We aspire to become one of the nation's great schools of information studies: a school recognized nationally and internationally for excellence in teaching, scholarship and professional service, and a resource for the development of information services and technologies in libraries and information centers of the Commonwealth.

The mission of the School of Library and Information Science is to extend and enhance the quality of information services in a culturally diverse, technological and global society by:

• educating persons for professional positions in information institutions and settings; 
• advancing the state of knowledge of information studies through research and development; 
• providing assistance in the development of information services and technologies; 
• providing intellectual and professional leadership in ethical, political and social areas that pertain to information in contemporary society; 
• preparing students for advanced study. 

Goals

• To provide a strong and flexible educational program that is responsive to the immediate and long-range needs of students, the profession, and those the profession serves.
• To attract and admit a diverse student body whose members give evidence of possessing qualities requisite for academic achievement and significant contribution to the profession.
• To provide an educational environment that fosters effective teaching and learning.
• To produce competent information professionals who can facilitate the flow of information in a rapidly changing society.
• To contribute to the advancement of theory and practice through systematic and continuing research and publication.
• To provide continuing education opportunities that assist informa­tion professionals in maintaining their professional competence, and responding effectively to the information needs of the clients they serve.
• To contribute to professional practice and the activities of professional organizations through continuing professional service.
• To recruit, develop, support and retain faculty and staff that possess the qualities requisite for significant contribution to the School and to the profession.
• To develop and maintain collaborative relationships with individu­als and units within the College and University to further the mission of the School.
• To develop and maintain a program of financial and other support that will supplement the financial support provided by the University in order to advance the School's mission.