Vision & Mission
Mission: The Harvard Library advances scholarship and teaching by committing itself to the creation, application, preservation and dissemination of knowledge.
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Strategic Objectives
The Harvard Library Board approved strategic objectives for the Harvard Library in spring 2013. The strategic objectives are to:
- Implement a Harvard Library collection and content development strategic plan in support of University-wide research, teaching and learning for today and the future.
- Enable effective access to the world of knowledge and data through intuitive discovery, networks of expertise and global collaborations.
- Deliver innovative and programmatic support for learning and research in partnership with faculty and other research and pedagogical support organizations.
- Steward vulnerable and critical research information in partnership with academic and administrative functions across the University and beyond.
- Support a robust professional development network in a learning organization for library staff to achieve the strategic initiatives and the mission of the Harvard Library.
Benefits
The initial benefits to the Harvard community include:
- Development of collections across and outside Harvard.
- Faster delivery of information.
- All Harvard users can borrow materials from anywhere in the University.
- More access to unique materials, physically and digitally.
- Delivery of high and consistent standards of service University-wide.
- Better understanding of and adaptation to user needs.
- Ability to create, curate, share personal digital collections for research and teaching.
- Access to expertise and a technical infrastructure to archive digital materials.
- Development of innovative library practices, services and products.
- A global network of relationships that ensures best practices.
