Library Committees
Collection Steering Committee
Reports To: Daniel Dollar
Committee Charge: The Collection Steering Committee (CSC) is an advisory group charged to provide guidance and decision support to the Director of Collection Development and senior library managers regarding all aspects of collection development involving central collection funds for the Yale University Library.
The charge includes:
- Budget planning and fund management
- Collection development policies and procedures
- Fund allocations
- May charge task forces to carry out collection development-related projects
- Promotes dialogue about relevant collection development topics among library staff
- Oversees and may delegate work to the Collection Development Subcommittee
Frequency of Meetings: Twice per month
Membership: Appointed by AUL for Scholarly Resources and Director of Collection Development. Membership is tied to position responsibilities.
Term of Service: Ongoing
Committee Member: | Title and Department | E-mail Address |
Dollar, Daniel | Sponsor, Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources | daniel.dollar@yale.edu |
Linden, Julie | Chair, Contact; Director of Collection Development | julie.linden@yale.edu |
Fagan, Pauline | Director of Finance and Administration | pauline.fagan@yale.edu |
Gallagher, D. John | Director of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library | john.gallagher@yale.edu |
Gallaspy, Allison | Notetaker, May 2022-April 2023; Librarian for Business and Management | allison.gallaspy@yale.edu |
Gendron, Heather | Director, Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library | heather.gendron@yale.edu |
Kurth, Marty | Associate University Librarian for Technical Services | martin.kurth@yale.edu |
McCarthy, Christine | Director of Preservation and Conservation Services | christine.mccarthy@yale.edu |
McTyre, Ruthann | Interim Associate University Librarian, Arts & Humanities; Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Director, Gilmore Music Library | ruthann.mctyre@yale.edu |
Merriman, Kevin | Director of Collection Management, Access & Technical Services, and Technology, Marx Library | kevin.merriman@yale.edu |
Napert, Diane | Director of Monographic Processing Services | diane.napert@yale.edu |
Richie, Rich | Interim Director, Department of Area Studies and Humanities Research Support | rich.richie@yale.edu |
Serrano, Amauri | Central Collection Development Librarian | amauri.serrano@yale.edu |
Sidman, Angela | Director, E-Resources and Serials Management | angela.sidman@yale.edu |
Tudesco, Sarah | Program Director, Assessment and User Experience Research | sarah.tudesco@yale.edu |
Webb, Katy | Director of Yale Library Access Services and Bass Library | kathryn.webb@yale.edu |
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