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Mission
Statement | Vision
Statement | Strategic
Planning
MISSION STATEMENT
The Smith College Libraries advance
teaching, learning, research, and discovery for Smith students, faculty,
and staff by offering collections in multiple formats, access to information
worldwide, and services responsive to users' needs. In recognition of
Smith's commitment to women's experience, the Libraries also collect,
preserve, and provide access to unique archival materials that record
the history of women.
VISION
STATEMENT
The Smith College Libraries are
the intellectual crossroads for the Smith College community. We promote
scholarly research and discourse by leading the campus in acquiring, organizing,
and making information accessible. We create inspiring environments for
study, interaction, and discovery. We engage the community we serve through
our diverse collections, services, and staff.
- As partners in the education
of women for the 21st century, we actively collaborate in teaching and
learning across campus.
- As service providers, we offer
innovative and responsive services - directly and behind-the-scenes
- to facilitate research, inquiry, and exploration.
- As collectors, we anticipate
evolving curricular and research needs and cultivate the broad liberal
arts tradition by ensuring access to rich and diverse resources.
- As curators of outstanding archives
and manuscript collections on women's experience, we enrich the Smith
curriculum, promote broad access to the international scholarly community,
and preserve these unique records for future generations.
- As a locus for intellectual reflection,
exploration, and engagement, the Libraries provide comfortable and inviting
facilities for individuals and groups.
- As a virtual space, the Libraries
marshal current and emerging technologies to provide state-of-the-art
resources and services.
- As an organization, we embrace
the best of tradition and change.
STRATEGIC
PLANNING
The Smith College Libraries undertook
an intensive strategic planning effort from December 2001 to July 2002.
To read more about our strategic planning process, issues raised, and
new directions and actions taken as a result, see Planning
for Success in our Fall
2002 Newsletter.
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