UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE DESCRIPTION
Name: Library Committee

Status: Permanent

Membership: Three faculty members (one as chair), director of the library (secretary), vice president for academic administration, assistant vice president for graduate studies and research, two faculty members, one undergraduate student, one graduate student, one librarian, one academic dean

Appointment: Members appointed ex officio; faculty members, other than the chair, by the Faculty Senate; students by the respective student associations; others by the vice president for academic administration

Term: Continuous for ex officio; three years for university employees; one year for students

Chair: Appointed by the vice president for academic administration

Meetings: Quarterly

Minutes: Distributed to members, vice president for academic administration

Input from: Faculty Senate, Deans’ Committee, Academic Council, SALSU Senate

Reports to: Vice president for academic administration

Responsibilities:

To Act:

• Reviews the materials budget

To Recommend:

• Allocations from the materials budget (to director of the library)
• Matters pertaining to the general library program, major operational policies, and the creation of departmental and branch libraries (to director of the library)
• Plans pertaining to the future collection development of the library in terms of the various academic programs of the university (to director of the library)
• Purchase of special collections (to director of the library)
• Matters pertaining to building and renovation (to Buildings and Grounds Committee)
• Acceptance of restricted gifts (to vice president for advancement)