As scholars and educators, the faculty are committed to an advocacy for accurate and current information, for wide public and professional access to information, and for the critical use of information to address the needs and problems of our society. The department advances these values through personal and professional leadership and service in regional, national, and international organizations, societies, and councils. As citizens of Rutgers University, the faculty serves their academic community by offering advice in matters related to information education, and by representing the interests of colleagues and students in governance and academic affairs. Beyond Rutgers, the faculty serve their community, business, and government organizations in areas relating to information and its technologies, the provision of information and research services, and the development of libraries, information agencies, and cultural institutions of all kinds.
