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Section 3: The Library's Goals and Objectives

In support of the goal and objectives of the University of Waterloo and of its own mission statement, the goals of the Library are to provide access to information and recorded knowledge appropriate to the present and future needs of the academic community and to the University at large, and to facilitate the use of these resources.

This goal is defined by nine specific objectives. They are:

  1. To select and acquire as economically and as expeditiously as possible materials which are pertinent to the University's present and future teaching and research programs.
  2. To organize and administer the resulting collections so that any member of the University may have access to them.
  3. To plan for and administer suitable accommodation for collections and related furnishings and equipment, so that members of the University may use them effectively.
  4. To preserve and protect the collections for the benefit of future users.
  5. To provide and administer services to assist library users to discover and make use of information pertinent to their needs, whether this information is available inside or outside the Library.
  6. To foster and maintain effective working relationships between the University Library and other University departments.
  7. To foster and maintain effective working relationships with the research community, and particularly with other libraries, in accordance with common goals and objectives.
  8. To foster and maintain effective working relationships within the Library.
  9. To continue to develop effective methods of allocating and administering available library resources (human, financial, bibliographic, physical, technological).

3.1 Library Policy

The University Library is governed by policies which define and interpret these objectives. Many of these policies are policies of the University of Waterloo; some arise from recommendations made by University committees and governing bodies, and some are derived from national and international standards and agreements, accepted library practice, and simple expediency.

The document titled "The University of Waterloo Library: Statement of Goals and Objectives" presents the principal policies integral to the successful accomplishment of the Library's critical objectives.

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Staff Manual 4th revision: July 2004

Sharon Lamont , Director, Organizational Services
sljlamon@library.uwaterloo.ca
Annette Dandyk, Administrative Assistant, Library Office
ajdandyk@library.uwaterloo.ca
October 6, 2005