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:
Ash Sangha (Junior Librarian, Queen's College)
James Methven (Senior Librarian, Oriel College)
Su Lockley (Librarian-in-Charge)
Adrienne Cooper (Minutes Secretary)
Vacancy (Standing Committee representative)
Omar Asfar (Regent's Park College)
Anshul Bakhda (Christ Church College)
Richard Hill (Magdalen College)
Helen Pye (Pembroke College)
Anne Ross (University College)
Oliver Sheerin (Regent's Park College)
Alexandra Turney (St Catherine's College)
Andrew Boggs (Senior Member, New College)
Francis Cameron (Senior Member)
Rev David Johnson (Senior Member)
John Lunan (Senior Member, St Hilda's 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.
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)
Ash Sangha (Junior Librarian, Queen's College)
Su Lockley (Librarian-in-Charge)
Adrienne Cooper (Minutes Secretary)
James Kingston (President)
Will Chamberlain (ex-Junior Librarian, Linclon College)
Vacancy (Ex-Junior Librarian)
Christopher Walton (OLDUT)
Lindsey Warne (Bursar)
Jeremy Worth (IT Officer)
Oliver Sheerin (Library Committee representative)
Rev David Johnson (Library Committee representative)
Vacancy(Library Committee representative)
Amanda Saville (Librarian, Queen's College)
Fiona Wilkes (Librarian, Wolfson College)
Margaret Robb (Social Sciences Librarian, representative of Bodleian Libraries)
See below for recent minutes of the Library Strategy Committee:
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