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Committee on Libraries

COMPOSITION (SEE TERMS OF REFERENCE)

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP

Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic), or delegate, Chair, ex officio Professor Angela Campbell, Interim Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) (delegate)
Trenholme Dean of Libraries, ex officio Professor Guylaine Beaudry
One Faculty Member from each Faculty TBD, FAES
Professor Elizabeth Elbourne (History and Classical Studies, ARTS) - 2026
TBD, CONTINUING STUDIES
TBD, DMOHS
Professor Teresa Strong-Wilson (Integrated Studies in Education, EDUCATION) - 2027
Professor Gordon Roberts (Electrical and Computer Engineering, ENGINEERING) - 2027
Professor Helge Dedek (LAW) - 2027
Professor Ernan Haruvy (MANAGEMENT) - 2027
Professor Masha-Prager Khoutorsky (Physiology, FMHS) - 2026
Professor Lloyd Whitesell (Music Research, MUSIC) - 2027
Professor Oliver Coomes (Geography, SCIENCE) - 2027
Two Members of the Librarian Staff Ann Marie Holland (Rare Books and Special Collections) - 2027
Maryvon Côté (Interlibrary Loan Services and Document Delivery) - 2027
One administrative and support staff member from the University Libraries  Carlo Della Motta (Associate Director, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Collections Centre, LIBRARIES) - 2026
Two Undergraduate Students Jamie Karr (Arts)
Blayne Paradine (Arts)
One Graduate Student Meghan Appleby
One Macdonald Campus Student Shaqued Menda
One Continuing Studies Student TBD
Committee Secretary Natalie Phillips-Elgar, Associate Director, Student Engagement and Strategic Support (ODPSLL)

Terms of Reference

The Committee on Libraries is a Standing Committee of Senate with the following specific areas of responsibility.

Specific Areas of Responsibility

The Committee shall:

  1. Recommend to Senate, as appropriate, broad policies concerning the ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Libraries in support of the University’s strategic plans and academic priorities.
  2. Review and advise on planning documents and reports as they relate to the Libraries and advise Senate and others, as appropriate, on library and information service developments which are of academic significance to the University.
  3. Review resource allocation policies as they relate to the ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Libraries’ strategic plan.
  4. Facilitate and advise on communication between the University community and the Libraries.
  5. Meet at least twice per semester during the academic year and submit an annual report to Senate.

Composition

The Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) or delegate, Chair (ex-officio)

The Trenholme Dean of Libraries (ex-officio)

One faculty member of each of the following, appointed by Senate following the recommendation of the Senate Nominating Committee:

  • Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  • Faculty of Arts
  • School of Continuing Studies
  • Faculty of Dentistry and Oral Health Sciences
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Law
  • Desautels Faculty of Management
  • Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Schulich School of Music
  • Faculty of Science

Two librarians appointed by Senate on the recommendation of the Senate Nominating Committee

One administrative and support staff member from the University Libraries appointed by Senate on the recommendation of the Senate Nominating Committee

Student Members:

  • Two undergraduate students
  • One graduate student
  • One Continuing Education student
  • One student representative of Macdonald Campus

Committee Secretary

Source: Senate Minute 5, September 26, 1990
Amendments: Senate Minute 75, February 13, 1993
Senate Minute 129, March 23, 1994
Senate Minute 5, March 4, 1998
Senate Minute 7, May 14, 2003
Senate Minute 12, December 1, 2004
Senate Minute 10, May 24, 2006
Senate Minute IIB4.2, May 20, 2009
Senate Minute, October 20, 2010
Senate Minute, October 16, 2024
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