In 2001, Academic libraries in South Carolina formed PASCAL in order to extend the information resources available to users at each member institution.  Now we are creating 21st Century information access resources for South Carolina Higher Education! 

MISSION STATEMENT

SOUTH CAROLINA VIRTUAL ACADEMIC LIBRARY

VISION

We, the library directors at South Carolina’s public and private higher education institutions, imagine a highly productive knowledge environment where members of our academic and research community have equitable, immediate access to library information and services regardless of their location and at the time they are most needed.

MISSION

To assist South Carolinians in reaching their potential in academic achievement, economic development and personal growth, we recognize that we must cooperate to enhance library resources and services for students and faculty. Working in a cost effective and collaborative way, we, the participating public and private academic libraries of South Carolina, commit ourselves to improve our own resources and services constantly, and to provide timely access to the totality of the state’s information resources from each academic library in the state.

GOALS

• To provide universal access to core materials and information services for every student and faculty member of institutions of higher learning in South Carolina.
• To enhance research collections that support scholarly achievement and further economic development in South Carolina.
• To encourage direct resource sharing among academic libraries in South Carolina.
• To preserve the materials that contribute to the memory of South Carolina history and culture for future generations.
• To provide opportunities for collaborative training and professional development for library users and staff from South Carolina’s academic libraries.
• To develop and nurture relationships with key partners including but not limited to the Commission on Higher Education, the South Carolina State Library, and the Office of Information Resources, in order to maintain a South Carolina virtual library comprised of accurate, up-to-date, comprehensive electronic information.
• To strengthen the role of the academic library in helping higher education meet its mission across the South Carolina community.