Mission statement
The ɬÀï·¬ Libraries contribute to society by advancing teaching, learning, and research in a supportive and welcoming environment. We anticipate and respond to the needs of users by providing outstanding collections, excellent services, and spaces that inspire. We work in collaboration with global scholarly and library communities to enhance and facilitate access to knowledge.
Vision
To be the intellectual and cultural centre of the university.
Our Commitment
The Libraries prioritize inclusiveness, striving to be actively welcoming to all in the ɬÀï·¬ community and beyond. We value freedom of thought and expression, respect, and collaboration.
Building on the legacy of ɬÀï·¬ Libraries’ history, we take a value-based approach to our work, ensuring that our activities consistently embody and demonstrate our commitment to the following:
- Proactive approaches to evolve the Libraries’ collections, services, and spaces in the context of changing university and societal needs.
- Open and transparent communication, both in providing information and in listening to feedback.
- Evidence-based decision making, balanced with pragmatism, to ensure successful continuous improvement.
- Vigorously responding to the challenges of aligning our Libraries spaces, collections and services with our users’ needs.
- Collaboration in everything we do, among library units, throughout ɬÀï·¬, within Quebec and Canadian library networks and internationally,
- Critical evaluation of our collections, services, and spaces, in order to address the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, and work towards reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in what is now Canada.
- The dismantlement of structures that reinforce inequality and which create barriers to inclusion.
- Ongoing action toward environmental and social sustainability.
- Diversity in our collections and workforce, inclusion of multiple peoples and points of view in planning and services, and equitable access to all of the Libraries’ offerings.