Associate University Librarians
Community of Practice
Community Charge
The Associate University Librarians (AUL) Community of Practice (CoP) serves a strategic role within the BLC, providing input to the Board of Directors and engaging with other BLC Communities to further the consortium’s strategic initiatives. The community provides a forum
for sharing ideas and best practices on topics related to leadership, strategy, and the organization of libraries. The CoP undertakes initiatives on its own, in cooperation with other BLC Communities, or at the request of the BLC Board of Directors.
Membership
Membership in the AUL CoP is open to staff designated as Associate University Librarians and Associate Deans, or those with equivalent positions and/or levels of responsibility in their respective libraries.
The AUL CoP has two co-chairs selected by the collective membership who serve staggered, two-year terms, with the transition of chairs occurring in July. If one of the co-chairs becomes vacant three months or more before the end of their term, the remaining co-chair will seek
volunteers to fill the remainder of the term.
Reporting to the BLC Board of Directors
The AUL CoP will provide an annual report to the BLC Board of Directors, outlining the group’s accomplishments for the previous year.
Conveners
Jill Livingston
Co-chair
Associate University Librarian for Academic Services
Wesleyan University
jlivingsto01@wesleyan.edu
Mary Moser
Co-Chair
Engagement and Advancement Librarian
UMass Boston
mary.moser@umb.edu
Membership
Membership in the AUL CoP is open to staff designated as Associate University Librarians and Associate Deans, or those with equivalent positions and/or levels of responsibility in their respective libraries.
The AUL CoP has two co-chairs selected by the collective membership who serve staggered, two-year terms, with the transition of chairs occurring in July. If one of the co-chairs becomes vacant three months or more before the end of their term, the remaining co-chair will seek volunteers to fill the remainder of the term.
Meetings
The AUL CoP meets quarterly and additionally as needed.
The co-chairs of the AUL CoP will meet jointly with the co-chairs of the Heads of Resource Sharing Committee and co-chairs of the Heads of Resource Management Committee twice per year to set shared direction for the three groups, identify areas of overlap and collaboration, and to map out joint projects. The co-chairs will report back to the full AUL CoP after each meeting. The co-chairs will collectively engage with the Management Council following joint meetings.
Join AUL COP
Complete the form below to join BLC's AUL Community of Practice (COP). Please note, COP membership restricted to individuals with specific roles and responsibilities.