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Vision
The AUP Library is an encyclopedic Anglophone collection of scholarly materials located in central Paris and serving the needs of the University community, from undergraduates and graduate students to staff members, active teacher/scholars, and visiting researchers. The library is proud of its professional librarians and skilled staff, depth of coverage in specialized electronic databases, and innovative, curriculum-embedded, information literacy program. The Library, with ARC and ITS, aims to become the intellectual commons of the university.

Mission
The Library's mission is to help the AUP community achieve its learning, teaching and research goals by:

  • Identifying, selecting and collecting information resources
  • Organizing, delivering and providing access to information resources
  • Assisting all its users in becoming self-sufficient, information-literate researchers
  • Facilitating preservation of, and access to, the intellectual capital of the University

Organizational Values
The Library is committed to:

  • Regular and open communication among Library staff members as well as between the Library and the University
  • Collaboration and cooperation, both within the University and with external partners
  • The highest quality of service possible
  • Investing in human resources, with sufficient staff and professional development, to meet the needs of all users
  • Practicing, and helping our users to practice, the ethical use of information

(Click here for a detailed view of the library's mission with goals.)