Charge
The User Education Committee provides guidance and advice to the Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction and the University Library by formulating and reviewing plans, goals, priorities, strategies, policies and procedures related to user education; identifying temporary and ongoing instructional issues; promoting awareness of and participation in information literacy activities within the Library and the University as a whole; gathering information and encouraging research and discussion about information literacy, information seeking, and user education; creating and assisting with instructional development programming; and responding to requests for assistance or advice about user education and information literacy issues.
Composition
The committee is composed of individuals who are actively involved in library instruction in their jobs, including:
- Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction, chair
- Digital Learning Librarian
- Undergraduate Library Instruction Librarian
- Reference Library Instruction Librarian
- One additional Librarian from Central Public Services Libraries
- Four additional Librarians from Non-Central Public Services Libraries
- One Support Staff Member
Additional members may be appointed to represent special concerns.
Membership
- Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Chair, ex officio (Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction)
- *Melody Allison (08/15/10)
- *Paula Carns (8/15/09)
- Bernice Harrington (08/15/09)
- *Karen Hogenboom (8/15/09)
- Yoo-seong Song (8/15/10)
- *Ellen Swain (8/15/09)
- *Nathan Yarasavage (08/15/10)
- Susan Avery, ex officio (Undergraduate Library Instruction Librarian)
- Lori Mestre, ex officio (Digital Learning Librarian)
- Merinda Hensley, ex officio (Reference Library Instruction Librarian)
- Emily Love, ex officio (Outreach Librarian for Multicultural Services)
