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Blough-Weis Library Mission Statement

The Blough-Weis Library supports the academic vibrancy of Susquehanna University by providing quality resources and services that help members of the campus community pursue their intellectual and cultural interests.  As a teaching library, we prepare undergraduate students to thrive in an information-rich world by giving them the skills to locate, evaluate, and apply information needed to succeed in their academic pursuits and as life-long consumers of information.

We fulfill this mission by:

• Educating faculty and students about library resources critical to academic success and personal enrichment.
• Teaching students to become efficient and ethical seekers and users of information.
• Providing students with focused and personalized research consultations.
• Collaborating with faculty to improve student success in the classroom and after graduation by creating effective information literacy programming.
• Proactively seeking and acquiring research materials that best support the university's curriculum.
• Communicating regularly with the campus community about library resources, services, and other topics of interest.
• Keeping online resources and services operating 24/7 to the greatest extent possible.
• Providing comfortable, functional, and accessible space and technology for academic, cultural, and social gatherings.
• Effectively managing the library's budget to provide high quality resources and services in the most cost-efficient manner.
• Maintaining a well-trained and highly knowledgeable staff and student workforce.