Mission and Purpose

Living University operates an academic library to provide library services to help meet the information needs of its students, faculty and staff by acquiring and providing access to materials in appropriate formats and in sufficient quantity, depth, and diversity to support teaching, learning and basic research in the subject areas of the curriculum. To fulfill this mission the library shall endeavor:

• To provide the facilities, services, and support enabling student, faculty, and student access to adequate library collections as well as to other learning/information resources consistent with its educational, research, and public service programs;

• To serve the Living Church of God by preserving its textual tradition both in print and in electronic forms, for the current educational needs of faculty and students, and for the future;

• To address the library support needs of the Living Church of God international headquarters staff; and

• To provide its patrons with a contemporary theology reference collection and services.

Operational Goals

Te foregoing requires the library:

• To acquire and maintain adequate and appropriate print, non-print and electronic resources that support the university’s general education and specialized content courses leading to its certificate, diploma, and degree programs;

• To provide a comprehensive system of services designed to facilitate effective student study, research and scholastic achievement;

• To support teaching and instruction, strengthen faculty access to relevant materials in their fields of specialization, and meet the information needs of the LCG headquarters staff;

• To develop a special collection of the literature of the Living Church of God and its antecedent fellowships; and

• To provide an aesthetically pleasing learning environment conducive to study and research, and which enables the university to fulfill its obligations to students, faculty and staff relative to the overall institutional mission and purpose.