Committee membership is open to any term or permanent employee of the Libraries. Appointment is made by the Associate Vice President for University Libraries. The committee is comprised of at least four library employees. Membership includes representatives from library faculty, professional, and classified staff. One year of service on the committee is required to serve as chair.
Chairs serve a two-year term.
The committee communicates primarily by email and calls meetings only as needed. By May 1 of each year, the chair submits a budget proposal to the Libraries Budget Officer for funding in the next fiscal year. The proposal is based on the previous year's distributions and projections for the coming year. No meetings, workshops, etc. are excluded from consideration. Recipients of funds are required to submit a one page summary report for publication in Library News .