The information services create for University of Akureyri students a personalised study environment and promote strong research within the university i.a. by effective ties with domestic and foreign institutes.
The role of the information services is to attend to teaching and training in information literacy and provide library users thus with effective access to extensive knowledge from all over the world.
The information services contribute to the creation of strong ties with society and demonstrate a progressive approach in the dissemination of knowledge.
Values
Agility: Customers of the information services can take for granted that requests for service will receive prompt attention.
Service Minded: Employees of the information services are very willing to serve customers.
Professionalism: The information services always give professionalism priority.
Progressive Approach: The information services go further!
Future Vision of the Information Services
- The University of Akureyri Library aim is to lead university libraries in Iceland in terms of service, progressive approach and professionalism.
- The information services give priority to customers in development of services and other operations.
- The University of Akureyri Library collection correlates to the academic disciplines of the university and supports teaching and research.
- Ways are to be sought to improve the facilities of the information services to meet an increase in operations and a growing collection.
