OCUL Collections Subcommittee
Superseded by Collections Subcommittee (July 2016)
Purpose:
The role of the OCUL Collections Subcommittee is:
- to aid the OCUL Projects Officer in vetting and evaluating vendor product proposals on behalf of the OCUL IR group;
- to meet with vendors and assist with vendor negotiations, when appropriate;
- to recommend to the OCUL Projects Officer proposals to be presented to the OCUL IR group.
Members:
Minimum of three librarians, chosen from the member libraries. The candidates should represent diverse libraries based on size and academic programs.
- Chair: Jacqueline Cato, OCUL
- Samuel Cassady (Western)
- Kate Davis (Scholars Portal)
- David Gall (Waterloo)
- Aaron Lupton (York)
- Rebecca Kasperavicius (Nipissing)
- Paul St. Pierre (Guelph)
- Jacqueline Whyte-Appleby (Scholars Portal)
- Weijing Yuan (Toronto)
Appointment Process:
Members will be chosen by the OCUL IR group and report to the OCUL Projects Officer.
Term:
Subcommittee members should serve three years on a rotating basis so that the collective memory is preserved.
Chair:
The OCUL Projects Officer chairs this subcommittee.
Meetings:
Meeting are at the call of the Chair and may be by phone or in person.
Communication:
The subcommittee will normally communicate by email and/or phone.
Superseded by Collections Subcommittee (July 2016)