Brandeis Library Faculty Advisory Council
Purpose
The Brandeis Library Faculty Advisory Committee gives Faculty an active voice in library-related issues on campus. The Library Faculty Advisory Committee is a two-way forum for information exchange between Faculty and the Brandeis Library.
Responsibilities
- Review and provide feedback on current and future library services. Provide a channel for concerns and suggestions from the community.
- Review and provide feedback on current and proposed policies, and standards.
- Fully understanding the resources of the Brandeis Library, discuss and seek to resolve issues, which span departmental or divisional boundaries.
- Provide direction to prevent, where appropriate, unnecessary redundancy or non-sustainable implementations and their resulting inefficiencies and risks.
- When necessary, solicit information and assistance from other campus stakeholder as needed.
Membership
The membership of this Council includes representation from applicable University departments and schools, including:
| Member | Role |
|---|---|
| Matthew Sheehy | University Librarian - Chair |
| Gannit Ankori | Arts & Science Division, Creative Arts Representative |
| Jason Bernard | Brandeis International Business School Representative |
| Irina Dubanina | Faculty Director, Center for Teaching and Learning |
| David Katz | Faculty Senate Representative |
| Laura Miller | Arts & Sciences Division, Social Sciences Representative |
| Robin Miller | Arts & Sciences Division, Humanities Representative |
| Olga Papaemmanouil | Arts & Sciences Division Representative |
| Cindy Thomas | Heller School Representative |
| Vacant | Arts & Sciences Division, Science Representative |
Contact Us
For more information, to ask questions, or to suggest agenda topics for the council to consider, contact Matthew Sheehy at sheehy@brandeis.edu.