The Library and Audiovisual Services has the basic responsibility of providing the collection resources and services to the students and faculty of Mindanao University of Science and Technology. In line with the mission statement of the institution in which the library organization is an integral part and as an intellectual resource of the academic community,the following are the vision, mission, goals and objectives of the Library.
Vision
As the University moves towards its goal of achieving prominence as a leading state university in this part of the country it is the vision of the Library to support the institution by providing seemless access to the widest possible spectrum of information resources such as digital, online databases, print and non-print materials relevant to the curricular, informational and innovative research needs of the academic community.
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the
University Library to
support the various colleges and curricular programs of the institution by:
- Acquiring and preserving records of human knowledge and creativity in both print and non-print such as those in monographs, digital, audiovisual, online and other appropriate formats;
- Providing access to these records by organizing, cataloging and indexing them;
- Assisting and instructing users of the Library through orientations, formal lectures or one-on-one interaction in order to help them in the retrieval of these records and those held by other libraries and databases throughout the world;
- Providing maximum, effective and fast retrieval of information through the computerization of the library services and operations;
- Committing itself with other institutions and organizations in the sharing of these resources with a community of researchers and scholars.
Strategic Goals and Objectives
The following are the goals and
objectives
of the University Library and Audiovisual Services System:
- To develop and enhance the capability of the library resources and services in meeting the demands of the curricular, instructional, and research programs of the academic community by providing regular funding to yearly acquisition of library materials;
- To establish a computer infrastructure of all library operations and services by acquiring library computer software and hardware to make computerization functional;
- To establish a strong library linkage with other
institutions and
agencies in the country and if possible with organizations and agencies
from foreign countries by seeking contact with these agencies;
- To strengthen the library's bond to the library patrons by establishing "Friends of the Library" program which would assist in the development of the library collection;
- To provide services that enhance the quest for knowledge and intellectual activity;
- To create various bibliographies and library pathfinders for easy access and retrieval of information.
- To create an atmosphere wherein students and faculty may carry on the learning process.