ABOUT THE LIBRARY

The University of Belize Library conists of six branch libraries, each specializing in their respective departments. Belize City itself, is home to three branch libraries. They are: Management and Social Science Library, Science and Technology Library, and Education and Arts Library. The remaining three libraries are found at Toledo Center, Central Farm, and the Central Campus, located in Belmopan City.

Before the amalgamation of the tertiary institutions, Ub Library consisted only of three libraries: one in Belize City at Faculty of Business, one at UB Toledo and one at UB-Belmopan.

The Library is directed under the leadership of Acting Achief Librarian, Mr. Erwin Woodye, Jr.

Mission Statement

The University of Belize Library is committed to provide access to and delivery of information resources to UB administrators, faculty, students and staff in support of the university's teaching and research mission. By creating a setting conducive to learning, discovery, and cultural life, the library assists patrons to achieve professional goals. The library provides resources and services to non-UB users to the extent possible.

Vision Statement

As a dynamic organization, which is the heart of the University, the Library evolves to meet the changing needs of the University of Belize. This it proposes to do through the following:

Students:
The University of Belize Library is committed to intellectual freedom and shaping the educational experience of its students. Determined in this endeavor to provide outstanding public services and library use instruction, it plans to generate knowledge in an effort to mold new skills.

Faculty:
The University of Belize Library aims to support the teaching and research needs of the faculty, seeking to provide information to the academic community in support of instructional programs. It plans to sensitize Faculty on an on-going basis to the use of the Library.

Staff:
The University of Belize Library is committed to customer-based service, as it recognizes the need for professional awareness and career development sepecially in specialized training.

Community:
The University of Belize Library plays a leadership role in upgrading the Library systems in the Community. It is flexible and responsive to the needs of its constituents without sacrificing quality.

Cooperation:
The University of Belize Library welcomes collaboration with regional and international libraries as well as the need to collaborate with campus and community partners to increase access, instructional activities, and resource sharing. Inter-library loan is one of its main priorities.

Information Technology:
The University of Belize recognizes that Information Technology is vital for its development, andas such plans to provide the widest possible access to information and play a leadership in the formulation of information and knowledge resources to support all programs offered, maximizing the application of technology. It expects that this will help to achieve the highest level of literacy for students, faculty, and staff, who will benefit fro automated functions of Acquisitions, Serial Control and Circulation. As it becomes a partner in National and Regional Bibliographic Networks, it aims to achieve the status of a Virtual Library.

Collection:
The University of Belize Library continues to maintain an excellent collection and will strive to expand the Belize and Audio-Visual Collections. Ever mindful that the Library holdings need to demonstrate the relevance, promote innovation and protect tradition, it aims to develop and maintain other special collections which are responsive to students' needs.

Infrastructure:
It intends to promote physical facilities to accomodate and protect existing collections, by securing space conducive to study and research, bearing in mind the social and cultural aspects of the Library. In its committment to facilitating appropriate access to and maximizing resources, it creates opportunities for students, Faculty and Staff to engage in shared experiences.

The University of Belize Library, as the gateway to both the University Community and to resources and materials connecting information with knowledge, serves as a beacon complementing higher education.