Life Pacific University Alumni Library: Mission, Goals, and Objectives

Statement of Mission

The mission of Life Pacific Alumni Library is to develop and sustain an excellent academic learning center that provides, promotes, and educates in the use of information resources in support of the institution's mission and academic programs.

Goals/Standards

Each of our four values is addressed in at least one area of the four library goals and the supporting (12) objectives, which define the Library as an academic library:

I. Provide all institutional patrons with resources necessary to achieve their academic and professional goals. To accomplish this, the library will:

a. Provide resources in sufficient quantity to support the institution's mission and academic programs,

b. Provide resources of sufficient scope and from diverse perspectives to support the institution's mission and academic programs, and 

c. Promote freely available current academic resources. 

II. Provide professional patron services. To accomplish this, the library will:

d. Provide courteous, timely, and knowledgeable patron services, and 

e. Provide multiple streams of communication to all institutional patrons. 

III. Provide an environment conducive to student learning. To accomplish this the library will:

f. Maintain a clean and efficient facility. 

g. Incorporate relevant current technology,

h. Ensure the library is safe-guarded from theft and environmental disasters, and 

i. Provide multiple avenues for accessing physical and electronic resources. 

IV. Provide research support to institutional patrons. To accomplish this, the library will:

j. Provide information literacy instruction in multiple environments,

k. Work collaboratively with faculty, and 

l. Promote an environment of research and academic inquiry.