Answered By: Lisa Spicola Last Updated: Jan 29, 2018 Views: 273
Welcome
Johnson & Wales University Library operates under the auspices of the University Provost.
Statement of Purpose
The Library exists to enrich the scholastic and cultural environment of Johnson & Wales University by making available a wide range of information resources and services that reflect the educational goals of the curriculum, cultivating the information literacy skills of all users in a manner that reinforces the values of the Institution and the library profession.
Values
· Establish and maintain a welcoming study environment that balances the needs of JWU students, faculty, staff and guests
· Steward intellectual curiosity and self-efficacy in all who use our resources and services
· Cultivate in JWU students and other users of the library, information literacy skills that will enable lifelong effective, responsible discovery and use of intellectual property
· Honor core professional principles of intellectual freedom and library user confidentiality+
· Enhance the reputation of the university: a) by continuously measuring individual and departmental performance against university and external professional standards; and b) by collaborating with local, state, regional and national agencies to enhance library collections and services
*Please address all related questions to the dean of libraries, rhopper@jwu.edu
+See for example the Amercian Library Association Code of Ethics
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