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