University Library & Archives
Library Committee
and Departmental Library Representatives
Library Committee
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.
Terms of Reference
- To exchange information about the library and information requirements of the academic community of departments, centres and students
- To consider university-wide information strategies and policies
- To contribute to the development of library and information strategy, policies, services and resources
- To discuss strategic requirements and priorities which will inform the Library's budget setting
- 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
- To communicate strategic matters to and contribute to the business of the Information Strategy Group
- 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
Agenda and Minutes
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 meetings will be on:
- Wednesday 8 February 2012 Agenda 2012, February 8 (PDF
, 237kb)
- Wednesday 23 May 2012
Minutes from previous meetings:
- 2011, November 9 (PDF , 423kb)
- 2011, June 22 (PDF , 363kb)
- 2011, February 9 (PDF , 390kb)
- 2010, November 10 (PDF , 347kb)
- 2010, May 26 (PDF , 347kb)
- 2010, February 10 (PDF , 411kb)
- 2009, November 11 (PDF , 326kb)
- 2009, May 27 (PDF , 344kb)
- 2009, February 11 (PDF , 179kb)
- 2008, November 12 (PDF , 174kb)
- 2008, May 21 (PDF , 180kb)
- 2008, February 6 (PDF , 134kb)
- 2007, November 7 (PDF , 150kb)
- 2007, May 23 (PDF , 128kb)
- 2007, February 7 (PDF , 135kb)
- 2006, November 8 (PDF , 135kb)
- 2006, May 24 (PDF , 136kb)
- 2006, February 8 (PDF , 123kb)
- 9 November 2005
- 25 May 2005
- 9 February 2005
- 10 November 2004
- 19 May 2004
- 11 February 2004
- 5 November 2003
- 28 May 2003
- 5 March 2003
- 20 November 2002
- 29 May 2002
- 27 February 2002
- 21 November 2001
- 30 May 2001
- 28 February 2001
- 22 November 2000
- 31 May 2000
- 1 March 2000
- 24 November 1999
- 26 May 1999
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 GSA.
Departmental Library representatives are members of the Library Committee.
| Department | Representative |
|---|---|
| Chair of Library Committee | Professor J M Bowen |
| Secretary of Library Committee | Mrs J Bates |
| 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 | Professor K Claxton |
| Education | Professor I Davies |
| Eighteenth Century Studies | Professor H Guest |
| Environment | Dr B Beukers-Stewart |
| Electronics | Mr J Dell |
| English | Dr E Major |
| Health Economics | Ms H Weatherly |
| Health Sciences | Dr S O'Meara / Ms M Edwards |
| History | Dr J Goldberg |
| History of Art | Dr C Elias |
| HYMS | Dr S Oliver |
| Institute for Effective Education | Mrs J Bollen-McCarthy |
| Language & Linguistic Science |
Professor M Vihman |
| Law | Dr K Gromek-Broc |
| Lifelong Learning | Mr I Barr |
| Management | Dr A Schoneboom |
| Mathematics | Professor Z Brzezniak |
| Medieval Studies | Dr M Garrison / Dr T Ayers |
| Music | Professor J P Wainwright |
| Philosophy | Dr A Carpenter |
| Physics | Dr J Wu |
| Politics | Dr C Rogers |
| Psychology | Dr T Hartley |
| Renaissance and Early Modern Studies | Dr M Jenner |
| Social Policy & Social Work | Professor I Shaw |
| Sociology | Mr D Martin |
| Theatre, Film & Television | Dr V Panjwani |
| Women's Studies | Professor S Jackson |
| Students' Union (including International Undergraduate Students) |
Graeme Osborn Emma Brownbill (BoS) Peter Bartley Abigail Mash ISA President |
| Graduate Student Association (including International Graduate Students) |
Beatrice Akua-Sakyiwah |
In attendance: Liz Waller, Christine Ellwood & Elizabeth Harbord - Library, Dr Paul Dryburgh - Borthwick, Academic Liaison Librarian representatives (one per Cluster Group), Kay Capand - York Minster Library.
