The Atlantic Scholarly Information Network/Réseau de l'information savante de l'Atlantic) (ASIN/RISA)

VISION:

To be the Atlantic resource for scholarly information.

MISSION:

To foster student and faculty success and satisfaction in pursuit of their scholarly goals by providing exemplary access throughout the Atlantic region to information resources and services.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

In order for ASIN to be a successful enterprise, it is understood that for library users, access to information resources and services will be:

• global in scope
• convenient
• easy to use
• timely
• restriction free

For the participating members of ASIN, access to information resources and services will be all of these and:

• connected to national and international networks
• highly integrated
• demonstrably cost effective
• co-operative

STRATEGIC ACTION ITEMS (to be reviewed annually)

The success of the ASIN will depend upon a foundation of user-centred policies for collections, services and communications.

User-centred resources, will include:

• co-ordinated collection building
• a common access interface to all collections
• enhanced access to regional special collections in all subject areas
• a regional bank of skilled library personnel

User-centred services will include:

• co-ordinated services for timely information delivery throughout the region
• a regional technological infrastructure consistent with national and international standards for information exchange
• on-going regionally co-ordinated development of library services in co-operation with other Atlantic regional user groups