Mission
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE UTILIZATION OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS INFORMATION THROUGH THE COLLECTION, ORGANIZATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION; TO DEVELOP THE USEFULNESS AND EFFICIENCY OF HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARIES IN SUPPORT OF QUALITY PATIENT CARE; TO PROMOTE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF INFORMATION SCIENCES; TO PROMOTE HIGH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS; TO PROVIDE ITS MEMBERS WITH CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION; TO HELP MEMBERS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ADVANCEMENT AND WELLNESS IN SUPPORT OF PATIENT CARE.