Library Committee

This committee shall consist of the Vice Provost for Libraries and Museums; one faculty member from each of the eight colleges or schools governed by Deans in which faculty have primary appointments (with the exception of the College of Arts and Sciences which shall have three, one of whom shall be from a discipline in the Humanities); two undergraduate students;  two graduate students; and two elected librarians or members of the library professional staff, who may be the same librarians who serve as elected members of the faculty senate. All members of the Committee are voting members. One of the faculty members shall be appointed chairperson. Meetings of the committee shall be open to all librarians (workload permitting) unless a closed session is deemed necessary by the chairperson or the Vice Provost for Libraries and Museums.

The primary roles of the committee are to advise the Vice Provost for  Libraries and Museums on both the needs and foci of the academic community and to provide feedback on the Library’s current and proposed activities. An important secondary role is to advise the Faculty Senate on policies and practices that relate to the Library.

Position Name Years Email
Vice Provost for Library and Museums Trevor A. Dawes tadawes@udel.edu
College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Rep Bernard McKenna (chair) 2025-2027 mckennab@udel.edu
College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Rep Claire McCabe 2025-2027 cmccabe@udel.edu
College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Rep Sean Tandy 2024-2026 smtandy@udel.edu
College of Ag & Nat Resources Faculty Rep Tony Seraphin 2024-2026 seraphin@udel.edu
College of Business & Economics Faculty Rep Daniel Lee 2024-2026 djlee@udel.edu
College of Earth, Ocean & Environment Faculty Rep Anna Birkenbach 2024-2026 abirken@udel.edu
College of Education & Human Development Faculty Rep Kate Riera 2024-2026 kriera@udel.edu
College of Engineering Faculty Rep Jovan Tatar 2025-2027 jtatar@udel.edu
Biden School Faculty Rep Alisa Moldavanova 2024-2026 alisam@udel.edu
College of Health Sciences Faculty Rep Chris Hoch 2025-2027 choch@udel.edu
Library Representative Alison Wessel 2024-2026 awessel@udel.edu
Library Representative Kayla Abner 2025-2027 kabner@udel.edu