LIBRARY MISSION STATEMENT:
Knowledgeable
Library faculty and staff work together to create a user-focused
environment that is a center for academic pursuits at Modesto
Junior College. By providing equitable access to information,
services, and facilities, we foster intellectual inquisitiveness
and facilitate effective teaching, study, reflection, and lifelong
learning. We promote information literacy through courses, bibliographic
instruction sessions with classes, and one-on-one instruction
within the library. In addition, library staff supports Distance
Education and manages a campus-wide Open Computer Lab. We provide
services and resources to our students, faculty, staff, and members
of the community.
LIBRARY
WEB SITE MISSION STATEMENT:
The
MJC Library Web site is designed as a research, teaching, and
reference tool for providing well-organized access to Internet
resources that support the scholarly or educational endeavors
of MJC students, faculty, and staff. In addition, the library
Web site strives to provide electronic access to library services
in support of MJC distance education efforts.
GOALS:
We
will know we have succeeded when…
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The library is a center for academic life on campus
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Our physical spaces support state-of-the-art technological resources
and current student studying needs
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Our virtual space offers resources and services that are convenient
to our patrons and are easy to use
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Our print and electronic collections continue to develop offering
a broad range of points-of-view
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All of our patrons are information literate
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Our sustainable investment in staff, information resources,
and technology promotes academic success and lifelong learning
VISION
STATEMENT:
Our
vision is to be the center for intellectual discovery at Modesto
Junior College and to be a dynamic contributor to high academic
standards through support of MJC programs, curriculum, and faculty
interests. In carrying out this vision, we will excel in the delivery
and provision of library services and resources through both traditional
and electronic methods in a user-focused environment. We will
distinguish ourselves by our enthusiasm and our readiness to give
valuable services that will make the MJC Library the information
hub of the academic community. We will be seen as a notable and
integral component of MJC's teaching, research, and lifelong learning
efforts to faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the scholarly
and regional community.
