Library Consultative Committee

About the Library Consultative Committee

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.

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.

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

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.

Chairperson	Ms Margie Jantti	University Librarian
Secretary	Ms Lesley Ngatai	Associate Librarian, Client Services
Ex officio	Prof Rob Castle	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Academic Services Division	Mr Ray Stace	CASR
Sydney Business School	Ms Lauren Richardson	Sydney Business School Innovation Campus Librarian
UOW College	Ms Lynette Harris Mr Henry Lee	Campus Director

Arts	Dr Tony Simoes da Silva Dr Debra Dudek	Associate Dean Sub Dean
Creative Arts	Dr Jon Cockburn	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 Karen Walton	-
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