Library Committee

and Departmental Library Representatives

Overview

Overview

The Library Committee provides a forum for open discussion of matters relating to the Library and its services. It is a sub-committee of the Information Committee.

Normally the Committee meets once a term. Its membership is made up of the Director, and Deputy Director, of Information, all the departmental library representatives, plus postgraduate and undergraduate student representatives.

This is an opportunity for you to share in policy-making decisions and to make suggestions for improvements in service provision. Minutes go to Information Committee and Senate.

Agenda

Library Committee meets on the Wednesday afternoon in week 5 of each term. Lunch is available from 1pm and the meeting begins at 1:30pm.

Our next meeting will be on:

Term of Reference

Terms of Reference

  1. To exchange information about the library and information requirements of the academic community of departments, centres and students
  2. To consider university-wide information strategies and policies
  3. To contribute to the development of library and information strategy, policies, services and resources
  4. To discuss strategic requirements and priorities which will inform the Library's budget setting
  5. To share and disseminate information and good practice with respect to the provision of library services, delivered in collaboration between departments and centres and the Library
  6. To communicate strategic matters to and contribute to the business of the Information Strategy Group
  7. To ensure that Library strategy, policies and services take account of equality of opportunity, in which context the Library will report annually to the Committee on its activities with respect to equality and diversity

Minutes

Minutes from previous meetings:

Minutes from meetings prior to 2006 are available on request to the Secretary.

Library Representatives

Departmental Library Representatives

According to the Committee's terms of reference, membership of Library Committee is one member from each academic department, being the Chair of each department's Library Committee, plus a representative from each of the following: IT Services and the Alcuin Research Resources Centre. The committee also includes three undergraduate representatives nominated by the Students' Union (one by convention being the Educational Campaigns officer), and one graduate representative nominated by the Graduate Student's Association.

Departmental Library representatives are members of the Library Committee.

DepartmentRepresentative
Chair of Library Committee Professor J M Bowen
Secretary of Library Committee Miss F Woodham
Director of Information Mr J S Town
ARRC Ms K E Wright
Archaeology Dr A R Hall
Biology Dr C Elliott
Chemistry Dr M Bates
Computer Science Dr A Bors
IT Services Dr D Surtees
Economics DR J M Spicksley
Education Professor I Davies
Eighteenth Century Studies Professor H Guest
Environment Dr P Howley
Electronics Mr N R Jackson
English Dr M Fairclough
Health Economics Ms H Weatherly
Health Sciences

Mr R Yates
Ms M Edwards (Deputy)
History Dr L Crombie
History of Art Dr A J Hawkes
HYMS Dr S Oliver
Institute for Effective Education Mrs J Bollen-McCarthy
Language & Linguistic Science Professor P Sells
Law Dr K Gromek-Broc
Lifelong Learning Mr I Barr
Management Dr A Schoneboom
Mathematics Professor Z Brzezniak
Medieval Studies Dr M Garrison
Music Dr J Eato
Philosophy Dr C T Jay
Physics Dr J Wu 
Politics Dr Sandra Leon Alfonso
Psychology Dr T Hartley
Renaissance and Early Modern Studies Dr M Jenner
Social Policy & Social Work Dr S G Lowe
Sociology Mr D Martin
Theatre, Film & Television Dr V Panjwani
Women's Studies Professor S Jackson
Students' Union
(including International Undergraduate Students)

Graeme Osborn (YUSU Academic Officer)
YUSU Senate Representative
Mike Anstey (YUSU International Officer)
Graduate Student Association
(including International Graduate Students)		 Taha Rajab

In attendance: Liz Waller, Christine Ellwood - Library, Dr Paul Dryburgh - Borthwick, Academic Liaison Librarian representatives (one per Cluster Group), Kay Capand - York Minster Library.