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Library and Scholarly Communication (LASC)

Duties

The Committee on Library and Scholarly Communications (LASC) advises the Chancellor or Chancellor’s designee and the Division regarding the administration of the university library. This includes making recommendations to the Division on matters related to the role of the university library in the acquisition, storage and provision of scholarly materials and resources for scholarly communication. LASC maintains liaison with the University Committee on Library and Scholarly Communications (UCOLASC). 
 
For a complete description of LASC’s duties please see the committee’s bylaws.
 

AY 23-24 Meeting Schedule, Agendas, and Minutes


2023-2024 Membership

Current Members:

 

Ex-Officio (non-voting):

  • Matt Hibbing, Senate Chair, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (Spring 2024)

  • Kevin Mitchell, Senate Vice-Chair, School of Natural Sciences (Spring 2024)

  • Haipeng Li, University Librarian

  • Olivia Olivares, Library Consultant

  • TBD, Graduate Student Representative

  • Val Mendoza, Undergraduate Student Representative

*Professor Patricia LiWang, School of Natural Sciences, served as the Senate Chair and Ex-Officio in Fall 2023.

*Professor Matt Hibbing, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, served as the Senate Vice-Chair and Ex-Officio in Fall 2023.


Corresponding System Committe:


Former Members



UC Merced Library White Paper


Contact:

Sang Lee

Senate Analyst

slee343@ucmerced.edu