1. LIBRARY CATALOG
  2. DATABASES
  3. JOURNAL FINDER
  4. SUBJECT GUIDES
  5. LIBRARY SERVICES

The University Libraries

Mission Statement and Goals

To advance its mission within the next decade, the goals of the University Libraries are:

Organization and Administration
To provide effective organization and administration of all library resources and services.
Collections
  1. To provide a collection management program responsive to the goals of the University.
  2. To provide the collections appropriate in depth and scope which are necessary for undergraduate education.
  3. To develop and provide access to the resources necessary for the support of the graduate, professional and research programs offered by the University.
  4. To provide within the capabilities of a medium-sized university library the collections and related facilities for the needs of a research-oriented faculty.
  5. To provide rapid, efficient access to external resources for the extended research needs of faculty and students.
Services
  1. To provide competent, well-trained professional and support staff sufficient to meet the needs of our primary users.
  2. To provide information to our primary users.
  3. To encourage the development of research and information handling skills through a variety of formal and informal instructional programs for our primary users.
  4. To encourage efficient access to Jackson Library's collections and resources through accurate and appropriate tools, including print and non-print catalogs, indexes, bibliographies, and databases.

These goals were approved by Department and Division Heads on 12 February 1991.