Library Leadership Team
Chair: Dr. Michael Jones
Members: Brenda Bradford, Dr. Pamela Louderback, Dalton Martin, Brandon Oberg, Brent Swearingen, Darren Tobey, Web Committee Chair (ex officio)
Charge:
- In consultation with the Executive Director of Libraries:
- Discusses and approves policies and policy revisions
- Discusses and approves special project proposals
- Provides departmental progress and operations reports
- Plans projects and appoints special project teams
- Discusses special budget expenditures and planning as determined by Executive Director
- Reviews and approves all suggested library events and programming
- Provides feedback from departmental faculty and staff
- Provides information on LLT decisions to departmental faculty and staff
- Minutes maintained by NSU Libraries’ Administrative Assistant
Communications and Programming Committee
Chair: Amanda Estes
Members: Sarah Burkhead Whittle, Catherine Davenport, Donna Graham, Sarah Grimes, Dalton Martin
Charge:
- Elect a chair to serve for a 2-year term
- Explore, design, and implement (with Exec. Director’s approval) ways to market and promote NSU Libraries, services, and resources
- Monitor the library’s physical environment and make suggestions for improvement
- Develop and implement (with Exec. Director’s approval) a public relations plan for NSU Libraries
- Maintain NSU Libraries’ social media presence
- Assist in the development of special events (approved by Library Leadership Team) and market all library programming for the NSU community
- Maintain meeting minutes
Digital Collections Committee
Chair: Brent Swearingen
Members: Dr. Michael Jones, Dr. Pamela Louderback, Blain McLain, Darren Tobey
Charge:
- Establish a single repository to house digital materials collected by the Library and University
- Maintain and update the repository on a continuous basis
- Establish and continuously update policies for the repository, pending approval by the Library Leadership Team
- Market and promote the repository to the NSU community
- Encourage NSU faculty to add their publications and Open Educational Resources
- Maintain meeting minutes
Disaster Planning/Emergency Recovery Committee
Chair: Brandon Oberg
Members: Brenda Bradford, Donna Graham, Dr. Pamela Louderback, Blain McLain
Charge:
- Elect a committee chair to serve for a 2-year term
- Update the libraries’ disaster preparedness plan
- Collaborate with the Campus Safety Office in developing and maintaining the plan
- Plan and arrange for new round of CPR certification for participating faculty/staff members
- Monitor and report any safety hazards in the libraries with regard to building integrity, stairways and means of egress, arrangement of furnishings, tripping hazards, etc.
- Maintain meeting minutes
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Co-Chairs: Maria Souliotis
Members: Catherine Davenport, Donna Graham, Jenifer Rogers
Charge:
- Elect a committee chair to serve for a 2-year term
- Collaborate to advance a more inclusive and equitable library environment
- Initiate events, projects, and initiatives that advance DEI
- Improve accountability and effectiveness through DEI-related planning and assessment
- Form collaborative partnerships with other DEI-related organization across the university and community
- Maintain meeting minutes
Earth Day Committee
Chair: SophiaBeverley Threatt
Members: Elizabeth Hamilton, Dalana Leach, Dr. Pamela Louderback, Maria Souliotis
Charge:
- Elect a committee chair to serve for a 2-year term
- Plan NSU Libraries Earth Day participation in conjunction with all campuses
- Maintain meeting minutes
Information Literacy Assessment Committee
Chair: Vacant
Members: Brandon Oberg, Sarah Burkhead Whittle, First Year and Assessment Librarian (ex officio)
Charge:
- Create, evaluate, and revise (as needed) IL assessment plans for University Strategies and select upper division courses. Collect, analyze, and report assessment data on student learning outcomes in IL sessions.
- Collaborate with Library Faculty to modify instruction for improvement in SLO achievement when needed.
- Provide assessment data to Executive Director and Department Head of RIS.
Student Engagement Committee
Chair: Catherine Davenport
Members: Catherine Courteau, Amanda Estes, Michelle Green, Dr. Pamela Louderback, Dalton Martin, Jenifer Rogers, Maria Souliotis
Mission: To create and provide intentional student engagement activities and a welcoming library environment
Charge:
- Elect a committee chair every 2 years
- Create programs focused on authentically engaging students in the library
- Obtain LLT and/or University approval for programs as needed
- Increase the libraries’ presence on all three campuses
- Create collaborative partnerships with organizations outside of the library
- Track statistics of programs
- Use evidence-based assessment to evaluate program effectiveness
- Gather student data and feedback to build and improve programs
- Maintain meeting minutes
Web Committee
Chair: Brandon Martin
Members: Cathy Courteau, Catherine Davenport, Michelle Green, Dalton Martin, Tom Rink, Darren Tobey
Charge:
- Maintain the content of the website
- Audit and review pages on a regular basis to determine what improvements should be made
- Keep informed about website design and accessibility standards and new capabilities of platforms including LibGuides CMS, LibCal, and IvyBot
- Inform page maintainers of changes and improvements
- Act as a resource for page maintainers wishing to modify or update content
- Promote a sense of responsibility for the website to all library faculty and staff who are page maintainers
- Provide periodic progress reports to the Executive Director and Library Leadership Team
- Request support as needed from the Executive Director and Department Heads
WMS Committee
Chair: Darren Tobey
Member: Dr. Pamela Louderback, Brandon Martin, Dalton Martin, Brandon Oberg, Brent Swearingen
Charge:
- Review and maintain configurations, developments, interfaces, and processes related to WMS functioning
- Make recommendations to the Library Leadership Team
- Maintain relationships with and make recommendations to OCLC
- Maintain meeting minutes
All committees have the additional charge of providing regular reports on committee findings, recommendations, and progress to Library Leadership.
