Library Consultative Committee

About the Library Consultative Committee

Membership

  • University Librarian
  • Associate Librarian, Client Services
  • An elected member from each Faculty (preferably from the Faculty Library Committee or Faculty Education Committee)
  • An elected member from the Academic Services Division
  • Two elected student representatives - undergraduate and postgraduate
  • Other Library staff may be in attendance as necessary

Membership should be on a two year rolling basis to ensure continuity. Academic staff may be elected for a second term if agreed by the faculty.

Terms of reference

  • Contribute to the development and review of policies, objectives and priorities for the provision of library and information services.
  • Advise on information resource requirements to support key research, teaching and learning.
  • Advise the University Librarian on planning for future library and information services which meet the goals of the faculties and University.
  • Monitor the effectiveness of service provision.
  • Act as a conduit for information between faculties and Library.

Purpose

To provide:

  • a forum for communicating library policies and services to the University community
  • feedback to Library staff, through representatives of students and academic staff, on the effectiveness of services an opportunity to raise and discuss initiatives for the provision of services

Meetings

  • The Committee will normally meet two to three times per year. Additional meetings may be scheduled on a needs basis.
  • All members will be invited to contribute agenda items.
  • The University Librarian will chair the meetings.
  • Minutes will be recorded by the Associate Librarian, Client Services and distributed, for confirmation, within five working days of the meeting.
  • On confirmation, minutes of the meeting will be posted on the Library web site.

Committee members

Chairperson Ms Felicity McGregor University Librarian
Secretary Ms Margie Jantti Associate Librarian, Planning & HR
Ex officio Prof Rob Castle Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Academic Services Division Mr Ray Stace CASR
Wollongong College Australia Ms Lynette Harris
Mr Henry Lee		 Campus Director

Faculty representatives

Arts Dr Tony da Silva
Dr Stephen Brown		 Associate Dean
Sub Dean (this meeting)
Creative Arts Prof Stephen Tanner FEC Chair
Commerce A/PR Michael Zanko Associate Dean
Education A/PR Ian Brown Associate Dean
Engineering Dr Vinod Jayan Sylaja Civil Mining and Environmental Engineering
Graduate School of Medicine Mr Darryl McAndrew -
Health and Behavioural Science Dr Margaret Wallace Sub Dean
Informatics A/PR Graham Williams Deputy Dean
Law Ms Margaret Bond -
Medical Research Institute Ms Sue Baker-Finch -
Science A/PR Paul Carr Associate Dean

Student representatives

Undergraduate Hailey Sutton WUSA
Postgraduate Mr Paul Stuckey WUPA

Content by: Associate Librarian, Planning and Human Resources

Last reviewed: 19 October, 2009

       

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