The Library Advisory Committee provides advice to the Libraries concerning materials and services needed by faculty and students in their teaching and research endeavors.
Meeting Schedule
Meetings are schedule by the chair of the committee. No action can be taken at committee meetings unless a majority of the voting membership is present.
Committee Members
Amanda Walden, Chair
College of Community Innovation and Education
Health Management and Informatics
Email: Amanda.Walden@ucf.edu
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Yang Yang
College of Engineering and Computer Science-Nanoscience Technology Center; Faculty Representative -
Thomas Kean
College of Medicine-Internal Medicine; Faculty Representative -
Amanda Walden
College of Community Innovation and Education-Health Management & Informatics; Faculty Representative; Chair, Library Advisory Committee -
Xiaoming Yu
College of Optics and Photonics; Faculty Representative -
Michael Rovito
College of Health Professions and Sciences-Health Sciences; Faculty Representative -
Donna Neff
College of Nursing-Nursing Systems; Faculty Representative -
Roger Handberg
College of Sciences-Political Science; Faculty Representative; Chair, Textbook Committee -
Beau Case
University Libraries-Committee Administrator -
Peter Larson
College of Arts and Humanities-History; Department Chair Representative -
Stacey DiLiberto
College of Arts and Humanities-Philosophy; Faculty Representative -
Tina Calandrino
Division of Digital Learning-Center for Distributed Learning; Instructional Designer Representative -
Suja Chaulagain
Rosen College of Hospitality Management- Hospitality Services; Faculty Represenative -
Martha Garcia
College of Arts and Humanities- Modern Languages and Literature; Faculty Representative -
Jarib Benitez
Student Government Association; Student Representative
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Rachel Trnka
University Libraries- Academic Administration; Faculty Representative -
Lori Walters
College of Graduate Studies-School of Modeling Simulation & Training; Faculty Representative
Membership
The committee shall consist of one faculty member from each academic unit, one college dean, and one department chair, all selected by the Committee on Committees (in consultation with the director of Libraries). Other members include an associate or senior instructional designer, one undergraduate student (appointed by the president of the Student Government Association) and one graduate student (appointed by the dean of the College of Graduate Studies based on the recommendation of the president of the Graduate Student Association). The director of the University Libraries shall serve as an ex officio member. The chair and vice chair of the committee shall be a faculty member of the committee elected at the first meeting at the beginning of each academic year. Terms of service shall be three years, staggered, with the exception of the student members, who shall serve for one year.
Duties and Responsibilities
- To facilitate communication between the Libraries and its academic clientele.
- To act as advocates of the Libraries in university-wide decision-making groups.
- To act as an advisory council to the Libraries administration.
Committee Reports
By the end of the Spring semester, the committee submits a brief annual report of the committees’ activities. Below are the annual reports for the committee.
