Library Committee Handbook

RPC Committee

Research and Publication Committee Charge

Charge

The Library Research and Publication Committee is a standing committee of the Library Faculty established to encourage research and publication among Library Faculty by:

providing monetary support
bringing alternate sources of funding to the attention of the Library Faculty
stimulating interest in and discussion of research ideas and methodologies among librarians
providing practical criticism of and support for research projects
advancing Library research and publications within the University community.

The Committee reviews and approves or disapproves funding requests for student wages, graduate assistants, travel to other research collections, photocopying, manuscript preparation, research data analysis, the creation of illustrations, editing for non-native English speakers, etc. The Committee sponsors occasional brown-bag series which focus on library research. The Committee regularly reports on its work at faculty meetings and through Library Online News.

Composition

The Committee of five is appointed for two-year terms by the University Librarian, with the advice of the Executive Committee. The chair is appointed by the University Librarian. Committee members serve two-year staggered terms, and may be appointed to one successive term.

Membership

Markek Sroka, Chair (08/15/11)
Richard Burbank (08/15/11)
Carissa Holler (08/15/11)
Rudy Leon (08/15/11)

Scott Walter, ex officio

Any comments or suggestions about this page? E-mail: Marek Sroka, RPC Chair, at msroka@illinois.edu.

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