Libraries, Academic Materials, and Publication Committee (LAMP)

The Libraries, Academic Materials, and Publication (LAMP) Committee represents the views of faculty members concerning the acquisition, storage, and provision of unique collections and scholarly materials; issues related to scholarly communication, education materials, and open scholarship; and the support of student success through information literacy teaching, research, and student study spaces and related services. The committee also advocates for a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in libraries, academic materials, and publication. Some key terms are defined below:

  • Unique collections are the distinctive University holdings of scientific, historical, artistic, or cultural importance collected in support of its teaching and research mission and held by units across campus including the University Libraries’ Rare and Distinctive Collections, the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØArt Museum collections, and the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØNatural History Museum collections.
  • Scholarly Materials are the journals, databases, eBooks/books, streaming video, among many other formats of information that the library acquires and makes available for research and teaching.
  • Scholarly communication, in which creative works, research and other scholarly writings are created, evaluated for quality, disseminated to the scholarly community, and preserved for future use. In short, how faculty communicate and disseminate their work. Examples include peer reviewed articles, white papers, conference posters, monographs.
  • Education materials, in partnership with the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBookstore, are virtual or physical items and media that enhance student learning and understanding of a subject area. Examples include textbooks, course packs, lab books, and software/apps.
  • Open scholarship encompasses open practices in academia including open access, open data, and open educational resources. Open practices of knowledge creation and dissemination focus on increasing inclusion, social impact, and participation (UBC).
  • Information literacy is the set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information is produced and valued, and the use of information in creating new knowledge and participating ethically in communities of learning (ACRL, 2015).

Committee Membership

The Libraries, Academic Materials, and Publication Committee shall have eight elected faculty as described in the BFA Standing Rules Article V.; Section 1; Article c on Committees. The committee may choose additional members, subject to approval by the Executive Committee, to ensure sufficient membership to address specific issues and concerns as they arise. Appointed non-voting members shall include administration liaisons, faculty resource members, and students. Campus administration liaisons (or their designees) shall include but not be limited to the: Dean of Libraries, Law Library Director, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBookstore Director, Campus Registrar, and representatives from the C.U. Natural History Museum and the C.U. Art Museum. Other administration liaison members may be added at the discretion of the committee chair. The committee chair may appoint up to two faculty, active or retired, in a Faculty Resource member seat with a one-year term. The committee may approve up to three student members annually who shall be selected from Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØstudent government bodies (undergraduate and graduate), and campus Libraries or Museums student employees.

Voting Members elected by Assembly:

2 BFA Representative seats (A&S or Non-A&S)

3 Arts & Sciences Faculty seats

3 Non-Arts & Sciences Faculty seats

Additional faculty as recommended by the Committee and approved by the Executive Committee

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LAMP Roster