1.0 Reason for Bylaw

To identify the authorities vested in the senior academic and administrative officer of the Libraries, along with a statement of duties and reporting lines.

2.0 Rule/Principle

2.1 Office

2.1.1 There shall be a University Librarian who shall be the Senior Academic and Administrative Officer of the Libraries.

2.2 Reporting

2.2.1 The University Librarian shall be responsible to the President in the administration of the Libraries.

2.3 Powers and Duties

The University Librarian shall:

(a) exercise general supervision and direction over the Libraries, including its staff;

(b) be the channel of official communication to and from the University Libraries;

(c) have access to all records of the Libraries;

(d) recommend to the President the appointment, promotion, tenure, change of service, discipline, retirement, and dismissal, of the members of the staff of the Libraries;

(e) deal appropriately with every complaint pertaining to the Libraries lodged with the University Librarian by any person;

(f) recommend to the President or to the Senate, or to both, any project which the University Librarian thinks advantageous to the Libraries;

(g) present to the President at the end of each academic year a written report on the work and the state and needs of the Libraries;

(h) prepare an annual budget for the Libraries with such assistance from the members of the staff or committees as the University Librarian may call for, and submit the budget to the President, or to such person, or persons, as the President may designate;

(i) do such other things, exercise such other powers, and perform such other duties and services as may from time to time be properly prescribed or requested of the University Librarian by the appropriate authority.

2.4 Delegation

2.4.1 The University Librarian may delegate any of the powers, duties and functions of the University Librarian as the University Librarian sees fit and prescribe conditions governing the exercise of any delegated power, duty and function, including the power of sub-delegation.

3.0 Accountability

3.1 The University Secretary is responsible for advising the President that a formal review of the Bylaw is required.

4.0 Secondary Documents

4.1 The Approving Body may approve Regulations, Policies and Procedures which are secondary to and comply with this Bylaw.

5.0 Review

5.1 Formal Bylaw reviews will be conducted every ten (10) years. The next scheduled review date for this Bylaw is January 1, 2018.

5.2 In the interim, this Bylaw may be revised or rescinded if the Approving Body deems necessary.

5.3 If this Bylaw is revised or rescinded, all Secondary Documents will be reviewed as soon as reasonably possible in order to ensure that they:

(a) comply with the revised Bylaw; or
(b) are in turn rescinded.

6.0 Effect on Previous Statements

6.1 This Bylaw supersedes:

(a) all previous Board/Senate Bylaws, Regulations, Rules, Policies, Procedures, and resolutions on the subject matter herein;
(b) all previous Faculty/School Council Bylaw, Regulations, Procedures, and resolutions on the subject matter contained herein; and

7.0 Cross References