About

Pearson Library opened to the public on April 14, 1985, largely thanks to sponsors Clifford and Alma Pearson of Santa Barbara. Since then, the library has evolved from a study hall to a diverse educational environment with technology and physical spaces to support a wide range of learning styles.

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Mission Statement

The Pearson Library fosters a community of inquiry and discovery where we champion inclusion, openness to change, and critical judgment as essential to academic success and personal growth.

Vision

Through our collections, services, and spaces, we cultivate a vibrant intellectual environment that supports the university's mission and empowers students to reach their full potential.

Diversity Initiatives

Pearson Library is currently underway with two high-impact projects to highlight diversity and inclusion in the physical collection. These projects, along with other initiatives on a smaller scale, work towards increasing representation in the library's collection as well as support our values of inclusion and justice. You are welcome to explore and review our progress on these projects.

Diverse Authors @ Pearson Library

The Diverse Authors @ Pearson Library table is a continuously updated resource, intended to highlight print books held within Pearson Library by self-identified diverse authors/editors. The table can be filtered by several facets, incuding author identit(y/ies) and subject/genre.

*This resource is hosted on the platform Airtable.

Diversity Audit

Started in 2021, the Pearson Library's print collection audit is an ongoing endeavor to identify representation through author voice and demographics. Progressing through our main subject areas, to-date we have completed reviewing Education, Psychology, and Business with 5 more areas to go. See the audit's progress so far in the Data Repository!

Pearson Library - Data Repository