University Libraries Committee

Standing Charges:


The Committee shall review policy for the University libraries. These reviews shall address the development and maintenance of library collections, the status and compensation of professional librarians, and such operational matters as hours of access, efficiency, impact of new construction and remodeling, and computerized library systems.


The Committee shall advise the directors of the libraries, and shall review annually the library budgets and the allocation of funds.


The Subcommittee shall report annually to the Senate in writing.

 

Additional Charges for AY 2024-25

 

Coordinate with Dean Holly Jeffcoat to:

  1. Monitor the progress of the demolition and then the progress on the new north wing of the library.
  2. Develop processes on how libraries can best help ensure the success of diverse student populations, including open access materials, strategic partnerships, technology-driven opportunities for learning and novel library spaces, to ensure accessible and affordable learning and the development of critical information skills.
  3. Determine best practices among our peers and aspirational peers regarding libraries’ initiatives, library resources, librarians’ status and collaborations with faculty,
  4. Investigate the use, by school and department and library, of libraries resources (online and on èßäÊÓƵapp), and identify in which areas library holdings and facilities most need to be augmented to match academic aspirations. (perhaps using ILL requests as an indicator of need)
  5. Increase faculty awareness of the impact of new degree plans on library resources and how to communicate those. 
  6. Monitor the efficacy of off-site library for items displaced by Rees-Jones Library construction (interface with Iron Mountain).