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The Waidner-Spahr Library supports ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app in its mission to prepare students, by means of a useful education in liberal arts and sciences, for engaged lives of citizenship and leadership in the service of society. Our commitment is to support the diverse ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app community in teaching, learning, scholarship, and service activities by facilitating equitable access to information; by maintaining a physical and digital library environment that enhances research, study and community; and by teaching critical approaches to information necessary for academic success, professional accomplishment, and lifelong learning.

We do this by:

1. providing relevant and representative information resources for inquiry and study;
2. facilitating equitable access to the universe of recorded knowledge;
3. working collaboratively with the ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app community to align library collections and services with the educational goals and strategic directions of the college;
4. developing and implementing a sequenced and integrated approach to teaching research and information skills;
5. maintaining a welcoming physical environment that inspires openness, creativity, diligence, and fellowship;
6. upholding and articulating standards of academic integrity and the ethical use of information;
7. providing a high level of personalized service;
8. applying technologies and practices that enhance both the library’s services and the users’ experiences;
9. observing and analyzing our environment, gathering data systematically, and assessing effectiveness of programs and processes continually;
10. preserving, organizing, and providing access to the material history of ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app;
11. seeking, developing, and applying best professional practices to our tasks;
12. celebrating creative approaches to program and process improvement;
13. creating and fostering a supportive and safe learning and working environment for people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

We value:

1. equitable, open, sustainable access to information;
2. good stewardship of resources;
3. the application of professional expertise in pursuit of excellence;
4. critical assessment;
5. continuous improvement;
6. relevance of the Library to the College, its community, and the world
7. collaboration and collegiality;
8. support for the long-term preservation of the scholarly record;
9. open dialogue on issues of intellectual, ethical, and social importance.

Revised August 27, 2019