Mission statements in academic libraries: a discourse analysis
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to determine how academic library mission statements are related to their parent institution mission statements.
Design/methodology/approach
Using a random sample of the US colleges and universities, library and their respective college or university mission statements were compared using discourse analysis.
Findings
This study shows a very weak link between college or university mission statements and library mission statements in the majority of cases.
Originality/value
This paper opens a discussion of the value and purpose of library mission statements with the context of parent institution mission statements.
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Citation
Wadas, L.R. (2017), "Mission statements in academic libraries: a discourse analysis", Library Management, Vol. 38 No. 2/3, pp. 108-116. https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-07-2016-0054
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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