Responsibility
Committees are expected to foster collaboration and the exchange of ideas, both within the membership and among the entire Library staff.
Rather than making decisions or setting policy, a committee’s role is to be knowledgeable about its area of responsibility and to develop plans and proposals for review, discussion and decision by the full staff.
Organization and Membership
Each committee will organize itself in the manner it deems most effective.
A committee may create, charge and disband a sub-committee or task force, as needed. Members of sub-committees and task forces are not necessarily members of committees, but can be drawn from the entire staff.
While the majority of committee members should be from the library staff, committees may invite or appoint as members Berry College students, faculty, staff and/or alumni.
A committee may add members at any time and any staff member can choose to serve on any committee.
Committee work is important and should not be viewed by supervisors as something that detracts from a staff member’s performance. At the same time, each staff member is expected to use good judgment about the extent of their commitment to committee work.
Communication
Committees will maintain a current list of members on the staff LibGuide.
Committees will use a variety of methods to involve and report regularly to the full Library staff on the work of the committee.