The Mission and Vision Statements of ipl
Mission Statement of ipl:
ipl is a global information community that provides in-service learning and volunteer opportunities for library and information science students and professionals, offers a collaborative research forum, and supports and enhances library services through the provision of authoritative collections, information assistance, and information instruction for the public.
Vision Statement of ipl:
ipl will shape and direct the evolving role of libraries in an increasingly digital world while working to become a virtual learning laboratory for the study of information services and technology.
The ipl staff, faculty, and volunteers will strive to meet these goals by:
- creating and supporting new learning experiences for students and volunteers,
- serving as a research forum and as a technological test-bed,
- serving the public by finding, evaluating, selecting, organizing, describing, and creating high quality information resources, and
- connecting members of the public to high quality information resources through the IPL question answering service.
Adopted May 19, 2008