| enacted by the Mississippi Legislature. The express | | | | and learning, and service through the development of |
| purpose for the new college was to train teachers for | | | | collections, access services, and effective delivery of |
| rural and elementary schools and to provide vocational | | | | service. The library also takes care to provide optimal |
| training. The first academic year was started in 1950-51 | | | | delivery of service. |
| with 14 regular students and seven faculty members. | | | | The University gives all the needs for a student. The |
| The college offered the Bachelor of Science degree in | | | | university gives all the technical supports to the |
| 14 areas and provided Extension Services. Mississippi | | | | students. It allows good labs and a good computer |
| Valley College was authorized to offer the liberal arts | | | | services to the students of the university. Computer |
| degree. It also offer the science and education | | | | service is dedicated to providing stable and up-to-date |
| degrees. The university now offers the master's | | | | technology. It supports services for the faculty, staff |
| degree in environmental health, elementary education, | | | | and students of Mississippi Valley State University. The |
| and criminal justice. The university also gives master's | | | | department responds to the needs of the Delta region |
| degree in business administration, special education, | | | | of the state of Mississippi for accessible, relevant and |
| rural public policy and the Master of Arts in teaching. | | | | quality technological needs for undergraduate, |
| The university provides every facility to the students. | | | | graduate, and some public service programs. |
| The university includes all the labs and a good library. | | | | Academic Computing Services also function as a |
| The name of the library is James Herbert White | | | | leader in the implementation and utilization of new |
| Library. The main mission of the James Herbert White | | | | technologies. Technology is a very important tool that |
| Library is to increase accessibility of library to all the | | | | assists in the achievement of this goal. |
| students. The aim of the library is to collect and | | | | |