The Library's Mission and Strategic Directions are informed by its core Values and Vision.

• ○ Establish visible and proactive public services

• ○ Instruct members of the campus community 

• ○ Preserve maritime knowledge for future generations  

• ○ Provide access to essential information resources through onsite collections, electronic networks, and cooperative agreements

• ○ Ensure information access to users by using information technology creatively and judiciously

• ○ Encourage growth and achievements of library staff

• ○ Play an active role in Cal Maritime affairs

• ○ Contribute to the library profession and to the advancement of knowledge

The CMA Library is committed to certain core values:

• ○ the advancement of learning and literacy

• ○ the cause of intellectual freedom

• ○ the right to freedom of inquiry

• ○ unfettered access to recorded knowledge and information

The CMA Library strives to be a pre-eminent maritime library with exceptional holdings in the areas of marine engineering, marine technology, and marine transportation.   We also aspire to be a model teaching library that is central to the curriculum of the academy, providing access to well-balanced general collections.  Furthermore, we intend to be a state-of-the-art library that wisely applies the newest technologies and techniques in the delivery, collection, and preservation of information services and resources.