Mission & Values

Mission

UK Libraries’ mission is to ignite the human drive to discover, create, and connect by facilitating access to information, empowering learners, and collaborating with our communities to advance knowledge, enhance scholarship, and preserve the history and culture of the Commonwealth.

Values

Our mission and our work are supported and animated by six core values:

• Collaboration: We are most effective and at our best when we partner and work together with individuals in our organization, across campus, and throughout the broader library community.
• Commitment to Service: Our actions are grounded in a philosophy of service, shaped by clearly defined values, and guided by strategic direction. We establish trust through collegial action and through consistent, clear communication. We hold ourselves accountable to each other, to the university, and to the wider community.
• Excellence: We take pride in our work and strive to provide outstanding services that exceed expectations.
• Growth & Development: We invest in our ongoing education and professional development to fuel continuous improvement, problem solving and innovation.
• Versatility: We adopt agile approaches and empower our colleagues to take advantage of opportunities to meet evolving needs.