What do we do here?

Our M I S S I O N:

The mission of the University of St. Thomas Libraries is to enrich scholarship and teaching by providing information resources, services, and instruction that support the curriculum and the intellectual development of St. Thomas students, faculty, and staff. 

In support of this mission:

• We teach our users the skills necessary to identify, select, evaluate, and retrieve information
• We provide leadership in the use of information technologies in teaching and learning at the University
• We select, acquire, and provide access to information resources in a variety of formats
• We organize information resources so that they may be easily located by our users
• We circulate and preserve information resources located within the libraries
• We collaborate with others, both on campus and in the library and information professions, to design quality information services and to promote information literacy as an essential lifelong learning skill.

In all of the activities listed above, we seek to continuously improve and to provide the best possible SERVICE to our library users. As a student employee, you represent the University of St. Thomas and its libraries to everyone who walks in our door. Your contribution to this effort is critical to our success!

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Revised 9/08