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Mission and Vision Statement

FSU School of Library & Information Studies Mission Statement

Access to and use of information technology, services, and products by people in all their diversity throughout their lives is of profound individual and societal importance. Students educated at Florida State University's School of Library & Information Studies work to ensure information access for all people.

Our instructional programs are concerned with recordable information and knowledge, and the services and technologies to facilitate their management and use encompassing Information Architecture; Information Management, Use and Policy; Information Resources and Services; Information Technology; and, Youth Services.

Through gifted teaching, significant research, and proactive outreach, the faculty, supported by a talented and dedicated staff and engaged alumni, sustain the School's commitment to empowering people through assuring access to relevant information.

As part of a comprehensive research university, the School has tripartite goals relating to instruction, research and public service.

FSU School of Library & Information Studies Goals

The provision of high quality instruction in all of its degree programs is the foundational goal of the School; we seek to assure that this goal is met through recruitment, selection, retention, and evaluation of faculty, staff, and students.

The School fosters faculty, staff, and student research through the encouragement of collaboration, grant and contract seeking, and through support of its Information Use Management and Policy Institute.

Public service by faculty, staff, and students on behalf of local, regional, state, national, and international agencies and professional associations is encouraged and supported by the School.

These goals are reflected in the School's reward systems for faculty, staff, and students, and form the basis for its degree program objectives found in the descriptive material for each program.

Adopted by the Faculty: August 29, 2001

FSU School of Library & Information Studies Vision Statement

People & Information: Making Vital Connections

Last updated: November 2, 2008 by Melissa Raulston