The new mission of a new i‐school

Abstract

Purpose

To discuss the mission statement for the Institute of Library and Information Sciences at Humboldt University in Berlin.

Design/methodology/approach

The article examines other i‐school mission statements to find the key common elements.

Findings

Connections between people, technology, and information represent common themes of i‐school missions.

Originality/value

The Institute's mission statement is still being discussed. This analysis offers one viewpoint for the final conception.

Citation

Seadle, M. (2007), "The new mission of a new i‐school", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 25 No. 1, pp. 5-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/07378830710735803