USU Libraries DEIA Values Statement

USU Libraries embraces the Aggies Think Care Act’s Principles of Community. In putting these principles into practice, we commit to actively developing a culture that supports diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. 

Our values: 

• We believe supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility enhances library services for all. 

• We believe positive change requires vulnerability, continual learning, and the ongoing improvement of our services and policies. 

• We believe in holding ourselves accountable for positive change. 

USU Libraries is committed to fulfilling our mission to support “inquiry, discovery, and engagement” by investigating and overcoming barriers and inequities that prevent the USU community, particularly those from marginalized and underrepresented groups, from fully participating in the learning and research process. 

Our commitments: 

• We will work to ensure library resources and services are accessible and representative. 

• We will cultivate safe and welcoming library spaces. 

• We will foster recruitment and retention of a diverse faculty and staff.  

We acknowledge that addressing and correcting inequities does not happen overnight, nor can it effectively take place without a variety of voices and perspectives to ensure that one person’s stepping-stone will not become another’s obstacle. The USU Libraries are committed to continuous service improvement. 

Acknowledgements: This statement draws on work done by the USU Aggies Think Care Act, the Association of College and Research Libraries, the efforts and input of the USU Libraries faculty and staff along with other institutional models.