Mission Statement

The Mission of the Main Library is to develop an information literate user community and to meet its needs by providing timely and appropriate information through the delivery of quality products and services.

Vision Statement

The Main Library will become an intellectual hub in the regional academic community and a vital force in the creation, development and dissemination of information services and products with particular emphasis on Caribbeana. It will provide an atmosphere in which patrons, using a multiplicity of formats, are encouraged to learn, share knowledge and advance.

Code of Conduct

The Reading Rooms are for the purpose of study and not for discussions or social gatherings. Any conduct inconsistent with this purpose or detrimental to its pursuit by others shall constitute a breach of these Rules.

The Librarian shall at all times have authority to maintain good order in the Library and may exclude from it or suspend from its use any reader who breaks these Rules. The Librarian may report to the Principal any person responsible for serious or persistent breach of these Rules; such conduct by any student shall be considered a breach of University discipline.

Readers must not mark, deface or damage any book or other library material or furnishings in any way.

All members of the library staff are empowered to require readers to comply with these Rules.

Silence shall be observed in the Reading Rooms.

All bags, briefcases, handbags, etc., must be deposited in the lockers provided at the library entrance. The University accepts no responsibility for loss or damage to any article so left.

Readers leaving the library may be required to show at the door all books and papers in their possession.

Smoking, eating or drinking is strictly forbidden in the library.