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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