Mission and Objectives
The library is to acquire, organize, preserve, maintain, and provide access to existing knowledge and information in various formats in the most efficient and effective ways possible to support the faculty's curriculum; to assist in the development of a collection of learning resources, and to provide the best library services possible for the users.
The library's overall mission is to support the University's mission of helping people acquire the skills, knowledge, and understanding necessary for critical and creative thinking. The library would do that by building and preserving collections that primarily support the University's learning, teaching, and research needs. The librarians will provide access to information effectively and in a timely manner
In its goal to fulfill this mission, the librarian has defined the following objectives:
- To increase access to library information, materials, and expertise in appropriate ways to meet present and future information needs.
- To support and promote current and anticipated research and teaching at the university through the library's function as a repository of recorded information.
- To affirm the library as a partner with academic departments in the pursuit of knowledge and educational goals.
- To ensure that decisions made in the library are informed by the interests of the user community.
- To promote the concept that learning to use information and knowledge resources is a significant part of university education.
- To promote wide reading habits among the student population and to support the concept of education for life.
- To promote the services offered, educate readers in using the library's resources and services, and encourage responsibility in using such resources.