THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

FACULTY SENATE

Senate Document Number 1112S

Date of Senate Approval 01/19/12

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

FWDC 6: Proposal to establish the “Library and Instructional Technology Committee” as a standing committee (Faculty Handbook 10.4.4)

Effective Date: Immediately

Rationale:

Library committees exist in virtually all academic institutions in order to provide advice and input to library administrations and staffs striving to best meet the needs of their learning communities. These committees also inform institutional administrations as to the strengths, weaknesses, and needs with respect to collections, services, and facilities. A library committee long fulfilled these roles until supplanted by the somewhat ill-fated experiment with the Library, Information Resources and Technology Committee (LIRTC) formed a number of years ago. A proposal calling for the dissolution of LIRTC has been submitted for consideration to FWDC. This proposal calls for the re-creation of a committee composed of faculty and students to advise in the areas of information content, accessibility, services, and instructional technology.

Duties:

The University Library Committee advises the University Librarian, the Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and the Faculty Senate on broad policies relating to the libraries and library services.  Such advice may include but should not be limited to budget, collections, services, facilities, as well as the use and needs of instructional technology both in the classroom and as remotely accessed. The Committee further seeks to develop and disseminate information on the library and research needs, library concerns from and affecting various constituencies of our learning community, and present and future library services.

Membership:

The Faculty Welfare & Development Committee shall nominate faculty members to the Faculty Senate for staggered three-year terms. Terms are renewable. The Student Government Association shall name students to serve one-year terms. The chair shall be selected annually from among the faculty members. Ex officio members shall be non-voting. The Committee shall be constituted as follows:

Faculty

· Humanities & the Arts (1)

· Natural Sciences (1)

· Social Sciences (1)

Students

· Residential student (1)

· Commuter student (1)

Ex Officio

· University Librarian

· Director, Teaching & Learning With Technology

· Director, Center for Teaching & Learning

· Chief Information Officer