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Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication
(COLASC)

2012-13 COLASC Membership
Steen

Francis Steen
- CHAIR
Communication Studies
2009-2013
Blanchette

Jean-Francois Blanchette
Information Studies
2012-2015

Borgman

Christine Borgman

Information Studies
2011-2014
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Joseph Bristow
English
2012-2015
Dieleman

Jacco Dieleman

Near Eastern Lang. & Cult.
2011-2014
Garfinkel

Alan Garfinkel

Medicine
2012-2015
Higbie

Tobias Higbie

History
2011-2014
Kreiman

Jody Kreiman

Head and Neck Surgery
2011-2014
Levine

Alex Levine

Chemistry & Biochemistry
2011-2014
Strong

Gary Strong

University Librarian
Ex Officio
GSA

Morgan Currie

Information Studies
Graduate Student Representative
USAC

Laura Mitchell

History Major; Spanish Minor
Undergraduate Student Rep.

 

Committee Charge

The Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication (COLASC) takes, as its principal obligation, to reflect and articulate the views of UCLA faculty members concerning the role of the University Library in the acquisition, storage, and provision of scholarly materials.

COLASC advises the Chancellor concerning the administration of the Library and scholarly communication. The Committee represents the Division and the faculty in all matters of library policy and advises the Library administration accordingly. COLASC meets twice per quarter

Membership:

  • Nine voting faculty appointed by the Committee on Committees and confirmed by the Legislative Assembly for up to 3 years,
  • The UCLA University Librarian, ex-officio,
  • Two student representatives, 1 undergraduate and 1 graduate appointed by their respective student government.

Interactions with Administration:

Primary interactions are with the University Librarian.

Contacts:

Chair: Francis Steen, Communication Studies, 310-825-3147, steen@commstds.ucla.edu
Senate Staff Contact: Mark Kaminsky, 310-206-2070, mkaminsky@senate.ucla.edu


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