The mission of Lower Columbia College Library and Learning Commons is to provide the
instructional support, resources, and environment that students need to become accomplished,
independent learners.
Vision
Our vision is to be an empowering information hub where users have access to cutting
edge academic support services in a single location.
Values
The Lower Columbia College Library and Learning Commons supports student success by
upholding the following core values:
Customer service
Collaboration
Communication
Adaptability
Lifelong independent learning
Outcomes
Library Services will fulfill its mission by meeting the following outcomes:
Employing professionally-qualified faculty librarians and library paraprofessionals
who are active educators.
Providing maximum access to information resources and services that support and augment
the classroom experience and that foster academic excellence through the freedom of
inquiry.
Encouraging and facilitating intellectual independence and lifelong learning through
instructional programs and services that emphasize information literacy and complement
classroom instruction.
Providing distinctive programs and services designed to meet the intellectual and
cultural needs of an information-based society.
Providing an atmosphere and environment that supports the use of information in learning
and study.
Utilizing available and emerging technologies that support and enhance instruction
and information retrieval.