The primary mission of the Duquesne University Center for Legal Information is to meet the research needs of the law school's students, to satisfy the demands of the law school curriculum, and to facilitate the education of our students. We also want to support the teaching, research, and service interests of our faculty as well as any special teaching, research, or service objectives of the law school. Additionally, the Center serves the needs of the University community and the alumni. As a public service the Center also serves the practicing bar, the courts' legal staff, and the public-at-large.

The Center will provide a reliable core collection of essential materials as well as additional collections, equipment and services to support the law school's curriculum. The Center will keep its collection reasonably up-to-date by using various formats (printed sources, microforms, or access to electronic information) that meet the needs of our patrons.

The Center's staff designs and implements the legal research component of the law school's Legal Research and Writing Program, and they develop other continuing legal research educational programs to ensure and enhance the legal research competency of the law faculty and students.