Mission, Vision, Values

Mission

The mission of the AUC Libraries is to be an integral and active leader of the educational and academic process, the AUC libraries create an environment that provides access, tools, content and services to advance learning, teaching and research, scholarship and personal enlightenment locally and globally. AUC Libraries are accessible online here.

Vision

Inspiring, enabling and enhancing world-class teaching, research, scholarship and creative endeavors through our expertise, collections, facilities and services for all stages of information lifecycle; meanwhile, safeguarding our cultural and intellectual heritage and facilitating lifelong learning experience through our innovative use of technology.

Values

In pursuing our mission, the library supports the core values of both the profession of librarianship and our parent institution, the AUC.

• Service orientation and user-centered, we ensure that users’ needs are well addressed and exceed expectations. By providing knowledge, skills and tools, we will mentor members of the AUC community and beyond to gather, evaluate and employ information as they navigate the increasingly complex information landscape.
• Excellence, we pursue excellence in resources and services in support of users’ intellectual needs through growing an adaptive learning environment.
• Diversity, we value diversity in our staff, faculty and users and embrace the distinctiveness of people and ideas, while promoting accessibility in our wide range of services and ensure inclusiveness. We strive to reflect the diversity of knowledge and in our approach to information service management. 
• Collaboration, we develop communication and outreach within the campus and beyond its boundaries to showcase the library’s value and accomplishment, strengthen our contributions to the university’s mission and attract philanthropic support to tackle our priorities.
• Integrity, we comply with international standards for accessibility and access to information to create a more open and equitable knowledge system. We protect each library user’s right to privacy and confidentiality, respect intellectual property rights and support academic integrity. 
• Lifelong learning, we aspire to be the node connecting the local learning community with the global resources of information and knowledge through our unique and responsive collections.
• Innovation, we aspire to be a model for innovation, creativity and adaptation in research libraries and archives for the AUC community and beyond.