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IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
University Library Strategic Plan: 2011–2016
http://www.lib.iastate.edu/cfora/pdf/3006725.pdf
University Library Strategic Plan 2011-2016 (11-18-11) Page 1 |2
University Library Strategic Plan: 2011-2016
Mission
Iowa State University Library is integral to the campus mission to create, share and apply knowledge
to make Iowa and the world a better place.
Vision
The University Library provides and promotes discovery tools, trusted informational resources,
and information literacy skills as a vital campus partner in ensuring that the university will lead the
world in advancing the land-grant ideals of putting science, technology and human creativity to
work. In doing so, the Library equips faculty, staff and students to create, share and apply
knowledge in addressing the challenges of the 21st century.
I. University Priority: Learning and Teaching
Library Strategic Initiatives
All Iowa State students, regardless of their learning location, will:
1. Achieve a grounded understanding of information literacy concepts and skills through the
library’s interactive learning programs that support their life-long needs to identify, synthesize,
and ethically use trusted information as they collectively work to make the world a better place.
2. Successfully connect with information, resources and services they need through intuitive,
mobile, technologically rich discovery and learning tools.
3. Enjoy productive gatherings or solitary work in a technologically advanced, safe and trusted
library environment that serves as their intellectual, cultural and social center for efficient
academic work and personal success.
II. II. University Priority: Research
Library Strategic Initiatives
All researchers, regardless of location, will advance their work with:
1. Rapid and easy access to a broad array of the most current and historical full-text research
materials through intuitive, mobile, technologically rich discovery tools.
2. Broad interdisciplinary and basic research collections (with growing focus on key strategic
cross-disciplinary research) that will serve future generations of scholars through local and
consortial repository agreements and partnerships in context of a nationally-respected
preservation program.
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