Library Committees

Library Committee


The Library Committee meets weekly during term time and is chaired by the Junior Librarian.  Its remit is to select new stock for the Library, to identify material for withdrawal and to discuss any other issues which impact on the day-to-day operation of the Library.  In addition to the Junior Librarian, the Senior Librarian, the Librarian-in-Charge, the Library Graduate Trainee (Minutes Secretary) and a representative of Standing Committee, the Committee has up to 12 junior members and up to 6 senior members.

The current membership of the Committee is:

James Kingston (Junior Librarian, Christ Church College)
James Methven (Senior Librarian, Oriel College)
Su Lockley (Librarian-in-Charge)
Adrienne Cooper (Minutes Secretary)
Eleanor Lischka (Standing Committee representative)
Omar Asfar (Regent's Park College)
Anshul Bakhda (Christ Church College)
Aditya Balachander  (St Anne's College)
Ronald Collinson (Balliol College)
Jake Coltman (Magdalen College)
Richard Hill (Magdalen College)
Radoslav Lolov (St Catherine's College)
Jessica Rolland (St Anne's College)
Anne Ross (University College)
Oliver Sheerin (Regent's Park College)
Ash Thomas (Balliol College)
David Thomas (Exeter College)
Andrew Boggs (Senior Member, New College)
Francis Cameron (Senior Member)
Rev David Johnson (Senior Member)
Oliver Linch (Senior Member, Lincoln College)
Francis Murphy (Senior Member, Magdalen College)
John Whitehead (Senior Member)

The Committee is always keen to hear from potential new members, both junior and senior.  To find out more, email  librarian-in-charge@oxford-union.org  

See below for recent minutes of the Library Committee.

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2010HT2

2010HT3

2010HT4

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2010HT7


Library Strategy Committee


The Library Strategy Committee is chaired by the Senior Librarian and meets once a term.  Its remit is to advise on issues concerning the long term strategic development of the library service.  The Committee also approves the annual library strategy document.  The current membership of the Library Strategy Committee is:

James Methven (Senior Librarian, Oriel)
James Kingston (Junior Librarian, Christ Church College)
Su Lockley (Librarian-in-Charge)
Adrienne Cooper (Minutes Secretary)
Stuart Cullen (President)
Laura Winwood (ex-Junior Librarian, Hertford College)
Vacancy (Ex-Junior Librarian)
Christopher Walton (OLDUT)
Lindsey Warne (Bursar)
Jeremy Worth (IT Officer)
Aditya Balachander (Library Committee representative)
Rev David Johnson (Library Committee representative)
Radoslav Lolov (Library Committee representative)
Amanda Saville (Librarian, Queen's College)
Fiona Wilkes (Librarian, Wolfson College)
Margaret Robb (Social Sciences Librarian, representative of OULS)

See below for recent minutes of the Library Strategy Committee:

2008HT

2008TT

2008MT

2009HT

2009TT

2009MT

2010HT