Executive Committee
The Committee is comprised of eight elected members of the Faculty, with no more than two elected from any one division who serve a two-year term. The University Librarian is an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee. The University Librarian serves as its chairperson.
The Executive Committee is the principal advisory body to the University Librarian. It advises the University Librarian on the formulation and execution of Library-wide policy, including but not limited to:
- creation and appointment of library-wide committees, and plans for implementation of Committee recommendations;
- selection of priorities to be reflected in the Library’s budget;
- proposal of library-wide program initiatives and policy changes;
- recruitment and selection of Library Faculty.
B. The Executive Committee advises the University Librarian on the appointment, both temporary and permanent, of the Staff Directors.
C. The Executive Committee, as stipulated in Article VI, part e of the Statutes, advises the Chancellor on an annual basis regarding the reappointment of the University Librarian. On the occasion of the University Librarian’s five-year evaluation, it also works with the Library Committee of the Campus Senate to prepare for the approval of the Library Faculty a plan for conducting this evaluation.
D. One member is elected annually as vice-chair of the Executive Committee and the Library Faculty. Duties include chairing sessions of the Executive Committee and faculty meetings in the absence of the University Librarian, and serving as chair of the Executive Committee when the elected members meet to discuss the reappointment of the University Librarian or to plan or conduct the 5-year evaluation of the University Librarian.
E. One member is elected annually to serve as secretary of the Executive Committee. Duties include providing agendas and minutes for Executive Committee sessions, and aiding the chair and vice-chair as needed.
Administrative Council
The Administrative Council serves as an advisory body to the University Librarian with regard to the promulgation and implementation of standards, regulations and procedures that relate to the general operating policies of the Library and such other advisory functions as may be assigned or delegated to it by the University Librarian. The primary responsibility of the Administrative Council is the day-to-day management of the Library.
Library Divisions
For both academic and administrative purposes, the Library shall be organized into eight divisions. These eight divisions are Area Studies, Arts and Humanities, Central Public Services, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Social Sciences, Special Collections, and Technical Services. The individual units making up these divisions, the organizational structure of the Library and its administrative officers shall be specified in the Library Chart of Organization.
The membership of the divisions includes persons of all ranks, who on the recommendation of the University Librarian, are assigned to the units comprising the Divisions as specified in Article VI, Section 1B. Faculty members in units not assigned to a Division who are not an Assistant/Associate University Librarian, or a staff director, shall be assigned to a Division by the University Librarian. Faculty members in the same unit shall always be assigned to the same Division.
Each division shall be headed by a coordinator appointed by the University Librarian with the advice of the divisional faculty. Divisional coordinators will be responsible for holding regular meetings of the division, seeking advice and consent from their division in matters affecting the division, coordinating the activities of their division, assuring the implementation of general library policies and procedures, and reporting regularly on the activities of the division and keeping their division fully informed of decisions made by the Administrative Council. Divisional coordinators shall serve for renewable terms of three years.