the ISIS vision

ISIS delivers and supports the world’s most current, comprehensive and reliable source of information on animals and their environments for zoos, aquariums and related organizations to serve institutional, regional and global animal management and conservation goals.

the ISIS mission

It is the mission of ISIS to facilitate international collaboration in the collection and sharing of information on animals and their environments for zoos, aquariums and related organizations by:

·         Supporting, maintaining and ensuring the continuous development of comprehensive zoological software systems.

·         Providing services that are essential for members and prospective members to manage the animals in their care.

·         Serving as an independent, impartial body, which promotes the development of standards and practices that enhance the integrity and usefulness of data on animals and their environments.

·         Obtaining the highest possible participation in data collection and sharing for zoos, aquariums and related organizations worldwide.

·         Planning and managing the resources (human, financial and technological) needed to meet all of these goals.

ISIS values and beliefs

·         We value the use of objective data to benefit conservation, science, animal welfare, education and collection management.

·         We believe that our mission can best be served by openly sharing our animal data.

·         We acknowledge our responsibility to insure our animal data are accurate, complete and up-to-date.

·         We value integrity and honesty in the provision, analysis and interpretation of our animal data.

·         We value continuous improvement of our management software through an open process.

·         We believe that an inclusive approach to membership is important to the achievement of our mission.

·         We value a diversity of management and conservation approaches, as represented within our membership.

·         We believe that global cooperation will help us to achieve our goals.

ISIS Board of Trustees, April 2003.

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