Common use of Library Council Clause in Contracts

Library Council. 17.01 There shall be a Library Council which shall establish its own rules of procedure, a copy of which shall be furnished to each member of the Council and to the Union. 17.02 The Library Council shall be composed of: a. all professional librarian members of the Bargaining Unit; b. the University Librarian and the Associate University Librarian(s), as ex- officio non-voting members. 17.03 The members of the Council will elect a chair and a secretary from among the professional librarian members holding permanent appointments at the final meeting of the Council in the academic year. The terms of those offices shall take effect July 1st and shall be for one (1) year. 17.04 The Library Council shall meet at least once in each Fall and Winter term: a. To establish, annually, a Library Promotion and Permanence Committee with membership as follows: i. An Associate University Librarian and three (3) professional librarian members of the Council with permanent appointments at the Librarian III or IV rank and elected by the Library Council for staggered three (3) year terms. ii. As the occasion arises, the University Librarian may add a further professional librarian member and/or a member of the University community, if expertise in a specific area would assist in the evaluation process. iii. When considering an application for promotion to Librarian IV, the Committee will be augmented by an appointee, external to the University Library, selected jointly by the Xxxxxxx and Vice-President, Academic and the President of the Union. iv. The Committee will elect its own chair. b. To consider any matters it deems relevant to the administration and policies of the Library. c. To make recommendations on appointments, extension of probationary appointments, permanence, promotion, leaves, procedures for annual performance reviews, long term planning and such other matters as may be agreed to by the members through the Library Council or subcommittee as appropriate and agreed to. d. To establish the criteria for annual performance review. Performance review criteria must be consistent with the Agreement, in particular Articles 12 (Rights and Responsibilities of Members), 22 (Permanence and Promotion for Professional Librarians), and 25 (Workload for Professional Librarian Members). The Council shall provide the criteria to the University Librarian for consideration and approval. e. To hear reports on developments generally in the field of library and information science and specifically in the library systems of Ontario universities, to hear reports from professional conferences and workshops, and to discuss the implications of such developments for the University Library. f. To consider any matter, at the call of the Chair of Library Council or whenever five (5) or more of the professional librarian members notify the Chair in writing that they wish the Council to meet.

Library Council. 17.01 There shall be a Library Council which shall establish its own rules of procedure, a copy of which shall be furnished to each member of the Council and to the Union. 17.02 The Library Council shall be composed of: a. all professional librarian members of the Bargaining Unit; b. the University Librarian and the Associate University Librarian(s), as ex- officio non-voting exofficio members. 17.03 The members of the Council will elect a chair and a secretary from among the professional librarian members holding permanent appointments at the final first meeting of the Council in the academic yearFall term. The terms of those offices shall take effect July 1st and shall be for one (1) year. 17.04 The Library Council shall meet at least once in each Fall and Winter term: a. To establish, annually, a Library Promotion and Permanence Committee with membership as follows: i. An Associate University Librarian and three (3) professional librarian members of the Council with permanent appointments at the Librarian III or IV rank and elected by the Library Council for staggered three (3) year terms. ii. As the occasion arises, the University Librarian may add a further professional librarian member and/or a member of the University community, if expertise in a specific area would assist in the evaluation process. iii. When considering an application for promotion to Librarian IV, the Committee will be augmented by an appointee, external to the University Library, selected jointly by the Xxxxxxx and Vice-President, Academic and the President of the Union. iv. The Committee will elect its own chair. b. To consider any matters it deems relevant to the administration and policies of the Library. c. To make recommendations on appointments, extension of probationary appointments, permanence, promotion, leaves, election of heads, procedures for annual performance reviews, long term planning and such other matters as may be agreed to by the members through the Library Council or subcommittee as appropriate and agreed to. d. To establish the criteria for annual performance review. Performance review criteria must be consistent with the Agreement, in particular Articles 12 (Rights and Responsibilities of Members), 22 (Permanence and Promotion for Professional Librarians), and 25 (Workload for Professional Librarian Members). The Council shall provide the criteria to the University Librarian for consideration and approval. e. To hear reports on developments generally in the field of library and information science and specifically in the library systems of Ontario universities, to hear reports from professional conferences and workshops, and to discuss the implications of such developments for the University Library. f. e. To consider any matter, at the call of the Chair of Library Council or whenever five (5) or more of the professional librarian members notify the Chair in writing that they wish the Council to meet.

Library Council. 17.01 There shall be a Library Council which shall establish its own rules of procedure, a copy of which shall be furnished to each member of the Council and to the Union. 17.02 The Library Council shall be composed of: a. all professional librarian members of the Bargaining Unit; b. the University Librarian and the Associate University Librarian(s), as ex- officio non-voting members. 17.03 The members of the Council will elect a chair and a secretary from among the professional librarian members holding permanent appointments at the final first meeting of the Council in the academic year. The Fall term, and the terms of those offices shall take effect July 1st and shall be for one (1) year. 17.04 The Library Council shall meet at least once in each Fall and Winter term: a. To establish, annually, a Library Promotion and Permanence Committee with membership as follows: i. An Associate University Librarian and three (3) professional librarian members of the Council with permanent appointments at the Librarian III or IV rank and elected by the Library Council for staggered three (3) year terms. No more than two (2) of the elected professional librarian members shall be from Reference Information Services. ii. As the occasion arises, the University Librarian may add a further professional librarian member and/or a member of the University community, community if expertise in a specific area would assist in the evaluation process. iii. When considering an application for promotion to Librarian IV, the Committee will be augmented by an appointee, external to the University Library, selected jointly by the Xxxxxxx and Vice-President, Academic and the President of the Union. iv. The Committee will elect its own chair. b. To consider any matters it deems relevant to the administration and policies of the Library. c. To make recommendations on appointments, extension of probationary appointments, permanence, promotion, leaves, election of heads, procedures for annual performance reviewsmerit recommendations, long term planning and such other matters as may be agreed to by the members through the Library Council or subcommittee sub- committee as appropriate and agreed to. d. To establish the criteria for annual performance review. Performance review criteria must be consistent with the Agreement, in particular Articles 12 (Rights and Responsibilities of Members), 22 (Permanence and Promotion for Professional Librarians), and 25 (Workload for Professional Librarian Members). The Council shall provide the criteria to the University Librarian for consideration and approval. e. To hear reports on developments generally in the field of library and information science and specifically in the library systems of Ontario universities, to hear reports from professional conferences and workshops, and to discuss the implications of such developments for the University Library. f. e. To consider any matter, at the call of the Chair of Library Council or whenever five (5) or more of the professional librarian members notify the Chair in writing that they wish the Council to meet. 17.05 There shall be a Committee of Reference Information Services, which shall establish its own rules of procedure, a copy of which shall be furnished to each member of the Committee and to the Union. 17.06 The Committee of Reference Information Services shall be chaired by the Head, Reference Information Services, and shall be composed of all professional librarian members who provide scheduled reference information services as per Article 25.07. 17.07 The Committee shall meet at least once during each term at the call of the Chair or whenever four (4) or more of its members notify the Head, Reference Information Services that they wish the Committee to meet: a. To consider and make recommendations regarding any aspect of the administration of Reference Information Services to the Associate University Librarian, Services; b. To discuss professional issues of interest to reference librarians.

Library Council. 17.01 There shall be a Library Council which shall establish its own rules of procedure, a copy of which shall be furnished to each member of the Council and to the Union. 17.02 The Library Council shall be composed of: a. (a) all professional librarian members of the Bargaining Unit; b. (b) the University Librarian and the Associate University Librarian(s), as ex- ex-officio non-voting members. 17.03 The members of the Council will elect a chair and a secretary from among the professional librarian members holding permanent appointments at the final first meeting of the Council in the academic year. The fall term, and the terms of those offices shall take effect July 1st and shall be for one (1) year. 17.04 The Library Council shall meet at least once in each Fall and Winter term: a. (a) To establish, annually, a Library an Appointments, Promotion and Permanence Committee with membership as follows: i. An which shall consist of the Associate University Librarian and three (3) professional librarian members of the Council with permanent appointments at the Librarian III or IV rank and elected by the Library Council for staggered three (3) year terms. ii. No more than two (2) of the professional librarian members shall be from Reference Information Services. As the occasion arises, the University Librarian may add a further professional librarian member and/or a member of the University community, community if expertise in a specific area would assist in the evaluation process. iii. In the case of an appointment, if the member added is not a professional librarian, then he/she will be a non-voting member of the Committee. When considering an application a request for promotion to Librarian IV, the Committee will be augmented by an appointee, external to the University Library, selected jointly by the Xxxxxxx and Vice-President, Academic and the President of the Union. iv. The Committee will elect its own chair. b. (b) To consider any matters it deems relevant to the administration and policies of the Library. c. (c) To make recommendations on appointments, extension non-renewal of probationary appointmentsappointment, permanence, promotion, leaves, election of heads, procedures for annual performance reviewsmerit recommendations, long term planning and such other matters as may be agreed to by the members through the Library Council or subcommittee sub-committee as appropriate and agreed to. d. To establish the criteria for annual performance review. Performance review criteria must be consistent with the Agreement, in particular Articles 12 (Rights and Responsibilities of Members), 22 (Permanence and Promotion for Professional Librarians), and 25 (Workload for Professional Librarian Members). The Council shall provide the criteria to the University Librarian for consideration and approval. e. d) To hear reports on developments generally in the field of library and information science and specifically in the library systems of Ontario universities, to hear reports from professional conferences and workshops, and to discuss the implications of such developments for the University Library. f. (e) To consider any matter, at the call of the Chair of Library Council or whenever five (5) or more of the professional librarian members notify the Chair in writing that they wish the Council to meet.five