UCI Libraries Strategic Plan
Mission
- Partner with the UCI community to advance transformative research, teaching and learning excellence, and high-quality patient care by embedding experts and resources where knowledge is created and connections happen.
- Preserve the cultural/historical/scientific record and ensure that services and collections express excellence in scholarship.
- Leverage expertise and resources to provide an inclusive environment that promotes intellectual pursuit and creativity while instilling strong information research skills and a thirst for knowledge that will last a lifetime.
- Teach critical thinking and evaluation skills to prepare students for lifelong learning, success in their future careers, and to be informed citizens in our world.
Values
The Libraries value:
- UCI's faculty, staff, students, and community by providing high-quality services and collections that are readily and equitably accessible.
- UCI's diversity and principles of community, which we uphold, incorporate, and exemplify in our actions.
- The excellence of our employees as they advance campus goals, enhance knowledge and skills, and embrace innovation and change.
- Engagement with stakeholders and ongoing assessment of services and operations to ensure that we are meeting UCI's needs and effectively using resources.
Pillar #1
Growth that makes a difference
Expanding our capacity to improve lives
Pillar #2
First in class
Elevating the student experience to prepare future leaders
Pillar #3
Great Partners
Making regional and global connections that enhance our mission and serve the people
Pillar #4
New paths for our brilliant future
Forging best practices to power the coming century