Weather Alert
Creighton’s Omaha Campus is closed Friday, Feb. 20, due to winter weather. All on-campus events, in-person classes, and clinics are canceled. All other classes and events will take place as normal.
Mission
Our Mission
Creighton University Libraries advances teaching, research, and personal growth through information resources, services, technologies, spaces, and professional expertise.
Our Vision
Creighton University Libraries is:
- Access to diverse and distinct information resources, enabling the discovery and creation of knowledge
- Innovative instructional and research services, empowering teaching, learning, and scholarship
- Emerging technologies and state-of-the-art tools, with the training and support to fuel academic innovation
- Distinct spaces that are vibrant centers for collaboration, creativity, and hands-on learning
- Professional expertise for navigating and shaping our dynamic information environment
- Forming students, faculty, and other members of the Creighton community to be reflective and responsible agents of change for a hope-filled future
Our Values
In addition to Creighton’s Jesuit values, including cura personalis; (care and respect of the individual) and magis; (seeking more and exceeding expectations), the Libraries upholds professional values of librarianship such as:
- Access to information needed for learning, growth, and empowerment
- Equity by dismantling barriers and creating inclusive environments
- Intellectual Freedom and Privacy by cultivating curiosity and critical thinking while protecting the right to privacy
- Public Good by working to improve communities and society
- Sustainability by making good environmental, economic, equitable decisions and preserving resources for the future
