Library Faculty Committees

Lectures & Forums

Charge to the Committee

The Library Faculty Lectures and Forums Committee is responsible for providing or facilitating an array of professional development activities for the faculty and professional associates. These activities may include invited colloquia, lectures, workshops, and informal discussions. They provide an opportunity to learn about developments in the library community as well as a chance to share ideas with colleagues. In addition, the committee functions as coordinator for programs sponsored by other faculty committees and groups.

The Library Faculty Lectures and Forums Committee shall consist of five members, elected for staggered two-year terms, three members in odd-numbered years and two in even-numbered years. A vacated seat will be filled by the candidate who received the next highest number of votes in the most recent election. The committee shall elect its chair from its membership each year. One resident and one professional associate shall be appointed to the committee annually as ex officio members through a selection process within each of those groups.

While committee member terms run September to August, the committee will plan a steady calendar of events for January to December.

The committee's duties shall include:

• To coordinate and publicize a program of public lectures, workshops, and informal discussions on recent conferences, on-going research, and other topics of interest.

• To assist the University Librarian in the preparations for the Nakata Lecture.

• To document committee discussions and to transmit to future committees suggestions on topics and speakers.

• To report to the faculty at the faculty meeting.

(Adopted August 2001)