Senate Library Committee

Standing committee (Reporting Category "B")

Last Updated November 30, 2023

Members	Conditions	Term	Expiry Date	Name
Provost (or designate)	Chair, Ex-officio (voting)
Associate Vice-President, Research and International	Ex-officio (voting)			Valorie Crooks
University Librarian	Secretary, Ex-officio (voting)			Gwen Bird
Associate Dean of Libraries (on a rotating basis among ADLs)	Ex-officio (non-voting)	2 years	May 31, 2025	Mark Jordan
Dean of Lifelong Learning (or designate)	Ex-officio (voting)			Judy Smith
Dean and Associate Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies	Ex-officio (voting)			Mary O'Brien
Senator	Dual positions SLC/LPAC Elected by Senate	2 years	May 31, 2025	Danny Leznoff
Senator		2 years	May 31, 2025	Cristina Eftenaru
Undergraduate Student		2 years	May 31, 2025	Harkirat Singh Walia
Undergraduate Student (Alternate)		2 years	May 31, 2024	Anastasiya Zhukova
Graduate Student		2 years	May 31, 2025	Kate Elliot
Graduate Student (Alternate)		2 years	May 31, 2024
Faculty Member (Applied Sciences)	Elected by Senate	2 years	May 31, 2025	Ljiljana Trajkovic
Faculty Member (Arts and Social Sciences)		2 years	May 31, 2024	Michael Everton
Faculty Member (Business Admin.)		2 years	May 31, 2024	Geoffrey Poitras
Faculty Member (Communication, Art & Technology)		2 years	May 31, 2025	Scott Steedman
Faculty Member (Education)		2 years	May 31, 2024
Faculty Member (Environment)		2 years	May 31, 2025
Faculty Member (Health Sciences)		2 years	May 31, 2025
Faculty Member (Science)		2 years	May 31, 2025	Vance Williams
Librarian	Elected by Librarian Employee Group	2 years	May 31, 2025	Yolanda Koscielski
Library Staff Member	Elected by Library Staff Employee Group	2 years	May 31, 2024	Ward M^cLean
Recording Secretary	Ex-officio (non-voting)			Susie Smith

NOTE: In general an "alternate" member is invited to attend meetings when a regular member is not available. Please confirm the role of the alternate member on this committee with the committee secretary.

Terms of Reference

Advises the University Librarian on strategy and operations of the Library. The areas of advice include the following:
- liaison between the library and academic programs
- the library needs of students, faculty, staff, and the community
- establishing collections priorities and the alllocation of the library collections budget
- review of library performance data
- review of major changes in library strategy, systems or operations
- promotion to the campus community of the library's services, collections, and expertise
- monitoring the continuing response to regular external reviews of the library, which are conducted every seven years
Advises the Provost on matters relating to the size of the Library budget.
Recommends substantive changes in library policies.
Advises the University Librarian on SFU copyright policies and related education, technology and communication issues.
Reports to Senate annually concerning its activities and the operation of the Library.