Vision
The consistent excellence of our resources and services and the quality of our
contributions to the university cause the University of Michigan-Dearborn community
to recognize that the Mardigian Library is an indispensable resource for achieving
the University's mission.
Mission
Create a student-centered environment that fosters learning by providing
access to authoritative sources of knowledge and information and by helping
students learn critical information literacy skills and concepts.
Guiding Principles
- Student learning is our first priority.
- Faculty members are essential partners for encouraging and teaching students to use the library's information resources effectively.
- Support for faculty scholarship is essential to achieving the University's mission.
- Each of us is responsible for making every effort to see to it that each library user's interaction with the library results in a positive experience.
- Teamwork and collaboration inside and outside the library are essential for our success.
- Organizational integrity, flexibility, risk-taking, and proactive engagement with the campus community are essential to our success.
Objectives
- Students and faculty will be aware of the resources and services that we offer.
- Students will learn to make effective use of information resources.
- We will create an environment that appeals to students, that facilitates learning and
minimizes complexity and stress.
- Each interaction with the library will result in a positive experience for each library
user.
- Library staff members will collaborate with members of the University of Michigan
community and with the larger library community to accomplish the library's mission.
- Library staff members will be actively engaged with the campus community to support
achievement of the University's mission.
Approved by A-Team
May 8, 2008
