Abstract
The e Military Installation Voluntary Education Review (MIVER) assesses the quality of selected on-base higher education programs and assists in the improvement of such programs through recommendations to the institutions and the military services. This poster relates the experience of one librarian’s participation in such a review of the master’s degree program in adult education offered by Kansas State University at Ft. Leavenworth. Topics covered include: the librarian’s role in preparing the self-study document; steps taken to gather information; collaboration with responsible administrators/faculty members; pre-visit telephone interview with a site inspector; attending the actual site visit; and recommendations from the site team. Shared highlights and benefits specific to this librarian’s experience include: developing a better working relationship with the teaching faculty; implementing a new method of reaching the students; gaining new knowledge of library services needed by this particular group of distance students; exploring opportunities for further activities; and reviewing outcomes and commendations received from the MIVER team.

Marcia has provided reference and instruction services for cohort groups enrolled in the masters degree program in adult education. K-State offers this program at a military institution over a hundred miles away from the main campus. She participated in the MIVER by collaborating with the faculty for the written self-study and the on-site visit.

Kansas State University has 23,000 students.