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United States Military Academy Library


About USMA Library

MISSION:

The United States Military Academy Library empowers our cadets, faculty, and staff to be leaders of distinction in scholarship and research by providing:

  • teaching and expertise in the discovery and application of scholarly information;
  • access to information supporting the curriculum and independent research;
  • a place to engage with knowledge, ideas, and one another

VISION:

The United States Military Academy Library embraces and advances scholarship, research, and excellence through information service in a digital world while equipping future leaders and scholars for the Army and the nation.

 

VALUES:

The United States Military Academy Library upholds the values of:

  • SERVICE: We approach our work with an attitude of service to our cadets, our community, and our nation.
  • EXCELLENCE: We challenge ourselves and those around us to always pursue in excellence in everything we do.
  • INTEGRITY: We are rooted in the ethics and values of our profession. We are strong, consistent, and principled in our work and service.
  • AVAILABILITY: We strive to make resources available, accessible, and engaging.
  • TEAMWORK: We work together and support, encourage, and equip one another as individuals and as a team.

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS:

The United States Military Library affirms these priorities as strategic directions for our services, collections, resources, and organization. We will:

  • BROADEN ACCESS: Our community and our nation is stronger through broadened access to quality information to support scholarship and research.
  • BUILD RESOURCES: Outstanding scholarship and research depend upon evolving and future-focused collections that will answer the questions of today and tomorrow.
  • INSPIRE THE CORPS OF CADETS: We will equip and inspire our cadets to be critical scholars and researchers who will inspire future generations of American soldiers and citizens through their leadership.
  • LEAD THROUGH INNOVATION: We best serve our community when we embrace agility and capability through investment in our staff and facilities to continually build and lead a library for the future.
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