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Naval War College Library About: Mission & Objectives

Mission

The library’s mission is to provide comprehensive resources and services in support of the College’s learning, research, and teaching needs.

To carry out this mission, the library commits to:

  • Partner in the educational mission of the institution to develop and support information-literate learners;
  •  Understand the learning, research, and teaching needs of both its resident and distance education students and faculty;
  •  Develop and maintain physical and virtual spaces, collections and discovery layers that enable learning, research, and knowledge exchange;
  •  Measure and assess learning spaces and information literacy learning outcomes;
  •  Collaborate with other libraries and archives in Navy higher education to share and conserve resources;
  • Ensure that materials of enduring value are preserved and made accessible;
  • Continue evolving the information ecology of the Learning Commons by developing activities and aligning spaces to match student needs. 

 

 

Vision

Our vision is to become the premier Professional Military Education library through evidence-based practices and continuous reinvention with a focus on information stewardship and activities that benefit learning and research, and a commitment to making the library a truly innovative organization.