In active support of the mission of Heritage Christian University, Overton Memorial Library provides a place for self-education and discovery, promotes the highest academic standards of scholarship in biblical studies and productive citizenship through information literacy, and acquires, organizes, preserves, and delivers information resources and assists users in their effective use.
Overton Memorial Library recognizes that our catalog and resource descriptions contain language that reflects the biases, norms, and perspectives of the time in which they were created. In particular, for resources about persons and groups, this language is often outdated and harmful. These descriptions also incorporate controlled vocabularies, such as the Library of Congress Subject Headings, which include some headings (e.g., Indians of North America), that are offensive or inappropriate. We use international standards for description, but support and actively participate in efforts to update and change these practices as we strive for descriptions that are inclusive, respectful, and do not cause harm.
