Policies : Library Mission Statement

University of Hawai‘i - West O‘ahu
Library Mission Statement

The mission of the University of Hawai'i-West O'ahu Library is to identify and provide the information and library resources needed by members of the University community in their study, teaching, research, public service and professional development; to instruct and assist in the use of library resources and services; to share in the development and implementation of the University's educational and research programs; to cooperate with other libraries in meeting the information needs of the people of Hawai'i; to provide leadership in the development and delivery of library services in Hawai'i; and to participate in state, regional, and national professional library activities. In fulfilling this mission, the Library is committed to the following objectives:

 

1. To determine library requirements for instructional and research programs by maintaining regular contacts with academic departments and administration, and by serving on curriculum planning committees;

2. To develop and coordinate a collection development program, with input from faculty, that addresses current needs and future projections;

3. To acquire, organize, catalog and maintain the necessary recorded information, both print and nonprint, in those fields pertinent to the programs of UHWO;

4. To provide effective and timely access to information not available in the Library's collections;

5. To develop and maintain a strong, service-oriented staff able to assist students, faculty and other library users in the effective retrieval of information;

6. To develop and promote an information literate culture through library instruction sessions, workshops and tutorials, where students and other library users discover and implement the skills necessary to find, evaluate and use information effectively in order to solve problems and make decisions;

7. To publicize and promote library resources and services;

8. To provide convenient, comfortable facilities for study and for use of library materials and services;

9. To maintain an awareness of developments in librarianship and information technology, and to utilize new techniques and systems where feasible;

10. To promote constructive working relationships with other libraries, to participate in cooperative projects of bibliographic access, and to develop mutually advantageous approaches to collection policies and interlibrary cooperation;

11. To improve staff performance and job satisfaction by encouraging internal communication, shared decision making, career development, and staff participation in workshops, conferences and other professional activities;

12. To engage in systematic planning and reviewing of library policies, systems and services.