About Us
The Quinney Library supports the programs and research of the College of Natural Resources Departments, Institutes, and Centers. We offer access to a wide range of materials, both print and electronic, as well as videos, images, and hands-on formats. Come visit the Library and browse our collections - or come just to find a quiet place to study. Our library of more than 60,000 items is available to all members of the academic community.
This web site is designed to assist students and faculty to locate and effectively use information resources within the natural resources field. The site provides access or direction to resources located on the Utah State University campus and pathways to quality natural resources information housed by the worldwide Internet community. In addition, the QL web site is an integral component of the libraries commitment to improving information literacy skills by providing online learning opportunities and library education program support.
Mission
The mission of the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Natural Resources Research Library is to provide comprehensive resources and services in support of the discovery, teaching, and learning needs of the College of Natural Resources (CNR) and Utah State University (USU). The Library will promote this mission by providing access to high quality information with a special emphasis on the research that uniquely identifies the Intermountain west and arid montane ecosystems across the globe.
Vision
Libraries are undergoing tremendous change. As technology is revolutionizing the scholarly communication process, libraries are taking the opportunity to engineer major advances in information delivery. Libraries play an essential role in the organization of information through their collecting, preserving and disseminating of information.
The vision of the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Natural Resources Research Library is to be a leader among arid-land researchers in breadth of material, quality of service, use of technology, and dissemination of information. We propose to reach this leadership role through:
♦ an active collaboration with agencies and libraries in the collection and dissemination of important, innovative, and accurate information;
♦ a redistribution of existing resources that will facilitate digitization of records that can be freely distributed online; and
♦ a strategic investment in technology.
The first priority of the Library is to provide these services to CNR faculty and students. Secondarily, the Library is a resource for the larger scholarly community through its participation in USU extension and collaborative partnerships.
The vision of the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Natural Resources Research Library is to be a leader among arid-land researchers in breadth of material, quality of service, use of technology, and dissemination of information. We propose to reach this leadership role through:
♦ an active collaboration with agencies and libraries in the collection and dissemination of important, innovative, and accurate information;
♦ a redistribution of existing resources that will facilitate digitization of records that can be freely distributed online; and
♦ a strategic investment in technology.
The first priority of the Library is to provide these services to CNR faculty and students. Secondarily, the Library is a resource for the larger scholarly community through its participation in USU extension and collaborative partnerships.
Goals and Objectives
The goal of the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Natural Resources Research Library is to collect and provide access to the elusive and valuable gray literature that is produced and used by organizations and other entities engaged in the disciplines within natural resources, with a special emphasis on content that relates to the intermountain west and arid environments.
Our objective is to collect contemporary, as well as historical, agency reports and make these available through the Quinney Library Catalog and the USU Digital Commons.
Our objective is to collect contemporary, as well as historical, agency reports and make these available through the Quinney Library Catalog and the USU Digital Commons.
Links
The website maintains links to organizations outside the S.J.& Jessie E. Quinney Natural Resources Research Library. These links are offered as a convenience and for informational purposes. Their inclusion here does not constitute an endorsement or an approval by the Quinney Library of any of the products, services, or opinions of the external provider. While the Quinney Library has instituted an evaluation process it bears no responsibility for the accuracy or the content of external sites. Please contact the external site's administrator for answers to questions regarding any of these sites. The website is a living document and is regularly updated. We strive to make it universally accessible. You will notice that we provide a text only version, minimize the use of graphics in our optimal format, and provide descriptions of graphics when they are included. Suggestions for increasing the accessibility of these pages are welcome.