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 2023/24:
| Meeting Dates |
| September 27, 2023 |
| November 22 2023 |
| January 24, 2024 |
| March 27, 2024 |
Click here for the Committee's Terms of Reference
Annual Reports
2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019
Membership and Composition effective July 1, 2023
Name Faculty or Department Composition
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Adrienne Boyarin (Chair) |
Humanities |
12 faculty members representing the faculties and divisions (at least 2 of whom shall be members of Senate*) (voting) |
| Martha McGinnis * (term ends June 30, 2024) |
Graduate Studies |
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| Deborah Curran * (term ends June 30, 2025) |
Law |
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| Vacancy (term ends June 30, 2026) |
Education |
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| Tatiana Shumilina (term ends June 30, 2026) |
Continuing Studies | |
| Vacancy (term ends June 30, 2026) |
Engineering and Computer Science | |
| Vacancy (term ends June 20, 2026) |
Fine Arts |
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|
Brian Thom |
Social Sciences | |
| Vacancy (term ends June 30, 2026) |
Peter B. Gustavson School of Business |
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| Simon Minshall * (term ends June 30, 2025) |
Human and Social Development |
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| Vacancy (term ends June 30, 2026) |
Medical Sciences |
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| Vacancy (term ends June 30, 2026) |
Science |
|
| Kelvin Lee (term ends June 30, 2024) |
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) |
| Vacancy (terms ends June 30, 2023) |
GSS student representative | |
| Victor V. Ramraj (term ends June 30, 2024) |
Director, Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives |
1 Research Centre Director, selected by the Council of Centre Directors (voting) |
| Vacancy (term ends June 30, 2026) |
1 Librarian selected by Faculty Association Librarian's Committee |
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| Matthew Koch |
Department of History |
President's nominee (ex-officio, voting) |
| Jonathan Bengtson | University Librarian (ex-officio, voting) |
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| Wency Lum | Associate Vice-President Systems & Chief Information Officer (ex-officio, voting) |
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| Lisa Goddard | 3 Associate University Librarians (ex-officio, voting) |
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| Lisa Petrachenko | ||
| Ry Moran | ||
| Kaelan Smith |
University Librarian's Office | Secretary |