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Library
Vision, Mission & Strategic Plan:
I.
Mission and Vision:
In
the light of Department of Health & Medical Services (DOHMS) and
Continuing Education Department’s (CED) philosophy and aims, along with
adopting the latest trends in automation within e-government practices,
the Medical Central Library vision, mission and values are:
Vision: The source
of health care knowledge for the medical society in Dubai.
Mission:
In order to realize our Vision, we will:
- Provide
medical information resources to DOHMS community (Clinical and
administrative staff, Nursing and Medical students) and to the local
community.
- Train
the library users to acquire high quality information skills.
- Disseminate
current and up-to-date medical and health information
- Assist
researchers in knowledge management
Values:
- Equitability
and fairness
- Excellent
services, resources, and technology
- Respectful,
well-mannered and responsive customer service by a knowledgeable and
consistent staff
- Teamwork
within the Library
- Being
skilled and dedicated to customer service
II.
Strategic Objectives:
A.
Collections:
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To
build and maintain a top level medical and health related sciences
library with a high quality collection whose subjects and formats,
meet the information needs of the clinical and administrative staff as
well as medical students.
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To
select, order and process the library materials in an efficient,
effective and professional methods.
B.
Services:
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To
develop and improve delivery services that are quick to respond
to user information needs.
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To
provide powerful and resourceful access to health information
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To
act as an information resources for health practitioners in DOHMS and
the region.
C.
Human Resources:
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To
build a human infrastructure that responds to user information needs.
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To
provide sufficient number of well trained and motivated personnel who
works together in a team work.
D.
Technical Resources:
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To
enhance and update a high quality and effective technical
infrastructure.
E.
Continuing Education:
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To
provide library users with high quality information skills,
independent learning and lifelong learning.
F.
Facilities:
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To
provide a high quality physical environment for clients, personnel and
collections.
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