McMaster University Library has unveiled a new strategic plan intended to help accelerate the pace of research on campus and enhance learning opportunities for students.
The plan, developed in consultation with library staff and the broader McMaster community over an 18 month period, includes a new vision and mission statement and focuses strongly on advancing the University's research mission,building and promoting the Library’s unique collections, enhancing community engagement activities and partnerships and securing appropriate financial resources.
University Librarian Vivian Lewis describes the new plan as transformative and writes that the strategy will advance the Library’s role beyond its “time-honoured role as a custodian of books” and more deeply connect the Library with the University’s teaching and research mission.
“Going forward, the University Library will aspire to be a true catalyst of intellectual activity- both on campus and beyond,” writes Lewis. “We will create the opportunities and environments (both physical and virtual) necessary to facilitate new knowledge, inspire creativity and unleash innovation.”
Read the McMaster University Library Strategic Plan 2015-2020
