Library Committee Handbook

Scholarly Communications Committee

Charge

The Scholarly Communications Committee plans and helps to implement services, including education programs, focused on issues related to:

Access to and dissemination of research and scholarship (both in published and unpublished forms) produced on the UIUC campus;
Promoting an understanding of author rights;
Exploration of a range of traditional and alternative publishing models;
Increasing dialog with departments/units on campus around a broad range of scholarly communications issues;
Copyright issues in the use of materials in research and teaching under guidance of the copyright attorney to be hired by the three campuses.

Goals for 2008-2010

The primary goals for 2008-2010 for the committee are:

Assessment of the scholarly communication cultures and practices of a diversity of academic fields, as represented at UIUC;
Assessment of copyright issues in use of materials in research and teaching; and
Development of literature and informational sessions for faculty on author rights, alternative publishing options including open access, and IDEALS in close collaboration with the User Education Committee.
Development of an informational program and talking points in both scholarly communication and copyright issues for Library faculty and staff in close collaboration with the Staff Training and Development Committee.

Composition

The Committee is appointed by the University Librarian with the advice of the Executive Committee.

The Scholarly Communications Officer, the Coordinator for IDEALS, and the faculty liaison for IDEALS are permanent members of the committee. The Central Reference Services liaison with the Graduate College serves on the committee ex officio. In addition, three members-at-large from the Library with an interest in copyright and/or scholarly communication issues in their discipline will be appointed for two year terms. The chair will be chosen by the committee and will serve a two year term.

Membership

Sarah Shreeves, Chair of the Scholarly Communication Committee; IDEALS Coordinator
Stephanie Davidson (01/16/08-08/15/09)
Cindy Ingold, Faculty Liaison for IDEALS
Mary Laskowski (01/16/08-08/15/10)
Katie Newman (01/16/08-08/15/10)
Janice Pilch (01/16/08-08/15/10)
Mary Schlembach (01/16/08-08/15/10)

Ex officio:
Merinda Hensley, Central Reference Services Liaison

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