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VISION
FAU Libraries
are committed to being at the forefront of emerging trends in the
global library community through: advancing established
collaborative relationships; forming new alliances; expanding
collections; and increasing awareness of and access to the
Libraries’ unique collections, services, and programs for the local,
regional, national, and international communities.
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MISSION
FAU Libraries
promote the academic goals of the University by serving a uniquely
diverse community through academic and personal development,
discovery, lifelong learning, excellence, and innovation. The
Libraries fulfill their mission by providing access to collections
and services, building a rich resource of research materials,
promoting a dynamic and multifaceted information literacy program,
maintaining a dialogue with the scholarly community, developing
creative programming, encouraging public engagement, and forming
cultural alliances.
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VALUES
FAU Libraries
strive for an academic environment that supports the University’s
vision, mission and values. The Libraries are committed to
providing resources, a safe environment, and event programming that
will promote excellence at all levels of the educational and
creative experience of every member of the FAU community.
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Create a
user-centered library;
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Provide
access to rich collections of research materials;
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Continually
enhance the quality of traditional and virtual collections to
meet the needs of researchers;
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Preserve
materials for use by future generations of students and
scholars;
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Provide
innovative services for a multi-campus system;
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Promote
information literacy;
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Build
partnerships with the local, regional, national and
international communities;
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Be actively
involved with improving the library field through creativity and
research;
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Support the
mainstream technology needs of the FAU community;
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Create a
dynamic, inviting, functional, comfortable and safe environment;
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Increase the
visibility of the Libraries collections, services, outreach and
professional advancement;
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Reflect a
diverse population and its needs through our staff and services;
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Support
intellectual freedom by representing many viewpoints in our
collections;
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Extend
opportunities and programming to the surrounding community for
access and evaluation of resources.
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