Our Mission
We are committed to meeting the information needs of our academic community,
to providing effective, caring and responsive service, to partnering with
faculty in the education of our students, to developing the information competence
skills of our students and to fostering a love of reading and learning.
Our Vision
The vision for our Library includes a collection superbly tailored to our
student and faculty needs, exemplary service to all our users, skillful and
engaging instruction on information research skills, strong and continuous
support from our users and friends, and a national reputation for excellence
in librarianship and library service.
Our Strategic Directions
- The foremost provider of information resources to support the academic
success of our students.
- The foremost provider of information resources to support the teaching
and research of our faculty.
- A teaching library engaged in the development of the information research
skills of our students.
- A preserver and developer of collections and of archives essential to
faculty and student research.
- A center for independent, resource-based learning that promotes engagement
with resources, studying, the seeking of knowledge and the freedom of information.
- An effective partner that forms collaborative alliances for student success.
We Value:
- An outstanding, highly accessible, comprehensive university level collection.
- The freedom of information.
- The importance of reading.
- Effective teaching.
- Scholarly research.
- Being a vital part of the instructional program.
- Courteous, capable and responsive service.
- Service to the greater community.
- Respect for our users and our colleagues.
- Ease of access to information and services.
- The effective application of technology and the effective use of resources.
- A comfortable, quiet, calm, safe and clean library environment.
- The privacy of our users.
- Positive, open communication.
- Professionalism and pride in our work.
- Openness to new ideas and a willingness to change.
- A commitment to our own growth and development.
- Our professional ethics.
- Respect for diversity.
- Libraries that can change lives.
The Learning Outcomes for Our Students
We are committed to instilling in our students a lifelong commitment to learning,
to the freedom of information and to the search for knowledge. Specifically,
we are committed to effecting information competence learning outcomes critical
to our students' educational and personal endeavors.
The information competent student will be able to:
- Determine the nature and extent of the information needed.
- Access needed information effectively and efficiently in both the physical
and electronic library.
- Evaluate information and its sources critically and incorporate selected
information into his or her knowledge base and value system.
- Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.
- Demonstrate understanding of the many economic, legal, and social issues
surrounding the use of information.
- Access and use information ethically and legally.
See also the CSU
Libraries 2005 Strategic Plan (PDF) (requires Adobe Reader)
