Library Committee

Our Charge and Responsibilities

The Library Committee shall be responsible for advising the University Administration on library affairs, serving in an advisory capacity to the University Library administration, acting as a liaison between the Library and faculty, and providing a faculty perspective on Library budgetary matters. Example agenda items include topics, such as: discussion and policy recommendations for Article Processing Fees that authors must pay to have their scholarly articles published in open-access journals; strategies for how the library can support access to materials to meet the implementation of the web accessibility standards (April 2026); and updates about affordable course materials and strategies for faculty. 

Contact Us

senatecoordinator@uoregon.edu

Committee Type: Standing
Committee Category: Academic and Research
Selection Process: Appointed
Time Commitment: 0-20 hours per year

Members

Academic Year 2025-2026

Seat: Voting Member
Term: -
Lindsay Braun
lfbraun@uoregon.edu
Teaching Faculty, broadly represented
History
Appointed

Seat: Voting Member
Term: -
Michal Young
michal@uoregon.edu
Teaching Faculty, broadly represented
Computer and Information Science
Appointed

Seat: Vice Provost & University Librarian, Non-Voting Member
Term: -
Alicia Salaz
asalaz@uoregon.edu
Ex Officio
UO Libraries

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Quick Facts on Committee Service

Library Committee

Leadership Structure

  • Chair: elected from the committee membership
  • Convener: University Librarian
  • Staff: Office of the Librarian

Election Schedule for Chair: The committee [council] shall elect a chair(s) from among its voting members at the first possible meeting of a new majority, usually at the first meeting of fall term. In situations where the chair from the prior year is still a member of the committee, that person remains the chair until a new chair is elected.

Membership Requirements

General Membership

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  • 7 teaching faculty and officers of research, selected from all schools and colleges
  • 1 Graduate Student
  • 1 Undergraduate Student
  • 1 representative of the Classified Staff

Ex-Officio, voting members

 

Ex-Officio, non-voting members

  • Vice Provost & University Librarian
  • Staff from office of VPUL

Terms and Workload

Length of Term

  • Non-Students (faculty, OA's, OR's, Classified): 2 years
  • Students: 1 year
  • Ex Officio: indefinite

Term Limits

  • None

Workload Designation

  • For the Chair: 20 - 40 hours/year (Tier 2). The chair (or their designee) is an Ex Officio, Voting member of the Academic Council (Tier 3: 0 - 20 hours/year).
  • For committee members: 0 - 20 hours/year (Tier 3)