General Library Committee (GLC)
GLC is a standing committee of the Academic Board. The Chair is appointed
by the Academic Board. Members include representatives of university
administration, Library Management Committee, faculties and students.
GLC meets four times a year.
Proceedings of GLC meetings are recorded in reports submitted
to the Academic Board.
Aims
- To act as an advisory committee to the Academic Board
- To provide a forum for the provision of advice and guidance on the
strategic operation and direction of Monash University Library.
Terms of Reference
- To comment and advise on the strategic direction of Library policy
in the context of the aims and objectives of university and faculty
plans.
- To advise the University Librarian on the distribution of the Library
materials budget.
- To consider the financial needs of the Library and to provide relevant
advice to the Academic Board and other appropriate bodies.
- To report to the Academic Board on significant Library initiatives.
- To consider matters referred to it by the Academic Board.
- To monitor the application of the service level agreements and to
recommend changes as appropriate.
Procedures
Term of office: two years.
The committee has the option to coopt members as appropriate
Membership: reviewed annually
Meeting frequency: four times per year
Secretary: provided by the Monash University Library
Meeting dates 2009
Wednesday 18 March
Wednesday 17 June
Wednesday 16 September
Wednesday 25 November
Composition of GLC
Chair - Appointed by the Academic Board
Vice-Chancellor, or Nominee
Vice-President (Finance), or Nominee
Representatives (2) of the Academic Board
Representative of the Strategy and Resources Committee
University Librarian (ex officio)
Library Directors (4) (ex officio)
One representative from each faculty (10)
Representative of the Monash Postgraduate Association
Representatives (3) of Monash Undergraduate student associations
Coopted members as required
Membership as at March 2009
Professor John Sheridan (Chair) – appointed by Academic Board
Professor Adam Shoemaker – Vice-Chancellor’s nominee
Mr George Ou – Vice-President (Finance) nominee
Professor Valerie Clulow – Academic Board
Professor Ron Weber – Strategy and Resources Committee
Professor Max King – Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) – coopted
Ms Margo Hellyer – Information Technology Services – coopted
Dr Lorraine Bennett – Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching – coopted
Dr Luke Morgan – Faculty of Art and Design
Professor Alistair Thomson – Faculty of Arts
Professor Julian Teicher – Faculty of Business and Economics
Dr Graham Parr – Faculty of Education
Professor Wayne Cook – Faculty of Engineering
Dr Larry Stillman – Faculty of Information Technology
Ms Susan Barkehall-Thomas – Faculty of Law
Dr Julia Choate – Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Ms Suzanne Caliph – Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr Ross Thompson – Faculty of Science
[Vacant] – Monash Postgraduate Association
Ms Lauren O’Dwyer – Monash Student Association
Ms Emma Weir – Monash University Student Union (MONSU) Caulfield
Ms Cathrine Harboe-Ree – University Librarian – ex officio
Ms Janette Burke – Director, Central Services – ex officio
Ms Sue Clarke – Director, Information Resources – ex officio
Ms Wilna Macmillan – Director, Client Services, Science, Health and Engineering – ex officio
Ms Lisa Smith – Director, Client Services, Humanities and Social Sciences – ex officio
Mrs Marion Miller – Committee Secretary
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