NIMITZ LIBRARYMission and Goals |
Library Mission StatementThe United States Naval Academy is the Navy's undergraduate college. The Nimitz Library exists to support the mission of the Naval Academy by providing excellent library service on behalf of teaching, research, and other scholarly activity. To this end the Library staff work closely with the faculty to achieve the Library's goals, specified below. |
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Goals of the Nimitz Library Select,
acquire, and make available the recorded information which is required
to meet the academic needs of midshipmen and faculty. Provide
the best possible bibliographic access to these materials, including
appropriate use of the newest technologies. Provide
the best possible reference service, including bibliographic instruction,
to enable users to find the information they need. Provide
the best possible physical access to needed information. Provide
within the Library a suitable environment for research and study,
and for the preservation of materials. Provide
the best possible access to relevant information located elsewhere,
and help deliver to our patrons electronic information from beyond
the Library's walls. Maintain
a collection of unique or rare materials with emphasis on the naval
history of the United States, as well as the official archives of
the Naval Academy. Provide
for all Library staff a work environment which, within the context
of mission orientation, encourages individual development, a thoughtful
approach to problem-solving, clear and open communication, mutual
respect, initiative, cooperation, and the development of expertise. Provide
and develop the resources, both human and material, that will enable
the Library to accomplish its goals and hence its mission.
Last updated: 1 August 2003 |
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