The Libraries has an Indigenous Initiatives committee made up of two Libraries’ staff members and four librarians. The committee operates under the following mandate.
Purpose
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍøLibraries Indigenous Initiatives Standing Committee facilitates information sharing on Indigenous topics within the Libraries, organizes Indigenous Initiatives that inform the Libraries’ work, maintains Indigenous-focused information resources, and participates in discussion of ideas and priorities for Indigenous Initiatives in the Libraries.
Mandate
The Libraries Indigenous Initiatives Standing Committee is a standing committee, established by Libraries Cabinet.
- The Committee is responsible for:
- Providing project ideas and progress reports to the Office of Indigenous Initiatives Advisory Council, through Libraries Cabinet.
- Coordinating project planning for Indigenous initiatives and objectives in the Libraries, new and under consideration.
- Performing or planning information sharing and outreach tasks as part of programs not naturally owned by any one Libraries department, such as an Indigenous event calendar for staff, informational blog and intranet documentation, speaker series and other shared learning experiences.
- Maintaining selected Indigenous-focused information resources that are created by approved short term Indigenous Initiatives with agreed upon Libraries’ commitment for ongoing support for their deliverables.
- Coordinating training priorities for staff on Indigenous topics with Libraries HR.
- Assisting Library Communications staff with public-facing Indigenous Initiatives, events, and Libraries news, including Indigenous-focused content on the Libraries web site.