Committee on Library & Scholarly Communication (COLASC)

Advise the campus and Library administration regarding issues and policies regarding collections, Open Access publishing models, and journal subscription costs to institution and UCSF authors.

UCSF Faculty in the Adjunct, Clinical X, Health Sciences Clinical, In-Residence, and Ladder-Rank series are eligible to be appointed.

10 members, meets monthly for 90 minutes.

Meeting Schedule

Date	Location	Day	Time
October 17, 2025	Zoom	Friday	2:00 - 3:30 pm
November 21, 2025	Zoom	Friday	2:00 - 3:30 pm
December 19, 2025	Zoom	Friday	2:00 - 3:30 pm
January 16, 2026	Zoom	Friday	2:00 - 3:30 pm
February 20, 2026	Zoom	Friday	2:00 - 3:30 pm
March 20, 2026	Zoom	Friday	2:00 - 3:30 pm
April 17, 2026	Zoom	Friday	2:00 - 3:30 pm
May 15, 2026	Zoom	Friday	2:00 - 3:30 pm
June 19, 2026	Zoom	Friday	2:00 - 3:30 pm
July 17, 2026	Zoom	Friday	2:00 - 3:30 pm

Academic Senate Staff: Sophia Bahar Root

Members

	Term
Michael Oldham, PhD, Chair, Assoc Professor In Residence, Neurological Surgery, (M)	09/01/2025 - 08/31/2026
Srikantan Nagarajan, PhD, Vice Chair, Professor, Radiology, (M)	09/01/2025 - 08/31/2026
Vinita Chittoor, PhD, MS, Asst Adjunct Professor, Neurology, (M)	09/01/2024 - 08/31/2027
Colette Jappy, MS, RN, Hs Asst. Clinical Professor, Pn_operations, (N)	09/01/2024 - 08/31/2027
Christine McDonald, ScD, MS, Assoc Professor In Residence, Peds-Admin-Core-Admin, (M)	09/01/2024 - 08/31/2027
Pamela Murnane, PhD, MPH, Asst Adj Prof-hcomp, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, (M)	09/01/2025 - 08/31/2028
Kathryn Phillips, PhD, Professor, Clinical Pharmacy, (P)	09/01/2023 - 08/31/2026
Midori Yenari, MD, Professor In Residence, Neurology, (M)	09/01/2025 - 08/31/2028

Ex Officio Members

	Term
Sarah McClung, Ex Officio, Head Of Collection Development, Library, (E)	09/01/2025 - 08/31/2030
Chris Shaffer, Ex Officio, Asst Vc, University Librarian, Medicine, (M)	09/01/2017 - 08/31/2026

Student Representatives

	Term
Dora Ogbonna, Student Representative, Graduate Student, (E)	09/01/2025 - 08/31/2026

Annual Report 2024-2025

COLASC Annual Report 2024-2025.pdf

Appendices

Number	File
1	1. COLASC Ltr Re RFI Response.pdf
2	2. COLASC RDMS Task Force Charge for EXC (final).pdf
3	3. COLASC Endorsement Ltr Re Creating a Statement of Shared Values and Commitments at UCSF.pdf
4	4. 2024_8-8_EVCP-Shaffer-Hetts leadership communication.pdf
5	5. COLASC_2024-10-18_MIN.pdf
6	6. COLASC_2024-11-15_MIN.pdf
7	7. COLASC_2025-01-17_MIN.pdf
8	8. COLASC_2025-02-20_MIN.pdf
9	9. COLASC_2025-03-21_MIN.pdf
10	10. COLASC_2025-04-18_MIN.pdf
11	11. COLASC_2025-05-14_MIN.pdf
12	12. COLASC_2025-06-20_MIN.pdf
13	13. COLASC_2025-07-18_MIN.pdf

Documents of Interest

UCSF Industry Documents Library
UCSF Library Strategic Plan: 2022-2026
Support for ASAPbio and Use of NIH Preprints: COLASC Support of NIH Preprints
UC Open Access Policies
UCSF Library Policy on Use of Space
Scientific Writing Course for the UCSF Community Available Online
Standard Operating Manual for UCSF COLASC 2024-2025

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