Jon Ostler – Library Director
Scott Allred - Division of Fine Arts, Communication, and New Media
Andy Naylor – Staff Representative
April Anderson – Division of Business and Applied Technology
Diane Ogden – Division of Humanities
Jed Rasmussen – Senate Faculty Representative
Scott Meek – Division of Natural Science and Mathematics
Stacie Durrance – Division of Social and Behavioral Science
I. Purpose
The purpose of the Library Committee is to serve as an advisory body to the Library,
which is an academic support program consisting of the Karen H. Huntsman Library and
the Richfield Campus Library. The committee will represent the various constituencies
making up the academic community, as stipulated in A – E, and serve as liaisons between
the Library and those constituencies.
II. Organization
The Library Committee is a standing subcommittee of the Faculty Senate. It is composed
of faculty, staff and student representatives. Each division will elect a faculty
representative. The Faculty Senate will review membership as required. Members from
Academic Support will be appointed by their directors.
The members of the committee shall elect a faculty member of the committee to serve
as chair for a one-year (renewable) term at or before the first meeting each fall.
To be eligible for election to the office of Chair of the Library Committee, a faculty
member shall have been a member of the Library Committee during the year (August–May)
previous to his or her election.
Terms of office for faculty division representatives to the Library Committee shall
be two years (renewable). The division dean is not eligible for election to the Library
Committee. If a committee member is unable to complete his or her term of office,
the division involved shall elect a replacement to complete the term. Temporary vacancies
shall be filled by election or appointment by the division Dean, as determined within
each division.
A secretary will be provided by the Library Department or elected from the committee,
at the committee’s choice.
The Library Committee will consist of representation from the following:
III. Duties of the Chair
The chair will be responsible for calling the committee into session and providing
an agenda. The chair may invite interested parties to meet with the committee or sit
with the committee on an ad hoc basis. The chair will speak for the committee and
deliver copies of committee recommendation or other communication to the appropriate
administrator or administrative body for action. He/she will receive decisions and/or
input from the administrator or administrative body in question for the committee.
The chair will see that a secretary records and circulates minutes and other pertinent
information to the members of the committee, the Faculty Senate and other interested
parties and that a record of all committee activities is maintained.
IV. Powers of the Members
Each member of the committee will have one vote on motions made by committee members.
A motion passed by a majority of the voting members of the committee (not just a majority
of those present) will constitute approval of recommendations to the appropriate administrator
or administrative body.
V. Duties of the Committee
The committee will meet on a regularly scheduled basis or as necessary to carry out
its responsibilities that may include the following: