CHARGES TO THE LIBRARIES COMMITTEE FOR FY-02

SenEx approved 6/15/01.

Standing Charges

1. Keep informed of the budgetary needs and priorities of the KU libraries, including acquisitions, salaries, staffing, space allocations, and accessibility of library materials. Obtain the counsel of the Library leadership regarding these matters.

2. Monitor the function of the Library Appeals Board and request a year-end report on the Board's activities. Recommend any changes in policies or procedures that seem advisable, particularly so as to avoid unfairness and ensure timeliness of actions.

3. Communicate with the ACTC Committee to promote effective use of library technology.

4. Assist the Library administration in the development of potential user-responsive modifications to library services.

5. Report and monitor on the use of revenues generated by the new library services fee.

6. Submit to SenEx: a) the approved minutes of each meeting (minutes must be kept), b) recommendations for action as they are approved by the committee, and c) a final report by April 1, 2002. The final report should make clear what was done (or not done) about each of the charges to the committee and make recommendations to SenEx for action. The report should also provide the names of committee members and include suggestions for charges to, and the chair of, next year's committee.

Additional Charges

7. Support and assess efforts by the Library administration to inform faculty, students, and staff of important information concerning the use of university library services via Currents and other publications focusing on public relations.

8. In coordination with the Planning and Resources Committee, and, where appropriate, the Provost, explore and make recommendations to SenEx on how the libraries can effectively deal with the rising cost of serial journals, including the impact of on-line journals.

9. Work with the Provost and investigate ways to improve the University's ARL rankings.

10. Monitor the BARD and possible de-selection issues, including obtaining the report of consultant Jay Schaefer from his Spring 2000 visit to assess its impact.

11. Monitor the effects of the Elsevier purchase of Endeavor.

12. Consider the implications for the Lawrence libraries of the new academic programs at the Edwards Campus.

13. In consultation with the Provost, Dean of Libraries, and various library staff, monitor access to information and acquisition of materials.