Murrell Memorial Library
How is the Library Arranged?
There are two buildings that house the entire collection of Missouri Valley College’s library materials. The Main Library is located in the Murrell Memorial Library building and the Teacher Education Library is located in the Tech Center building.
MURRELL MEMORIAL LIBRARY (MAIN LIBRARY)
This part of the library houses library collections that include art, business and economics, English, humanities, psychology, science and mathematics, and the social sciences.
FIRST FLOOR, Main Library Library Map
This is where you’ll find the Circulation/Reserve desk, the Reading Room, the Computer Research Lab, and the Study Room--Art Collection Room. The Study Room is also called “Coffee By The Book” because coffee, tea, and cocoa are available for a small fee.
Online Catalog & eBook Collection—Computers for searching Quest (the online catalog), the eBook collection, and the library’s electronic databases are available along the wall outside the Library Office. This is also where the CD-burner and color printer are located, in addition to a scanner. The Circulation Desk area also has a computer for searching the online catalog. The online catalog can be accessed from any computer with Internet access. Search Guides are available in print and online via the main library web page.Main Library Computer Research
Lab—the lab is on the first floor and is available
for students to write papers, conduct academic-related Internet
searches, access the library’s online databases, or checking
student e-mail accounts. A scanner is available in the Lab.
SECOND FLOOR, Main Library Library Map
This is where you’ll find the Library’s book collection, the Periodicals Room, the Career Center, the Microfiche and Vertical files, and the Reference Room. Several computers are set up in the central area of the second floor for students to access Quest, ’s online catalog.
TEACHER EDUCATION LIBRARY Library Map
The Teacher Ed. Library is located on the first floor of the Tech Center. This Library contains books and periodicals for Teacher Education such as Instructional Materials, teaching manipulatives, videos, Juvenile Books, periodicals, and books covering topics in Education. Computers for searching Quest (the online catalog), the eBook collection, and the library’s electronic databases are available in the Teacher Ed. Library. The Tech Lab, located down the hall, is also available for computer use and has a scanner.
