George Mason University Libraries:
Mission, Vision, and Values
Mission
The University Libraries, as a core academic function of George Mason University,
serve as both a repository of and digital portal to the wider universe
of knowledge. The Libraries foster innovation, originality, and
imagination by qualitatively managing access to scholarship and
information, providing expert consultation in the research process, and
actively teaching the effective and critical use of information.
Vision
The University Libraries are committed to becoming the research library that the
University requires in order to reach its goals for 2010 and beyond.
Values
Values
critical to the fulfillment of the University Libraries' mission and
vision encompass the following:
- Adherence
to professional ethics
- Fidelity
to intellectual freedom
- Valuing
knowledge in general, as well as subject expertise
- Engagement
with life-long learning and personal development
- Fostering
collaboration and teamwork
- Commitment
to service and customer-centered programs
- Promoting
and rewarding of excellent performance, personal creativity, and
responsibility
- Regard
for diversity of ideas and people
- Furthering
internal and external communication
- Advancement
of staff and user empowerment
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