| Mission (Core Purpose):
The mission of the John B. Coleman Library is to provide
resources and instructional material in support of the
evolving curriculum, as a partner in Prairie View A&M
University's mission of teaching, research, and service.
The Library provides leadership in accessing and using
information consistent with the mission and goals of
the University, the Texas A&M University System, the
State of Texas, and the scholarly global community.
The Library evaluates its programs, collections, technology,
service delivery, and other activities on a regular
basis, in order to continue to meet the challenges of
a changing technological and global society. The Library
seeks to achieve excellence by encouraging, facilitating,
and coordinating the active participation of the university
community in identifying and acquiring resources. The
John B. Coleman Library also seeks to be both an educational
resource center and a learning organization that constantly
works to maximize its effectiveness in accomplishing
its mission. In addition, the Library collaborates in
the pursuit of consistent quality service, instruction
in all aspects of information retrieval, the transmission
and exchange of scholarly information, and the development
of educational and cultural programs, as expressed in
the University's Core Values, of "access and quality,
diversity, leadership, relevance, and social responsibility,"
by:
- Acquiring, managing, and preserving information
resources in a broad range of formats
- Recruiting, developing, and training a competent
and diverse staff to design and deliver information
and instructional services, using various technologies
- Providing enhanced access to information and organized
collections of educational materials and instructional
resources, and maintaining adequate hours of operation
to meet needs of users
- Ensuring high quality service, consultation, and
resources both on campus and at distant locations
- Maintaining and providing access to state-of-the-art
information technology, to meet current and changing
information needs of the university community
- Creating an environment conducive for study, research,
learning, and work.
- Teaching information retrieval, research skills,
and evaluation using current and emerging technologies
- Recognizing the importance of the library as a "
place" with inviting, comfortable, secure and networked
spaces for learning and research
- Providing leadership in a variety of cooperative
and reciprocal resource sharing programs
- Identifying, acquiring, organizing, preserving,
and making available special collections of artistic,
historical and enduring significance, that reflects
the growth, development, and contributions of the
university and of black people.
Vision (Envisioned Future):
The vision of the John B. Coleman Library is to fulfill
its unique role, as the only campus facility that is
truly universal, and to be the "heart" of the Prairie
View A&M University's academic and research culture,
and to substantially contribute to the intellectual
activities of the University. In carrying out this vision,
the Library will acquire, manage, and link information
resources, both physical and virtual, and will provide
quality instruction to empower users to benefit from
the full potential of the universe of knowledge. As
more than a physical place, the Library will use state-of-the-art
technology to provide information to users beyond its
walls. In addition to service for the students and faculty,
the Library will also assist the University in achieving
its commitment to the broader community. It will contribute
to the intellectual, cultural, and social development
of regional, national, and international communities.
Uniquely positioned to fulfill this vision, the Library's
information professionals and staff will ensure that
Prairie View A&M University meets the complex information
challenges of the 21st century, for life-long learning
and excellence in undergraduate, graduate, and professional
studies.
Revised and Updated: November 2005
Rosie L. Albritton - M.L.S., Ph.D. Director, University
Library Services and
Professor Educational Media & Technology
rialbritton@pvamu.edu |
