Mission, vision, goals, values and principles of the State Library of Tasmania
Our mission
To actively promote the cultural, economic and social development and well-being of Tasmanians by providing access to knowledge, information, and creative literature.
Our vision
- To be alive in the community and open to all.
- To take a leading role in developing systems and services which enhance the collection, access and preservation of information for the Tasmanian community.
- That Tasmanians value information as a vital resource for prosperity, a higher quality of life, access to lifelong learning, personal and social well-being, and informed decision making for the individual, business and wider community.
Our goals
- To continue to deliver global information locally.
- To further enhance our services through innovation, entrepreneurial activity and partnerships.
- To maintain a customer and community focused organisation.
- To fosters innovation and continuous improvement within our organisation.
- To continue to provide equitable access to library services for people with special needs.
- To continue to build Tasmanian heritage collections which are relevant and accessible to all.
Our values and principles
We are a customer-focused organisation. We are committed to the delivery of services based upon the following values and principles:
- Facilitating access to information necessary to the development and maintenance of an informed, democratic society.
- Developing collections which reflect all facets of knowledge, including contemporary and controversial issues, which neither promote nor suppress particular ideas and beliefs.
- Providing free and equitable access to information and creative literature.
- Providing free assistance to customers to help them maximise the use of library resources and services.
- Preserving Tasmania’s documentary heritage for the use and information of future generations.
- Enabling our customers to become lifelong users of information and information technology.
- Responding to customers in the fastest possible time and providing the most relevant and accurate information available.
- Maintaining the confidentiality of our services and interactions with our customers.
- Communicating openly and widely with our customers and seeking their involvement in the development of our services.
- Encouraging our staff by recognising their achievements.
- Fostering a spirit of innovation and initiative.
- Continuously assessing and improving our skills.
