Enriching the Mind, Inspiring the Heart

The Earl K. Oldham Library is an academic library whose mission is to implement, enrich, and support the mission and goals of the college by satisfying the needs of the students in their academic pursuits, to provide adequate resources for the students’ preparation for Christian ministries, and to assist faculty members in their instruction and professional growth.

The Earl K. Oldham Library achieves its mission by…

• Offering a knowledge base of print, digital, and other media using selection criteria that reflect the academic priorities of the College, and reflects significant research in all areas of study pursued at the College.

• Supporting innovative approaches to teaching, research, and creativity. Instructing faculty, staff, and students in the necessary skills to find, retrieve, analyze, and use these approaches effectively.

• Provide a learning environment with quality facilities that are well organized, with an inviting atmosphere that is conductive to research.

• Emphasizing the role of librarians / information professionals / archivists as consultants and participants in the instructional and research programs of the College.

• Increase opportunities for library staff development in order to stimulate professionalism, improve performance, and enhance service. Encourage faculty collaboration in the development of library pursuits.