The Emma Waters Summar Library is the central academic common for Union University. The library staff aspires to provide for the University excellent service, a broad and current resource collection, and a learning environment reflective of the finest Christian intellectual traditions.

GOALS

• To establish and maintain a range and quality of services, which support, enhance, and promote the academic programs of the university, and which promote lifelong learning.
• To select materials and develop collections which support the specific academic programs of the university, and to seek faculty, staff, and student participation in the selection process.
• To store, preserve, and organize for use materials that support the university’s teaching and research mission.
• To provide access to information stored in libraries and worldwide databases; to provide for and lend materials in a variety of formats; and to teach the academic community how to select, locate, and use the information they need.
• To provide a service-oriented staff of qualified librarians and support personnel to assist users in making effective use of library resources, facilities, and services.
• To accommodate users, collections, and staff in physical facilities that are conducive to study, work, and the preservation of materials.
• To participate in cooperative relationships with national, regional, state, and local libraries.
• To work cooperatively with university departments in sharing technological resources.
• To continually improve the library’s performance in carrying out its mission.