LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
MEMBERS
CHARTER
Purpose | Responsibilities | Administration
Purpose
Los Alamos National Laboratory recognizes that a strong and high quality
research library is a fundamental component required to support the Laboratory’s
broad-based effort in science and engineering research. Rapid changes
in information technology, scholarly communication, and publishing, coupled
with the rise of digital library capabilities, require that the Laboratory
consider the evolution of the library. It is for this general purpose
that the Library Advisory Board is constituted.
The Library Advisory Board has the following objective: to enhance the
effectiveness of the Research Library and scholarly communications for
Laboratory users, and to provide advice and recommendations to Library
management on policy, planning and resources. Board members provide direct
interaction between Laboratory scientific and engineering staff and Library
management. Board members articulate the needs of the organization they
represent.
Responsibilities
- Recommend directions for research library and
digital library development consistent with Laboratory needs. Evaluate
and provide feedback on advanced technologies for the Library.
- Provide the Library management with relevant
user feedback and advice on library products and services to support
Laboratory research needs and any other issues that impact the Library.
- Review Library policies and services and recommend
appropriate changes.
- Communicate user needs to the Library, and communicate
information about library products/services to the Laboratory research
community.
- Review and provide recommendations to the Research
Library and Laboratory senior management on the Library budget and other
related issues.
- Advise the Library and Laboratory management
on Laboratory needs for access to scholarly publication and information.
Advise Library and Laboratory management on issues pertinent to intellectual
property and scholarly publishing.
Administration
The Library Advisory Board will interact with the Research Library managers,
and will specifically report to and advise the Director for Science and
Technology Base Programs (DSTBP). The Research Library will provide administrative
support for Board activities. The Board will normally meet monthly.
Membership of the Library Advisory Board shall consist of not fewer than
12 members and a chairperson selected by DSTBP with input from Library
managers and Board members. The Director for Science and Technology Base
Programs, the Research Library Group Leader and Deputy Group Leader shall
be ex-officio members. Board membership will be broadly representative
of the research activities and organizations of the Laboratory, and will
include a member representing the Fellows and a Post-doc. Membership will
be for a three-year period, staggered to assure continuity.
March 15, 1999
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