Our Mission, Goals, & Philosophy
Our Mission"To contribute to the University's academic excellence by: identifying recorded knowledge and developing organized collections relevant to the University's mission and creating intellectual tools to utilize these collections; contributing to the advancement of information access, storage, retrieval, use and preservation; ensuring easy access to and use of information and knowledge, regardless of medium, instructing patrons in critical skills related to research, information literacy, and lifelong learning; assisting patrons in the use of information resources; preserving the cultural and intellectual heritage of humankind; and providing an intellectual center for the University." the following:Our Goals
Our Service PhilosophyWe are a Service Organization: The work of every member of the staff contributes directly to the service mission of the Libraries. The pursuit of service excellence at all levels requires the ongoing commitment and dedication of all staff. This is truly a collaborative effort that recognizes the need for continuous improvement, innovation, and experimentation on behalf of our customers, internal as well as external.What we do: The primary mission of the Libraries is building, organizing, accessing, maintaining, preserving, interpreting, and educating in the use of scholarly information resources which enable the teaching-learning process and research. Who we serve: The Libraries are committed to serve the students, faculty, staff, and administrators of this institution in support of the University's educational and research mission. The Universitys flagship status and land-grant mission challenge us to serve a wide-ranging community with our available resources which in effect makes us the research library of the state of Maryland. How we serve: Courtesy, thoroughness, accuracy, and the provision of alternative resource options underlie information transactions at all levels. An overriding goal is to educate our users to become independent and self-reliant information seekers. Motivated, approachable, knowledgeable, and well-training staff who are committed to facilitating access to information and creating a pervasive instruction environment for users contribute to the overall quality of our programs.
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