University of Massachusetts at Lowell. Library

Mission: Integral to the University of Massachusetts Lowell's mission, we bridge all academic divisions, providing intellectual resources, innovative services, and academically versatile spaces to serve our scholarly community on campus and around the world. We foster critical inquiry and continuous learning.

Vision: The University of Massachusetts Lowell Libraries aspire to be welcoming, engaging, and accessible. We are the university's trusted, scholarly hub. Our collections meet the evolving needs of a changing community. Our staff empowers our students and faculty to become lifelong learners.

The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell and UML) is a public research university in Lowell, Massachusetts, with a satellite campus in Haverhill, Massachusetts. It is the northernmost member of the University of Massachusetts system and has been regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) since 1975.[4] With 1,110 faculty members and over 18,000 students, it is the largest university in the Merrimack Valley and the second-largest public institution in the state.[5] It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[6]

The university offers 120 bachelor's degree, 43 master's degree, and 25 doctoral degree programs, including nationally recognized programs in engineering, criminal justice, education, music, science, and technology.[1] The university is one of the few public universities in the United States to offer accredited undergraduate degrees in meteorology, sound recording technology, nuclear engineering and plastics engineering. It was the first to offer a degree in music education. Academically, UMass Lowell is organized into six schools and colleges: the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; the College of Education; the Kennedy College of Sciences; the Francis College of Engineering; the Manning School of Business; and the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences.