Vision Statement
Challenge for Excellence:
The University Libraries' Response, 2005-2008
Mission
As an essential partner in the University of Louisville’s mission to become a premier, nationally-recognized, metropolitan university, the Libraries meet the information literacy and research needs of a diverse population.
Vision
The University Libraries are the academic heart of the University – a place for discovery and learning outside the classroom and laboratory. To accomplish this, we seek to:
- participate as active and integral partners in meaningful learning, outstanding teaching and effective research by instructing users on the availability and use of information, and by tailoring services and resources according to varying needs;
- identify, evaluate and select materials in a variety of formats to develop collections that meet the needs of users;
- apply technology, research and instructional innovations to enhance services and access to our traditional and electronic collections;
- create a physical environment that encourages creativity and exploration: a place where people choose to work, interact with scholars of the past and present, rediscover old ideas and form new ones;
- build an atmosphere of trust, support and encouragement among all members of the university community, supporting intellectual freedom and each individual’s right to privacy.
Approved April 12, 2006