Mission & Strategic Directions

Mission

A leader in access, service, & user experience, Rowan University Libraries anticipates and fulfills the curricular, research, and clinical information needs of our community.

Strategic Direction

The Rowan University Libraries Leadership Team has articulated four thematic lenses to support our decision-making and prioritization processes:

• Know Our Why: so that we focus on work that serves our core mission and vision.
• Less; Better: since focusing on core priorities over “nice to haves” will give us time and space to serve our “why.”
• Force Multiplier: because everything we do should increase the impact of Rowan University as a whole.
• Tell Our Stories: so that everyone in our community knows how they benefit from the work that we do.

Strategic Goals

• Foster a culture of self-reflection, experimentation, and growth that puts students at the center of our practice.
• Realistically prioritize and align allocation of resources with our mission and vision.
• Identify and articulate unmet patron needs in light of practical realities across RUL with a focus on resolving inequities and promoting increased impact, and advocate for the resources to meet those needs.