The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences is accredited by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. The Department of Mass Communication is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. The Department of Computer Science is accredited by the Computer Science Accreditation Commission of the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board, a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Post-secondary Accreditation. It provides well lit study areas for fifteen hundred patrons. Centrally and conveniently located, it faces the Student Union, is no more than a block or two from campus dormitories, and no more than a four-minute walk from most classroom buildings.
Service is the first priority of the library's faculty and staff.
Library faculty also provide instruction in basic library skills, an integral part of Freshman Division classes in student development. Interlibrary loan personnel offer personalized services to patrons who need materials from other libraries. They use the latest on-line computer technology to locate and request materials from nearby and distant libraries. Ellender librarians also visit classes to explain topics of particular interest to students and instructors. The Ellender collections can be found on all three floors.