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Composition (see Terms of Reference) |
Current Membership |
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Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic), or delegate, Chair, ex officio |
Professor Angela Campbell, Interim Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning) (delegate) |
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Trenholme Dean of Libraries, ex officio |
Professor Guylaine Beaudry |
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One Faculty Member from each Faculty |
TBD, FAES |
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Professor Elizabeth Elbourne (History and Classical Studies, ARTS) - 2026 |
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TBD, CONTINUING STUDIES |
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TBD, DMOHS |
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Professor Teresa Strong-Wilson (Integrated Studies in Education, EDUCATION) - 2027 |
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Professor Gordon Roberts (Electrical and Computer Engineering, ENGINEERING) - 2027 |
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Professor Helge Dedek (LAW) - 2027 |
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Professor Ernan Haruvy (MANAGEMENT) - 2027 |
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Professor Masha Prager-Khoutorsky (Physiology, FMHS) - 2026 |
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Professor Lloyd Whitesell (Music Research, MUSIC) - 2027 |
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Professor Oliver Coomes (Geography, SCIENCE) - 2027 |
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Two Members of the Librarian Staff |
Ann Marie Holland (Rare Books and Special Collections) - 2027 |
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Maryvon Côté (Interlibrary Loan Services and Document Delivery) - 2027 |
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One administrative and support staff member from the University Libraries |
Carlo Della Motta (Associate Director, McGill University Collections Centre, LIBRARIES) - 2026 |
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Two Undergraduate Students |
Jamie Karr (Arts) |
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Blayne Paradine (Arts) |
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One Graduate Student |
Meghan Appleby |
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One Macdonald Campus Student |
Shaqued Menda |
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One Continuing Studies Student |
TBD |
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Committee Secretary |
Natalie Phillips-Elgar, Associate Director, Student Engagement and Strategic Support (ODPSLL) |
Terms of Reference
The Committee on Libraries is a Standing Committee of Senate with the following specific areas of responsibility.
Specific Areas of Responsibility
The Committee shall:
- Recommend to Senate, as appropriate, broad policies concerning the McGill Libraries in support of the University’s strategic plans and academic priorities.
- Review and advise on planning documents and reports as they relate to the Libraries and advise Senate and others, as appropriate, on library and information service developments which are of academic significance to the University.
- Review resource allocation policies as they relate to the McGill Libraries’ strategic plan.
- Facilitate and advise on communication between the University community and the Libraries.
- Meet at least twice per semester during the academic year and submit an annual report to Senate.
Composition
- The Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) or delegate, Chair (ex-officio)
- The Trenholme Dean of Libraries (ex-officio)
- One faculty member of each of the following, appointed by Senate following the recommendation of the Senate Nominating Committee:
- Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Faculty of Arts
- School of Continuing Studies
- Faculty of Dentistry and Oral Health Sciences
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Law
- Desautels Faculty of Management
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Schulich School of Music
- Faculty of Science
- Two librarians appointed by Senate on the recommendation of the Senate Nominating Committee
- One administrative and support staff member from the University Libraries appointed by Senate on the recommendation of the Senate Nominating Committee
- Student Members:
- Two undergraduate students
- One graduate student
- One Continuing Education student
- One student representative of Macdonald Campus
- Committee Secretary
Source:
Senate Minute 5, September 26, 1990
Amendments: Senate Minute 75, February 13, 1993
Senate Minute 129, March 23, 1994
Senate Minute 5, March 4, 1998
Senate Minute 7, May 14, 2003
Senate Minute 12, December 1, 2004
Senate Minute 10, May 24, 2006
Senate Minute IIB4.2, May 20, 2009
Senate Minute, October 20, 2010
Senate Minute, October 16, 2024