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Senate Library Committee Meetings

The Senate Library Committee met 4 times during the 2004/05 fiscal year. Meeting highlights include:

• Reviewed and supported the Library External Review and the Library's Response to the

Review.

• Reviewed and supported the proposed change to the SFU Library policy which allows for a

limited tolerance (under

$5)

of library fines before library privileges are suspended.

• Reviewed and supported the Library Collections budget for

2004/05.

• Reviewed and supported the direction of the Library's Three Year Plan and Schedule for 2004-

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2007.

• Endorsed the pamphlet "Stewardship of Scholarly Resources in a Digital World" to be

distributed to SFU faculty, staff and students.

Senate Library Committee Membership, 2004/05

Ex-Officio Members

Mario Pinto, Chair, Vice-President, Research

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Jon Driver, Dean of Graduate Studies

Bruce Clayman, Chair, Vice-President, Research (to

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Lynn Copeland, University Librarian

August 31, 2004)

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Todd Mundle, Associate University

John Waterhouse, Vice-President, Academic

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Librarian (non-voting)

Janice Bearg, Dean of Continuing Studies designate

Elected Members

Jennifer Chang (Faculty Member - Business

Administration)

Gordon Coleman (Librarian)

Carole Gerson (Faculty Member - Arts)

Norbert Haunerland (Senator at Large)

Michael Hayes (Faculty Member- Health

Sciences)

Pat Howard (Faculty Member- Applied

Sciences)

Marcia McInnes (Undergraduate Student

Alternate)

Rob McTavish (Graduate Student Alternate)

Lynne Quarmby (Faculty Member - Science)

Sara Rozell (Senator at Large)

Daniel Say (Library Staff)

Camilla Sears (Graduate Student)

Trevor Tombe (Undergraduate Student)

Jan van Aalst (Faculty Member - Education)

Senate Library Committee Annual Report 2004-05

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Library Penalties Appeal Committee Report 2004/2005

The Library Penalties Appeal Committee met once during the 2004/2005 fiscal year to consider patron

fine appeals.

At the November 4, 2004 meeting, the Committee members present included the following:

Norbert Haunerland, Senator, Chair

Sara Rozell, Senator

Rob McTavish, Acting Graduate Student Representative

Also in attendance: Gisele Pomerleau, Head, Loans Division

Sherrie Sutcliffe, Supervisor, Loans Division

Laurine Harrison, Ombudsperson

One appeal case was heard as outlined below:

Category of

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Type of Fine

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Amount ?

Decision

Borrower ?

of Fine

Alumnus ?

3 replacement charges and

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$260.50 ?

Appeal Withdrawn -

overdue fines ?

$37.50 in late fees waived

due to mitigating

circumstances.

B. Mario Pinto

Qiair, SLC

Vice—President, Research

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Senate Library Committee Annual Report 2004-05

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