VISION MISSION

LIBRARYMrs. M.R. MavusoLibrarianVISIONLeadership through excellence in information and servicedelivery for education and research.MISSIONTo effi ciently provide services and access to qualityacademic information resources, irrespective of formatand location, to University staff, students and associatesin support of the teaching, learning, research, andadministrative functions of the University.OBJECTIVESThe objectives of the UNISWA Library are to:Develop a collection of information resourcesresponsive to changing needs by selecting andacquiring current and relevant resources, ir-respectiveof format or location, to support the teaching,learning, research, and administrative needs of users;Develop and maintain effi cient and effectiveinformation delivery services to meet user needs;Create, maintain and update user-friendly informationretrieval tools to facilitate access toinformation;Train users with the necessary information retrievalskills to fully exploit and effectively utilize the rangeof information resources, and foster library researchskills for life-long and independent learning;Collaborate and form partnerships with stakeholdersand other information centres in order to broadenaccess to a wider range of information resources;Promote Library staff development through educationand training in order to build and retain astable team of competent, motivated, and dedicatedlibrary personnel;Instal and maintain a reliable Library environmentalmonitoring system in order to preserve and conserveinformation resources and infrastructure; andContribute to the development of school librariesby equipping student teachers with the necessaryskills of running a school library.COLLECTION DEVELOPMENTThe year under review has been extremely challenging forthe Library in its quest to acquire and provide informationresources for its clientele because of prevailing budgetaryconstraints. The stock increased from 120,178 in79REPORT OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR