BL7.7 Library Committee The Library Committee’s primary roles are to provide advice to the Dean of the Libraries and to provide liaison between the faculty and the university libraries. The committee will provide advice as part of the Libraries’ planning process and on matters brought to it by the Dean of the Libraries. The committee should periodically review Library policies, including acquisition policies, and assess those policies’ support of the University’s academic programs and strategic goals. The committee shall work with the libraries to improve the levels of Information Literacy of students and faculty.

BL7.7.1 Membership

The membership of the Library Committee shall be as follows:

a) Two library faculty members;

b) Four faculty members not from the library with no more than one member from each college;

c) One Faculty Senator, not a member of the Library faculty, for a one-year term;

d) One student for a one-year term;

e) The Director of Academic Technology and User Services (non-voting, ex-officio);, and

f) The Dean of the Libraries (non-voting, ex-officio).

Library faculty members shall be nominated by the Library faculty; other faculty members may be nominated by their colleges or may nominate themselves. All faculty members shall be appointed by the Faculty Senate. The student member shall be elected by the Associated Students Board of Directors. Library Committee members serve three-year terms (unless otherwise specified). Members’ appointments shall be staggered. Members are seated at the last meeting of spring quarter when a chairperson shall be appointed by and from the committee membership.

BL7.7.2 Meetings

The Library Committee shall meet at least once each quarter. Minutes from meetings of the Library Committee shall be forwarded to the Faculty Senate for review as soon as possible. p> Sept 2008