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Who we are and what we do

Vision

The multi-award-winning Open University Library underpins the University mission to be open to people, places, methods and ideas. Our vision is to connect the whole OU Community with world class information, technology and award-winning expertise to facilitate knowledge creation. 

Mission

We support the teaching, learning and research of the University by: 

  • delivering an integrated learning experience in partnership with OU staff to improve student success by embedding library skills and content into the curriculum 

  • ensuring that all staff and students have seamless, timely access to world-class resources to support their teaching, learning and research  

  • equipping all staff and students with essential digital capabilities to transform how they succeed in the workplace 

  • providing services to support the management, preservation, discoverability and dissemination of OU research and teaching outputs 

  • providing specialist expertise and point-of-need help 24/7