Mission
The Library advances the intellectual growth of the Weill Cornell community by selecting, acquiring, organizing, preserving, and providing access to the highest quality information when and where it is needed. Through education, professional expertise, and a stimulating and supportive environment, the Library ensures effective retrieval and use of information to create new knowledge and improve health.
Vision
The Library will remain the leading provider of information and indispensable partner to the Weill Cornell faculty, staff and students in their pursuit of excellence in education, clinical care, research, and community service.
Information discovery alone or in consultation with expert library staff guides can occur anywhere at anytime. The Library of 2010 promotes scholarly contemplation while maximizing opportunities for interaction with collaborators, library staff, and information resources. Library space and technology optimizes and preserves access to essential print resources and to expanding online collections. Seamless access to the collections and services of all Cornell University libraries facilitates their use. The quality and efficiency of interactions at our single service point provide value and saves time for our users, who recognize the technological and biomedical information expertise of the library staff. Our users call upon us to address complex and evolving information management issues, and this requires continual professional development to maintain excellence. We have fully integrated assessment and service standards into our practice to achieve this vision and to ensure that we meet the needs of the Weill Cornell community. We innovate and advance the management of biomedical information. We achieve our vision through successful collaboration with other areas of the College and the broader library and health sciences community.
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Guiding Principles and Values
The Weill Cornell Medical Library is vital to the mission of the College in disseminating high quality information to support educational, patient care, research and community service activities of the faculty, students and staff.
Service
Efficiency
Diversity
Integrity
We dedicate ourselves to the pursuit of education, research and patient care in a receptive and courteous manner that protects the privacy and confidentiality of our users. Our honesty and integrity foster an environment of trust and open communication in which we demonstrate courtesy and respect in all of our working relationships. We uphold accountability and professional ethics, and are committed to intellectual freedom and equality of access to information.
Goals
- Select and acquire high quality information resources to support user's needs and preferences.
- Provide seamless access to the Library’s information resources and services.
- Make every interaction positive, efficient, educational, and convenient.
- Ensure development of lifelong learning skills in effective retrieval and use of information within the Weill Cornell community.
- Promote a culture and environment that is welcoming, stimulating and supportive, and adapts to needs of users.
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