It serves as an advocate for newspapers and the particular issues attendant to newspapers within the Library. In addition, the Newspaper Policy Committee reviews, evaluates, and makes recommendations and requests regarding the purchase and accessibility of electronic resources relevant to newspapers to the Electronic Information Resources Committee and the Director of Electronic Information Services keeping the AUL of Collections informed of this consultation. This group makes recommendations to the AUL for Collections and to the University Librarian about these issues. The chair of the committee will rotate between the Newspaper Librarian and another committee member on a two-year interval. Members serve a two-year term and may be reappointed once.
Membership includes representatives from library units with newspaper collections or interests.
It will also include at least one representative of academic units that reflect areas of strength or major usage of newspapers. The Central Public Service representative for the Electronic Information Resources Committee will serve as an ex-officio member of this committee. The composition of this committee will include seven to nine members. The Committee meets at least once a semester and reports on a regular basis to the AUL for Collections and as needed to the Library Collection Development Committee.