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 and deadlines for 2024/25:

Deadline for Agenda Items Meeting Dates
September 18, 2024 September 25, 2024
November 6, 2024 November 13, 2024
January 21, 2025 January 28, 2025
March 19, 2025 March 26, 2025
May 14, 2025 May 21, 2025

Click here for the Committee's Terms of Reference

Annual Reports
2023-2024
2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020

Membership and Composition effective July 1, 2024

  Name                                Faculty or Department       Composition

Adrienne Boyarin
(term ends June 30, 2026)

Humanities
12 faculty members representing the faculties and divisions (at least 2 of whom shall be members of Senate*)
(voting)
Vacancy
(term ends June 30, 2027)
Graduate Studies
Deborah Curran *
(term ends June 30, 2025)
Law
Catherine McGregor
(term ends June 30, 2026)
Education
Tatiana Shumilina
(term ends June 30, 2026)
Continuing Studies
Lina Zhou *
(term ends June 30, 2026)
Engineering and Computer Science
Danielle Geller
(term ends June 20, 2026)
Fine Arts

Brian Thom
(term ends June 20, 2025)

Social Sciences
Sudhir Nair *
(term ends June 30, 2026)
Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
Simon Minshall *
(term ends June 30, 2025)
Human and Social Development
Vacancy
(term ends June 30, 2027)
Medical Sciences
Andrew Weaver *
(term ends June 30, 2027)
Science
Jenn Hodge
(term ends June 30, 2025)
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, 2025)
GSS student representative
Vacancy
(term ends June 30, 2027)
  1 Research Centre Director, selected by the Council of Centre Directors
(voting)
Matt Huculak
(term ends June 30, 2026)
Libraries, Systems Services

1 Librarian selected by Faculty Association Librarian's Committee
(voting)

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)
Lisa Goddard 3 Associate University Librarians
(ex-officio, voting)
Lisa Petrachenko
Ry Moran
Kaelan Smith
University Librarian's Office Secretary