Information Services was formed as an umbrella unit in Spring 1997 to position the University to respond more effectively and efficiently to issues of new and rapidly changing technologies; rising expectations on the part of the faculty, students, and staff we serve; and significant resource issues.

Criteria for guiding the development of an Information Services Division include: improving services to all constituencies; being more proactive in identifying needs of the campus; increasing collaboration and coordination among the units; and increasing opportunities for synergy, a result of getting people in related areas to work together more closely.