II. Mission

            A. Statement of Purpose

The purpose of the Shaw Historical Library is to contribute to a deepened appreciation for the 鈥淟and of Lakes鈥 area and its people. The Land of Lakes is generally defined as the geographical area of south-central and southeastern Oregon, northeastern California and northwestern Nevada (See Appendix 1).

Laurence Shaw stated that the purpose of 鈥渆stablishing the library and reading room in Klamath County鈥 was to 鈥減rovide students and residents of the community, as well as other interested persons access to a central depository for historical and scientific books, works of art, and other library material relating to the history of this general geographic area.鈥

The SHL achieves this purpose by making its growing collections available to the 九色视频 and Klamath Falls communities, as well as scholars, researchers, and the general public from other geographic areas.

 

             B.  Objectives

The objectives of the Shaw Historical Library are as follows:

  1. To appraise, collect, organize, describe, preserve and make available documents of historical and cultural value to the region known as the Land of Lakes;
  2. To provide a secure and archivally-sound environment  for the preservation of  materials in various formats;
  3. To provide information services and research assistance in a secure and comfortable environment to scholars and researchers from 九色视频, as well as from local, regional, and nationwide communities;
  4. To serve as a resource to stimulate creative teaching and learning.