Mission Statement
Global Objective
Our objective is to provide a comprehensive, sustainable, and professionally based documentation and communication of
information in the field of psychology.
Services
We are
- your information specialist in the field of psychology
- your navigator through the worldwide specialized information related to psychology
We deliver
- high-quality services based on professionally selected and prepared information
- customized services for research, study, professional training and continuing education, companies, media, politics, and the informed general public
- user-friendly access to information using state-of-the-art technology
- research and development for improved and exemplary use of specialized information
We contribute to
- the efficiency, quality assurance, and sustainability of psychological research in the German-speaking countries
- the advancement of psychology as a scientific discipline
- developing the international profile of psychology from the German-speaking countries
- effective training, continuing education, and advanced training in psychology
- communication between research and science
- the dissemination of specialized psychological knowledge to related disciplines and the general public
External Cooperation and Communication
We
- cooperate with partners such as universities, libraries, specialist publishers, information vendors, and scientific societies nationally and internationally
- communicate with our partners and clients in a cooperative, friendly, and open way, viewing their satisfaction as a decisive success factor
- guarantee confidentiality of information and outcomes for all clients' literature searches
- use external evaluation for the critical assessment of our work
Organization and Internal Communication
We
- see ourselves as a team - productive, competent, innovative, and flexible
- encourage cooperation and the active exchange of information at all work stages and on all institutional levels
- practice a cooperative and transparent management style to promote personal responsibility and ensure the greatest possible degree of staff participation
- work continuously on optimizing our work processes
- encourage continuing education and support personal initiative in the work of the institute
- provide family-friendly and nondiscriminatory work conditions
- believe in the recognition of achievement and self-criticism
Our work climate aims to promote friendliness, a willingness to help others, and mutual courtesy. We approach each other with interest, dignity, and respect.
