Dykes Library Mission and Strategic Initiatives

Mission

The mission of the A.R. Dykes Library of the Health Sciences staff is to work collaboratively with individuals and organizations seeking high quality health information within the University of Kansas Medical Center and throughout the state of Kansas.

Instruction | Resources | Intellectual Property | Collaboration & Outreach | Facility

Collaboration and Outreach

Provide leadership and initiate partnerships which foster health information literacy and access to information.

• Serve as liaison to faculty and KUMC partners
• Work with community partners to develop programs for our surrounding neighborhoods
• Participate with statewide agencies and organizations to address health priorities identified in Kansas
• Function as the Kansas Resource Library for the MidContinental Region of the National Networks of Libraries of Medicine
• Support Kansas librarians and health information professionals with the use of emerging technologies to network with patrons and one another
• Assist people in the creation and use of human and information networks to improve health literacy and health outcomes