Mission & Strategic Plan
Our Mission
Creighton University Libraries advances teaching, research, and personal growth through information resources, services, technologies, spaces, and professional expertise.
Our Vision
Creighton University Libraries is:
- Access to diverse and distinct information resources, enabling the discovery and creation of knowledge
- Innovative instructional and research services, empowering teaching, learning, and scholarship
- Emerging technologies and state-of-the-art tools, with the training and support to fuel academic innovation
- Distinct spaces that are vibrant centers for collaboration, creativity, and hands-on learning
- Professional expertise for navigating and shaping our dynamic information environment
- Forming students, faculty, and other members of the Creighton community to be reflective and responsible agents of change for a hope-filled future
Our Values
In addition to Creighton’s Jesuit values, including cura personalis; (care and respect of the individual) and magis; (seeking more and exceeding expectations), the Libraries upholds professional values of librarianship such as:
- Access to information needed for learning, growth, and empowerment
- Equity by dismantling barriers and creating inclusive environments
- Intellectual Freedom and Privacy by cultivating curiosity and critical thinking while protecting the right to privacy
- Public Good by working to improve communities and society
- Sustainability by making good environmental, economic, equitable decisions and preserving resources for the future
