The University of Jordan Library :: Amman ::UJ,
The University of Jordan Library
Mission and Vision
Vision
A diverse and pioneering library in spreading knowledge and a fundamental contributor to supporting scientific understanding in both local and global education.
Mission
Providing a supportive environment for access to information sources in all forms, keeping pace with digital transformation and global standards necessary to support scientific research, the academic process, the dissemination of culture, and serving the local community, while enhancing effective partnerships locally and globally.
Goals/Objectives
Creating a supportive environment for accessing information resources in all forms, keeping pace with digital transformation and global standards necessary to support scientific research, the academic process, cultural dissemination, and serving the local community, while enhancing effective partnerships both locally and globally.
  1. Provide, enhance, and sustain resources for scientific research, learning, and education.
  2. Empower information literacy and promote a culture of reading, exploration, and research within the community.
  3. Transition towards an integrated smart technological environment for the University of Jordan Library.
  4. Develop work procedures in the University of Jordan Library in accordance with global standards and comprehensive quality assurance criteria.
  5. Strengthen effective partnerships with strategic partners from local and global libraries and relevant entities, and work towards their sustainability.
Values
The Library Unit bases its strategic vision and mission on a set of values derived from those of the University of Jordan, guiding the library's path. These values are as follows:
  • Excellence
  • Creativity, Innovation, and Leadership
  • Diversity
  • Partnership and Social Responsibility
  • Good Governance
  • Quality
  • Stimulating Work Environment
Strategic Objectives
Through its strategic plan, the University of Jordan Library aims at:
  • Acquisition and holding the high quality content, and make them available for users as soon as they are required.
  • Adopting the most recent technologies in the libraries sciences, in order to increase the quality of processes and services offered.
  • Creating and offering a sustainable educational environment, and encouraging the creativity and competencies available to use it for the best of the offered library services.
  • Establishing relations with partners and publishers to share experience and acquire the needed expertise, as well as adopting the most recent technology in the field.
  • Enhancing the role of the library in raising the quality and the ranking for the research and graduated students to fit the market needs, through enable all recent and required resources for researchers and students.
  • Increase the awareness of library role
  • Developing the skills and competencies of the staff to be able to provide a high quality services for users.