Mission, Vision, Values

Mission Statement

McIntyre Library is a dynamic research environment that supports the curriculum and mission of the University. It provides:

• Collections, selected, organized and preserved to meet the curricular and research needs of the University community
• Access to quality print, media, and digital resources and appropriate information technology
• Quality Services to assist users in fulfilling their information needs
• Instruction to enable the development of research skills and critical thinking
• An accessible Place for study and research

McIntyre Library Strategic Planning Committee
Submitted January 22, 2001

Vision Statement

We envision the library as a knowledge-creation environment

Promoting information literacy, scholarship, lifelong learning, and the sharing of cultural heritage
Responding to the diverse needs of users regardless of their location, ensuring equitable access to learning resources and services
Providing rich collections locally and globally
Using technology as a bridge between our users and the information universe
Anticipating trends and planning for change, building partnerships with faculty and students, other educational institutions, and the regional community in collaborative teaching, learning, and research

McIntyre Library Strategic Planning Committee
Submitted: January 22, 2001

Values Statement

Adopted 5/7/03. A Values Statement attempts to define how we want to work with each other and the people we serve. It describes our organizational culture, shared beliefs, fundamental assumptions and principles to form a foundation for our planning. Our Values Statement helps guide us in our courses of action.

We value:

• The provision of a venue for free and open intellectual pursuits. Open access to recorded knowledge, information and ideas is essential to education, to civilization and to freedom.
• The connection of people to ideas. We assist users in defining their research, and providing services and resources to individuals of diverse background and needs.
• Our contribution to the teaching and learning mission of the University. We are committed to improving information literacy skills for our community, encouraging lifelong learning, and providing resources that meet the differing needs of learners and promote the spirit of inquiry.
• Excellence in service to our communities. We are dedicated to sharing professional expertise and to providing quality services.
• The privacy of our users. We respect the confidentiality of users’ information requests and library records.
• The preservation of the human record. We value the preservation of our accrued human memory, in stories, expertise, history and evolved wisdom.
• Planning for the future. We pursue library and University success through the accomplishment of clearly defined goals, objectives and strategies.
• Communication within the library.We believe that the exchange of experience, ideas and information is essential for the realization of our mission and achievement of our goals.
• The skills, contributions and potential of our library employees. We appreciate employee contributions and encourage their work through training, opportunity and recognition.
• Collaboration as a means to achieve our goals and optimize the use of resources. We work cooperatively with other departments and institutions to achieve common goals.

Thanks to the American Library Association, the Australian Library and Information Association, and other library values statements, for contributions to this document.