Mission Statement

The Library plays a crucial role in fulfilling the stated purpose of the University by supporting the curriculum with a broad, balanced collection of print, non-print, and electronic materials with particular emphases on specialties, graduate, and professional and pre-professional programs. The library further supports the University's statement of purpose by offering materials and professional information services for library research and for assisting students in developing the necessary skills to stay abreast with information in their field of study over a lifetime.

Specifically, the library will seek to perform the following tasks:

1. To select, acquire, and organize appropriate print, non-print, and electronic library materials that support the University's curricula.
2. To provide a physical environment conducive to study and to the use of library materials and facilities.
3. To provide classroom instruction for the 100 level English courses and in other course-specific subjects in the use of libraries, general reference materials, and research strategies.
4. To identify, locate, and borrow necessary research materials not owned by this library for students and faculty through cooperative library efforts.
5. To provide quality reference assistance to students, faculty, and staff.
6. To provide special programs and exhibits that promote academic and cultural enrichment.

Rev. 1998