University Library Mission Statement
The mission of the University Library at Cal State Hayward is to provide
user-focused quality services and collections in support of undergraduate
and graduate programs, faculty research, and the general information
needs of the diverse community. The University Library provides access
to recorded knowledge in all formats regardless of ownership. Consistent
with the teaching mission of the university, the library assists students
in becoming information competent, critical thinkers, and life-long
learners. The University Library provides physical facilities to foster
individual and collaborative teaching and learning and to encourage
the exchange of ideas.
The Library’s mission is accomplished
through the following goals:
Goals
- Identify,
acquire, organize, preserve, and provide access to pertinent recorded
knowledge to support teaching, research, and creative activities.
- Recruit,
hire, and retain, quality faculty and staff committed to delivering
excellent services in response to the rapidly changing needs of
the diverse user community.
- Offer
formal and informal instruction to promote information literacy.
- Provide
an easily accessible, user-friendly and safe environment that
fosters teaching and learning for both library users and library
employees.
- Apply
appropriate technological innovations to achieve productivity
and efficiency, as well as provide library services to distant
learners and information seekers.
- Communicate
library services to raise awareness and promote partnerships with
university organizations, other libraries and educational institutions,
and local communities.
- Create
a forward thinking, dynamic organization that is responsive and
flexible in order to achieve its mission and goals.
- Continue
to improve the library’s effectiveness through systematic, ongoing
outcome assessment.
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