About the Library

Library Mission Statement

The mission of the John Norris Library of Faith Theological Seminary is to provide students, faculty, and staff with the bibliographic resources, research tools, and study environment necessary for the academic training of men and women for Christian ministry. We develop collections, catalogs, services, policies, and facilities to support this task.

This mission is supported by the following goals:

Bibliographic Resources

• To develop a collection that is comparable to accredited Seminaries
• To develop a collection that effectively supports each course

Quality Tools

• To provide tools that facilitate research and easy access to information

Quality Services

• To provide reference and research assistance
• To provide training in information literacy and research skills

Quality Resources

• To provide access to additional resources from other collections (such as cooperative agreements, inter-library loan, access to databases)

Quality Facilities

• To provide sufficient, safe, and attractive space for display, processing, and storage of the collection
• To provide comfortable, well-lit, and attractively furnished study space

Other Goals

• To promote library use
• To partner with faculty in developing and implementing possibilities of using library resources to better support their instruction