SIPI Library will advance quality student learning by providing access to resources, collaborate on information literacy instruction, and administer related academic information services to support the curricula.

 

• Develop a culture of continuous improvement through ongoing assessment of library services.
• Provide physical and digital academic resources that advance research and education.
• Build collaborations to support faculty, staff and student scholarship.
• Teach the SIPI community to be effective users and producers of information to meet their academic needs and in preparation of a lifetime of learning.
• Disseminate the library’s resources and services to the SIPI community.

 

The student will be able to:

• Inquire, think critically and gain knowledge to develop a research approach that produces results or can be modified to produce results.
• Assess the value of an information source to make an informed decision about the appropriateness of its use.
• Interpret and analyze the results of the research process in order to use the information appropriately and ethically.