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Mission
The
David and Lorraine Cheng Library is the academic information center of William
Paterson University. The Library advances the University's mission of promoting
student success, academic excellence, and community outreach and upholds its values
of diversity and equity. To further this mission, the Library seeks to acquire,
organize and provide access to scholarly materials in traditional and emergent
media, to support the educational programs of the University, to assist and instruct
in the use of information resources, to provide a balanced and diverse collection,
and to offer the broadest possible access to information wherever available. The
Library also collects, organizes and preserves selected documents and artifacts
pertaining to the history of the University. The Library staff is dedicated to
the world of learning and is committed to continued personal and professional
growth. The staff participates widely in campus life and governance and actively
collaborates with the teaching faculty and other staff to advance the University's
mission. The Library promotes inquiry in an intellectually open atmosphere and
resists all efforts at censorship. (Revised and approved: February 18, 2005).Vision
The
William Paterson University community views the library as an integral partner
in the University's educational program and works with the Library staff in a
dynamic relationship. The Library is respected for its leadership in promoting
information literacy and its support of excellence in teaching, research, and
creative achievement. As a result of the Library's commitment to serving and supporting
the community's information needs, the students, faculty and staff of William
Paterson University: - Are information literate. Utilizing
the best of the new technologies, librarians and faculty work to implement innovative
and challenging instructional programs designed to impart essential information
skills for lifelong learning.
- Have access to an increasing number
of electronic and print resources that represent diverse perspectives on controversial
subjects and encourage an atmosphere of free inquiry and vigorous debate.
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Enjoy a welcoming environment for individual and collaborative learning
and utilize Library facilities - both physical and virtual - to gain access to
collections and services.
- Benefit from the Library's existing partnerships
and new cooperative relationships with other institutions that share its values
and commitments.
Reaffirmed: February, 2005
Goals
- To provide library services supporting WPUNJ users' information and research
needs
at basic or advanced levels and in specific areas of study. -
To select, acquire, organize, maintain and make available library information
resources in appropriate formats. - To develop and support a staff to
meet the present and future information needs of the University's
varied learning
communities. - To maximize WPUNJ patron access to library materials.
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To adopt advances in information technology that reflect the current state-of-the-art
for information access.
- To provide WPUNJ patrons with accurate and timely
responses to their information needs.
- To offer specialized programs and
services to meet the information needs of special groups of WPUNJ patrons.
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To encourage ongoing library self-study and assessment.
- To provide and
maintain the optimum space, equipment and environment for library and library-related
activities.
- To develop strategies and pursue opportunities for enhancing
resources to support the library's goals and objectives.
- To encourage effective
communication among all units of the University community and the region concerning
library services and activities.
- To pursue appropriate library and library-related
community outreach and collaborative opportunities.
Last update: 14-Nov-2005 2:48 PM
