Branch Chairs is a standing committee made up of the chairs and associate chairs of the six branch libraries that make up the Smathers Libraries, along with the chair of the Acquisitions and Collections Services Department. The group is convened by the Senior Associate Dean of Scholarly Resources and Services and meets every other week on the first and third Thursdays of the month.
Charge
The primary purposes/charge of the group:
- Gathering input on library-wide initiatives
- Discussing strategic approaches to branch operations
- Disseminating information to branch and other personnel in the Libraries
- Making decisions on branch policies and procedures (with final approval from the deans)
Membership
Convener: Patrick Reakes, Senior Associate Dean
Current Members:
- Library West: Stacey Ewing (Chair), Hélène Huet (Associate Chair)
- Marston Science Library: Melody Royster (Chair), Amy Buhler (Associate Chair)
- Special and Area Studies Collections (SASC): Carol McAuliffe (acting Chair), John Nemmers (acting Associate Chair)
- Architecture and Fine Arts Library (AFA): Ann Lindell (Chair, Departmental Libraries and Director, AFA)
- Education: Rachael Elrod (Associate Chair, Departmental Libraries and Director, Education Library)
- Health Science Center Library (HSCL): Hannah Norton (Chair), Maggie Ansell (Associate Chair), Carrie Adams (Program Director, Borland Library)
- Acquisitions and Collections Services: Erin Gallagher (Chair)