Senate Committee on Libraries
The Senate Committee on Libraries advises the University Librarian on matters relating to the operation of the Libraries and acts as the liaison between the Libraries and academic units and programs.
Meeting dates for 2026/27:
| Meeting Dates |
| September 22, 2026 |
| November 24, 2026 |
| January 19, 2027 |
| March 16, 2027 |
| May 18, 2027 |
Click here for the Committee's Terms of Reference
Annual Reports
2025-2026
2024-2025
2023-2024
2022-2023
2021-2022
Membership and Composition effective October 26, 2026
Name Faculty or Department Composition
|
Brian Thom (Chair) |
Social Sciences | 10 faculty members representing the faculties (at least 2 of whom shall be members of Senate*)(voting) |
| Sarah Marie Wiebe * (term ends June 30, 2029) |
Graduate Studies | |
| Vacancy (term ends June 30, 2029) |
Humanities | |
| Mandeep Kaur Mucina (term ends June 30, 2029) |
Education | |
| Lina Zhou * (term ends June 30, 2029) |
Engineering and Computer Science | |
| Danielle Geller (term ends June 30, 2029) |
Fine Arts | |
|
Robert Howell |
Law | |
| Vacancy (term ends June 30, 2029) |
Peter B. Gustavson School of Business | |
| Jane Gair * (term ends June 30, 2029) |
Health | |
| Vacancy (term ends June 30, 2027) |
Science | |
| Tatiana Qaqish (term ends June 30, 2029) |
Continuing Studies | 1 representative from the Division of Continuing Studies (voting) |
| Bailey Aspin Moriarity (term ends June 30, 2027) |
Student Senator | 2 students, including 1 undergraduate student and 1 graduate student, at least 1 of whom must be a student member of Senate (voting) |
| Laura Dufort Gagnon (terms ends June 30, 2027) |
GSS student representative | |
| Victor Ramraj (term ends June 30, 2027) |
Director, Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives |
1 Research Centre Director, selected by the Council of Centre Directors (voting) |
| Vacancy (term ends June 30, 2029) |
1 Librarian selected by Faculty Association Librarian's Committee |
|
| Vacancy | President or nominee (ex-officio, voting) |
|
| Jonathan Bengtson | University Librarian (ex-officio, voting) |
|
| Wency Lum | Associate Vice-President Systems & Chief Information Officer (ex-officio, voting) |
|
| Shahira Khair | 3 Associate University Librarians (ex-officio, voting) |
|
| Karen Munro | ||
| Ry Moran | ||
| Kaelan Smith | University Librarian's Office | Secretary |