The Michigan State University Libraries operate within the regulations of the Board of Trustees and the policies of the University. Within the Libraries, a form of participatory management is followed in which the Director, library administrators, and library faculty share in the decision-making process according to the rules and standards of academic governance in this University.

In support of the mission and goals of Michigan State University, the library faculty* is dedicated to fulfilling the varied information needs of the university community by collecting, organizing and preserving recorded knowledge in all its forms and by providing dynamic library services based on these material resources. The library faculty is committed to the concept of academic freedom and recognizes that such freedom, accompanied by responsibility, is attached to all aspects of a librarian's professional conduct. Therefore, the library faculty subscribes to the sentiments expressed in the American College and Research Libraries' Standards for Faculty Status for College and University Librarians (See Appendix I).

These bylaws provide for the governance of the library faculty through its assembly and steering committee while the library faculty fulfills its responsibility for providing excellence in library services to the university community.

The name of the organization shall be the Michigan State University Libraries Faculty Assembly (LFA).

The purposes of this organization are: to discuss matters of concern to the faculty of the Michigan State University Libraries system, and to contribute to the governance of the libraries within the four modes of participation as defined in the Michigan State University Bylaws for Academic Governance.

*The phrase 'Library faculty' is used in these bylaws to refer to members of the regular faculty (as defined in section 1.1.1.1., pg. 1-1 of the Bylaws for Academic Governance, Michigan State University, and appointed to the Librarian Continuing Appointment System) and the temporary faculty.

1. Faculty of the Library

1.1. Composition of the Faculty.

1.1.1. Regular Library Faculty may be full-time or part-time persons in the MSU Libraries who have been appointed as librarians with faculty status within the Librarian Continuing Appointment System by the Provost upon recommendation of the Director of the Libraries. (See the Michigan State University Bylaws for Academic Governance, section 1.1.1.1.)

1.1.2. Temporary Library Faculty may be full-time or part-time persons in the MSU Libraries who have been granted temporary appointment as librarians.

1.2. Voting Faculty.

1.2.1. The voting faculty in the election of University councils and committees shall be all Regular Library Faculty as defined in 1.1.1 of these Bylaws.

1.2.2. Regular and Temporary Library Faculty shall be eligible, upon appointment, to vote on matters concerning activities within the MSU Libraries except as otherwise indicated in the Bylaws.

1.2.3. For purposes of academic governance, every member of the Library Faculty except the Director of Libraries shall be assigned to one of the divisions of the MSU Libraries.

1.3. Faculty Governance

As members of the faculty of Michigan State University,

(Michigan State University Faculty Handbook p.7 "The 'regular faculty' of Michigan State University shall consist of all persons appointed under the rules of tenure and holding the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or instructor, and persons appointed as librarians....")

Librarians participate in library governance in the same four modes as do all faculty at Michigan State University.

(Michigan State University By-Laws for Academic Governance, sections 1.3 and 2.2.8: "There are four modes of faculty and student participation identified for use in Academic Governance....The modes of participation specified at the University level shall be the model that guides but does not necessarily determine the modes of participation at the academic unit level.")

1.3.1. Delegated

The Library Faculty Assembly and/or Steering Committee is authorized to make decisions on specified matters. Such decisions are subject to administrative review, but will be altered only in exceptional circumstances.

1.3.2. Shared responsibility

The Library Faculty Assembly and/or Steering Committee makes recommendations to the Director of Libraries. If the Director and the LFA or Steering Committee cannot agree and action must be taken, the recommendations of the Director and the Library Faculty Assembly or Steering Committee will be submitted in writing to the Provost's office for resolution.

1.3.3. Advisory

The Library Faculty Assembly and/or Steering Committee recommends policies to the Director of Libraries. The Director is not bound by the recommendation and accepts responsibility for the decision.

1.3.4.Consultative

The Library Faculty Assembly and/or Steering Committee discuss with and inform the Director of Libraries of recommendations to the administration. The Library Faculty Assembly is not in this case a deliberative body; there is no vote. Rather, the members express their views in order to inform the Director's decision.

1.3.5. Decisions on the mode of participation shall be a shared responsibility between the Director of Libraries and the Library Faculty Assembly or the Steering Committee. Decisions on a particular issue shall be based upon past decisions and actions, the 1) MSU Faculty Handbook, 2) Bylaws for Academic Governance, Michigan State University, 3) Librarian Personnel Handbook of Policies, Procedures, and Practices (hereafter Handbook), 4) Library Faculty Bylaws and Appendices (hereafter Bylaws). Disagreements not resolved by this process shall be referred to the next higher administrative unit.

1.4. Personnel Actions

1.4.1. Regular Library Faculty are appointed under rules for continuing appointment, as defined by the MSU Board of Trustees' action of June 24, 1977, for either an annual or an academic year appointment period.

1.4.1.1. The operating principles of the continuing appointment system shall reflect the spirit and philosophy of the Principles of Tenure as stated in the MSU Faculty Handbook. These principles, adapted for the Library, shall be described in the MSU Libraries' Handbook.

1.4.1.2. Temporary Library Faculty are not appointed under the rules of continuing appointment.

1.4.2. Librarians are appointed to positions at professional levels which are ranked as Librarian I, II, III, or IV. Terms of appointment are those described in the MSU Libraries' Handbook.

1.4.3. Library personnel actions for appointment, reappointment, reassignment, continuing appointment, and promotion shall follow appropriate MSU formulated criteria, procedures, and guidelines, which shall be consistent with MSU policies and shall be described in the MSU Libraries' Handbook.

1.4.4. The Director of Libraries, who shall take into consideration peer evaluation and the personnel needs of the Library, is responsible for final recommendations on all Library personnel actions.

1.4.5. The Office of the Provost shall review for final approval all personnel recommendations forappointments, reappointments, continuing appointments, promotions, and changes of status.

1.5 Dismissal for Cause

1.5.1. A librarian may be dismissed for cause for intellectual dishonesty; acts of discrimination, including harassment, prohibited by law or University policy; acts of moral turpitude; theft or misuse of University property; incompetence; refusal to perform reasonable assigned duties; use of professional authority to exploit others; violation of University policy substantially related to performance of faculty responsibilities; and conviction of violation(s) of law(s) which are substantially related to the fitness of faculty members to engage in their work. (see Michigan State University Faculty Handbook, September 1994, p.46).

1.5.2. The Director of Libraries is responsible for making the final recommendation for dismissal to the Provost.

1.5.3. Dismissal procedure for cause of librarians with continuing appointment shall follow exactly the "Dismissal of Tenured Faculty for Cause." (See the MSU Faculty Handbook).

1.5.4. Dismissal procedures for cause of regular library faculty not with continuing appointment but prior to the expiration of the current term of appointment shall be the same as those established for dismissal for cause of librarians with continuing appointment.

1.6 Evaluation of Regular Library Faculty.

1.6.1. All librarians appointed as Regular Library Faculty shall have their performances evaluated semi-annually, formally based on individual goals and objectives, for the purposes of improving the librarian's performance and service to the Library and to the University.

1.6.1.1. The evaluation shall conform to the due process section in Appendix II of these Bylaws.

1.7 Evaluation of Temporary Library Faculty.

1.7.1. All librarians appointed as Temporary Library Faculty shall have their performances evaluated periodically (at least semi-annually) and informally throughout their appointment period and formally upon conclusion of the appointment, for purposes of improving the librarian's performance and service to the Library and to the University, and for the consideration for reappointment or extension of the appointment based upon stated individual goals and objectives.

1.7.1.1. The evaluation shall conform to the due process section in Appendix II of these Bylaws.

1.8 Grievances.

1.8.1. Violation, misinterpretation, or mis-application of existing policies, legislation, or accepted standards of fairness applicable in a unit of the MSU Libraries, in the Library as a whole, or in the University constitute the criteria upon which a grievance may be initiated.

1.8.2. Any librarian may initiate a grievance.

1.8.3. Prior to initiating a formal grievance, informal resolution of grievances should be attempted by discussing the grievance with the appropriate administrator(s) and/or the Faculty Grievance Officer.

1.8.4. The Library Faculty shall follow the Library Faculty Grievance Procedures in Appendix III of these Bylaws.

1.9 Meetings of the Library Faculty Assembly.

1.9.1. Library Faculty Assembly meetings shall be held at least once during fall and spring semesters, or more frequently at the request of either the Chairperson of the Steering Committee, or the Steering Committee, or upon petition of twenty-five (25) percent of the library faculty, made through the Chairperson.

1.9.1.1. The Director, or a designee, shall generally be present at meetings of the Library Faculty Assembly.

1.9.1.2. If there are no agenda items for a scheduled Faculty Assembly meeting, that meeting may be cancelled by
the Steering Committee provided that an all-staff meeting is held in the same semester as the cancelled LFA
meeting.

1.9.2. Conduct of all Library Faculty Assembly meetings shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, Revised, except as modified by the voting faculty. A parliamentarian shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the Library Faculty Assembly to provide advice and assistance to the Chairperson on procedural matters within the rules.

1.9.2.1. Any vote taken during a Library Faculty meeting will be approved if it represents a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of those present and eligible to vote.

1.9.2.2. A request for a written ballot will be approved with a simple majority vote of those present and eligible to vote.

1.9.3. The Chairperson of the Steering Committee shall serve as Chair of the Library Faculty Assembly and shall preside at library faculty meetings. In case of her/his absence, the Chairperson shall appoint an elected member of the Steering Committee to preside.

1.9.4. In accordance with Robert's Rules of Order, a quorum shall consist of fifty-one (51) percent of the Library Faculty eligible to vote with the exception of those on approved leaves (excluding vacations)..

1.9.5. The agenda for Library Faculty Assembly meetings shall be prepared by the Chairperson in consultation with the Steering Committee. The agenda shall be distributed to all librarians at least three (3) working days prior to a meeting unless a situation arises which requires that a meeting be called immediately.

1.9.6 The Secretary of the Steering Committee shall be an elected officer of the Steering Committee and shall also serve as secretary for the Library Faculty Assembly (LFA).

1.9.7. It shall be the responsibility of any faculty member making a motion to present that motion in written form to the secretary for inclusion in the minutes.

2. Library Organization.

2.1 Director of Libraries.

2.1.1. The chief administrative officer of the MSU Libraries shall be the Director of Libraries.

2.1.2. The Director of Libraries shall be appointed to that position following accepted University procedures as developed by the Executive Committee of Academic Council for the appointment of specified University-level administrators.

2.1.3. The Director shall be responsible for planning and coordinating the administration of the services, resources, educational and research programs of the Libraries. This responsibility shall include budgetary matters, physical facilities, and personnel matters within the Libraries, taking into consideration the advisory procedures of the Library Faculty as outlined in these Bylaws.

2.1.4. The Director shall participate in academic governance as part of her/his responsibilities listed in Section 2.1.5. of the University Bylaws for Academic Governance.

2.1.5 The Director of the Libraries shall be subject to regular review at intervals not to exceed five years.

2.2. Library Divisions

Each of the divisions shall be administered by an individual who is designated as the administrative head of that division and who may hold the title of Associate or Assistant Director of Libraries.

3. Steering Committee

The primary duty of the Steering Committee is to determine the mode of participation for each issue that comes before it. The Steering Committee shall act as an agency through which individual faculty may initiate action in academic governance. The Steering Committee shall act on behalf of the Library Faculty Assembly on occasions when action is needed before a Library Faculty Assembly meeting can be called.

The Director of Libraries shall seek the advice of the library faculty by means of the Library Faculty Assembly or its Steering Committee on policies, programs, services and selected personnel matters.

3.1. Functions of the Steering Committee

3.1.1. The Steering Committee shall advise and consult with the Director of Libraries on areas that are of concern. It shall discuss and make recommendations on any issue of importance to the library faculty or brought before it by the faculty or by the Director.

The Steering Committee shall set the agenda and call meetings of the Library Faculty Assembly but will communicate with the Director of Libraries in the setting of the agenda and calling meetings of the Library Faculty Assembly.

3.1.2. The Steering Committee shall have delegated authority to determine the charge and membership of all faculty committees described in sections 4 and 5 of these Bylaws except for the RECAP and Faculty Affairs Committees.

3.1.3. The Steering Committee shall have shared responsibility with the Director of Libraries or a designee in the selection of library faculty members for the ad hoc search committee for every professional position.

3.1.4. When faculty participation is required on an advisory council, the Steering Committee shall designate one or more faculty representatives.

3.1.5. The Steering Committee shall advise the Director during any budget process.

3.1.6. The Steering Committee shall advise the Director on policy pertaining to library programmatic decisions.

3.1.7. The Steering Committee shall advise the Director on guidelines for salary adjustments and merit increases.

3.1.8. The Steering Committee shall have shared responsibility with the Provost to determine procedures for the review of the Director.

3.2. Membership of Steering Committee:

3.2.1. Composition of the Steering Committee shall be nine members; seven elected by the entire faculty plus the chairs of the RECAP and Faculty Affairs Committees. The Steering Committee shall choose a Chairperson and a Secretary by written ballot from the seven elected members.

3.2.2. The chairs of the RECAP and Faculty Affairs Committees shall be voting members of the Steering Committee.

3.2.3. Ex-officio members, without vote, of the Steering Committee shall consist of the library faculty representative(s) to the Faculty Council.

3.3. Elections of Steering Committee members

3.3.1.The term of office shall be for two years, staggered, with four members elected each even-numbered year, and three members each odd-numbered year.

For 1993-94, the elected faculty representatives to the Library Advisory Council will serve out terms on Steering Committee.

No librarian shall serve simultaneously as an elected member to the Steering Committee and the RECAP or Faculty Affairs Committees. Elections shall be held in April of each year and newly elected representatives shall take office on August 1 of that year.

3.3.2. All regular library faculty except the Director and members of ExecutiveCouncil shall be eligible for election to the Steering Committee upon appointment. Elected representatives may not serve more than two consecutive terms.

In the event a term of office cannot be completed, and there are more than 60 days remaining in that term, another librarian shall be elected to complete the term. If it is for more than twelve (12) months (one year), the term shall count as one full term. If there are fewer than 60 days remaining in the term, that term shall go unfilled, unless there is more than one vacancy, in which case an election will be held.

3.4. Officers of Library Faculty Assembly and Steering Committee

3.4.1. The seven members of the Steering Committee elected by the faculty shall choose from among themselves by written ballot a Chairperson and a Secretary and the Chairs of the Nominations/Elections and the Bylaws Committees.

3.4.2. It shall be the duty of the Chairperson of the Steering Committee to act as Chair of the Library Faculty Assembly, to call meetings of the LFA and to preside at these meetings. The Chairperson and the Secretary shall provide notices and agendas for all meetings.

3.4.3 It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Steering Committee to maintain and distribute minutes of the meetings of the Library Faculty Assembly and the Steering Committee, and to assist the chairperson in the preparation of all agendas and notices.

The Secretary shall prepare and issue a current list of Steering Committee members and their terms and library faculty committees and their members.

3.5. Meetings of the Steering Committee

3.5.1. The Steering Committee shall meet at least once a month, unless both the Chairperson and the Director of Libraries agree to cancel. Either the Chairperson or the Director can call additional meetings.

3.5.1.1. The Director, or a designee, shall generally be present at meetings of the Steering Committee.

3.5.2. A majority of the elected members of the Steering Committee shall constitute a quorum.

4. Standing Committees

The Standing Committees of the Library Faculty Steering Committee are the Nominations/Elections Committee, Library Faculty Advisory Committee on Reappointment, Continuing Appointment and Promotion (RECAP), Faculty Affairs Committee, and the Bylaws Committee.

Standing Committees may be proposed by the Steering Committee or by the Director. Formation of new Standing Committees requires amendment of these Bylaws.

The nature of the membership at each committee (i.e., appointed and/or elected and by whom) shall be as follows:

4.1. The Nominations/Elections Committee shall be composed of three (3) representatives. The chairperson shall be chosen from and by the Steering Committee. The other two members shall be chosen by the Steering Committee from the regular faculty.

4.1.1. The purpose of this committee shall be to solicit names and prepare a slate of candidates for each elected committee position of the Library Faculty Assembly. The committee shall verify that each candidate is eligible for the position according to the Bylaws. A preliminary slate shall be distributed to the library faculty in writing, with a call for further nominations. Members of the Nominations/Elections Committee shall subsequently prepare and distribute the ballot by mail, count the returned ballots, and announce the results.

4.1.1.1. The members of the Nominations/Elections Committee may be nominated for any committee position for which they are eligible to run. In the event that a member is on a slate for the purpose of counting the ballots a member of the Steering Committee shall be selected.

4.2. Library Faculty Advisory Committee on Reappointment, Continuing appointment, and Promotion (RECAP Committee).

4.2.1. The RECAP Committee shall review and make advisory recommendations for all applicants of the regular Library faculty for reappointment, continuing appointment and promotion according to the following general criteria; performance of responsibilities; research, scholarly and creative activities; and service and/or professional activities.

4.2.2.Composition of RECAP Committee.

The RECAP Committee shall consist of seven librarians holding continuing appointment. The term of office shall be for two years, staggered, with four members elected each even-numbered year, and three members elected each odd-numbered year.

All elected members shall have full acting rights in the committee except as limited by sections 4.2.2.5. and 4.2.2.6. of these Bylaws.

4.2.2.1. All regular members of the Library faculty with continuing appointment status, except for the Director of Libraries, and the Assistant/Associate directors of Libraries shall be eligible for election to the RECAP Committee.

4.2.2.2. No librarian shall serve simultaneously as an elected member of the RECAP Committee, the Steering Committee or the Faculty Affairs Committee.

4.2.2.3. All regular members of the Library Faculty shall be eligible to vote for the election of the RECAP members.

4.2.2.4. The elected members of the RECAP Committee shall choose a chairperson for the purpose of facilitating and coordinating the work of the committee. The chair shall become a member of the Steering Committee.

4.2.2.5. An elected member of the RECAP Committee, who becomes a candidate for promotion shall not participate in the work of the RECAP Committee until the committee completes its recommendation regarding this candidate.

4.2.2.6. A candidate's current primary supervisor, who is also an elected member of the RECAP committee, shall not participate in deliberations concerning that candidate.

4.2.2.7. Elected members of the RECAP, with the exception of the current primary supervisor, may write reference letters for candidates before the Committee. These members shall not be excluded from deliberations concerning the candidate.

4.2.3. Term of Office for RECAP Committee Membership

4.2.3.1. The term of office for all members shall be two years. No elected representative may serve consecutive terms.

4.2.3.2. In the event a term of office cannot be completed, and there are more than 60 days remaining in that term, another librarian shall be elected to complete the term. If it is more than 12 months (1 year), the term shall count as one full term. If there are fewer than 60 days remaining in the term, that term shall go unfilled, unless there is more than one vacancy, in which case an election will be held.

4.2.3.3. Elections for the RECAP Committee shall be held during April of each year and newly elected members shall take office on August 1 of that year.

4.2.4. Meetings of RECAP Committee.

4.2.4.1. RECAP Committee meetings shall be open only to its regular members.

4.3. Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC)

4.3.1 The Faculty Affairs Committee shall review and make advisory recommendations for all applicants of the regular library faculty for merit awards according to the standards of performance outlined in the MSU Libraries' Handbook.

4.3.1.1. The Faculty Affairs Committee shall advise divisional administrators on other pesonnel matters such as administrative promotions or avenue two promotions, and reassignments.

4.3.1.2. The Faculty Affairs Committee shall advise the Director of Libraries in reviewing and granting professional/research leave requests, including the amount of time granted and the time period covered, according to the standards set forth in the MSU Librarie's Handbook.

4.3.1.2.1. The Faculty Affairs Committee shall advise the Director of a designee in hearing appeals relating to the denial of released time for course work.

4.3.2 Composition of the Committee

The Faculty Affairs Committee shall be composed of five (5) librarians elected from the regular library faculty including at least two librarians holding continuing appointment.

All elected members shall have full acting rights in the committee except as limited by section 4.3.2.6 of these Bylaws.

4.3.2.1 All regular members of the Library Faculty, except for the Director of Libraries, and the Assistant/Associate Directors of Libraries shall be eligible for election to the FAC upon appointment.

4.3.2.2. No librarian shall serve simultaneously as an elected member of the Faculty Affairs Committee, the Steering Committee or the RECAP Committee.

4.3.2.3. All regular members of the Library Faculty shall be eligible to vote for the election of the FAC members.

4.3.2.4. A chairperson shall be chosen by the committee and shall become a member of the Steering Committee.

4.3.2.5. An elected member of the FAC, when he or she is discussed in the merit evaluation process or as a candidate for promotion or reassignment, shall not participate in the work of the FAC until the committee completes its recommendation regarding him or her.

4.3.3. Term of Office for Faculty Affairs Committee

4.3.3.1. The term of office for all members shall be one year. No elected member shall serve consecutive terms. The past Chair will serve a 2^nd term as an ex-officio (without vote) member of the Committee.

4.3.3.2. In the event a term of office cannot be completed, and there are more than 90 days remaining in that term, another member of the library faculty shall be elected to complete the term. If there are fewer than 90 days remaining in the term, that vacancy shall go unfilled, unless there is more than one vacancy, in which case an election will be held.

4.3.3.3. Elections shall be held during April of each year and members shall take office on August 1 of that year.

4.3.4. Meetings of the Faculty Affairs Committee

4.3.4.1. Faculty Affairs Committee meetings shall be open only to its regular members when personnel matters are under discussion.

4.4.Bylaws

4.4.1. The Bylaws Committee shall consist of three (3) representatives. The chairperson shall be chosen from and by the Steering Committee. The other two members shall be chosen by the Steering Committee from the regular faculty.

4.4.2. The objectives of the Bylaws Committee shall be to prepare appropriate language for proposed amendments to the Bylaws and Bylaws Appendices (henceforth referred to as Bylaws) and to review the Bylaws at intervals not to exceed every five years for compliance with the University's Bylaws for Academic Governance and current Library practice.

4.4.3. Members of the committee shall be eligible for all other Library and University appointments or election to committees or councils.

4.4.4. The term of office of members of the Bylaws Committee shall be one year. No member may serve more than two consecutive terms.

4.5. Bylaws and Bylaws Appendices.

4.5.1. The approval of these Bylaws shall be the shared responsibility of the Library Faculty and the Director of Libraries.

4.5.2. Interpretation.

4.5.2.1. In a case where there is a dispute as to interpretation of the Bylaws and Bylaws Appendices the Steering Committee shall consult the Director of Libraries but shall remain the final authority with regard to interpretation of these Bylaws and Bylaws Appendices unless such interpretation brings them into conflict with the Bylaws for Academic Governance, Michigan State University. In that case the interpretation would rest with the University Committee on Academic Governance and finally with the Academic Council.

4.5.2.2. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be construed as opposing provisions of the Bylaws for Academic governance of Michigan State University. Should such provisions of this document be in conflict with the University Bylaws, or any other duly enacted rule or regulation of the University, such provisions shall be inoperative.

4.5.3.Amendments.

4.5.3.1. The amendment of these Bylaws shall be the shared responsibility of the Library Faculty and the Director of Libraries.

4.5.3.2. Proposed amendments are to be submitted to the Steering Committee for review and placement on the agenda of the next Library Faculty Assembly meeting. The Steering Committee shall have no authority to revise or refuse to place on the ballot any proposed amendment.

4.5.3.2.1. In the event that similar amendments are submitted simultaneously, the Steering Committee may request the authors to resubmit a jointly prepared statement.

4.5.3.3. No motions to approve an amendment shall be recognized at a Library Faculty Assembly meeting unless the introduction of a Bylaws amendment is made an explicit item on the agenda, and a copy of the proposed amendment is distributed to the library faculty at least one week in advance of the meeting.

4.5.3.4. There shall be a mailed ballot following the Library Faculty Assembly meeting at which the amendment is discussed. Voting shall be final no earlier than one week after the distribution of ballots. Approval of the amendment(s) by two-thirds of those voting shall constitute their approval by the Library Faculty. Approved amendments shall take effect upon their acceptance by the Chairperson of the Library Faculty and the Director of Libraries.

4.5.3.5. These Bylaws shall be reviewed by the University Committee on Academic Governance at intervals not to exceed five years. Decisions of the Committee on Academic Governance on college and department bylaws are subject to review by Academic Council.

4.5.3.6. Changes made in the MSU Libraries' Handbook as a result of amendments to the Bylaws shall be overseen by the Steering Committee.

4.5.3.7. A copy of these Bylaws and of the MSU Librarian Personnel Handbook of Policies, Procedures and Practices shall be given to each librarian upon appointment to the Library Faculty.

5. Ad-Hoc Faculty Committees

The establishment of ad-hoc committees dealing with issues of academic governance, unless specified otherwise, shall be the shared responsibility of the Director of Libraries and the Steering Committee. A description of the purpose, make-up, and operation of a proposed ad-hoc committee must be submitted to the library faculty at the next scheduled Library Faculty Assembly.

5.1. The Steering Committee shall recommend to the Library Faculty Assembly the composition, method of selecting members, functions, and procedures of ad hoc committees.

5.2. The following ad hoc committees shall be created:

5.2.1. Search committees for professional positions.

5.2.1.1. The Steering Committee shall have shared responsibility with the Director of Libraries or a designee to select the library faculty representatives to each search committee.