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Library Learning Commons Policies
Academic Policies & LLC | Mission Statement | Our Vision | Other Policies and Guidelines
From George Brown College - Academic Policies, Guidelines and Code of Conduct:
Mission & Core Values:
The Library Learning Commons is an innovative hub of learning and research that provides access to
information resources, facilities for learning, technology, and expertise
required by our diverse learning community based on its varied learning
styles.
We are dedicated to delivering excellent customer service.
In collaboration with teaching faculty, we provide our diverse learning community with information
literacy instruction, and life-long learning skills to support student success.
We take pride in and value a learning environment which is:
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Accessible.
We foster a flexible, equitable, inclusive and learning-styles-driven
environment to provide information resources using research and reference
materials, adaptive technology and software.
- Excellence-based.
To this end, we commit ourselves to delivering exemplary services and
resources to our learning community.
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Grounded in expertise.
We are committed to developing and promoting our
multi-facetted expertise/knowledge within the College and beyond.
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Collaborative in nature.
We value innovation and teamwork amongst our staff as well
as extensive collaboration with faculty and in the development and delivery
of our services in an effort to achieve a high level of satisfaction
amongst our learning community, pride amongst our staff and respect from
the wider library community.
- Underpinned by information literacy.
We are committed to life-long learning and
student success through the teaching of information literacy skills.
Vision:
As a recognized, valued partner and respected leader within the library community, we will set the
standard for the provision of the most advanced facilities, resources and
services that support student success, life-long learning and bridge to
employment.
We will embrace cutting
edge technologies, provide excellent information literacy instruction and
research support. To facilitate access to a wide variety of information
resources, we will foster an environment of continuous learning by
recruiting, training and developing a team of highly motivated staff
recognized for their professional and technical expertise and respect for
stakeholders’ evolving needs.
Library Learning Commons Policies & Guidelines
All active students, faculty and staff of George Brown College have access
to resource centre collections with full borrowing privileges. Loan periods,
borrowing privileges and other policies are written with the intent of
giving users fair access to resource centre materials and to make the
best educational use of these resources.
The following are the general policies:
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