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.
Academic Senate Staff: Todd Giedt EMAIL
Members
| Name, Details | Term |
|---|---|
| Srikantan Nagarajan, PhD, Chair, Professor, Radiology, (M) EMAIL | 09/01/2026 - 08/31/2027 |
| Vinita Chittoor, PhD, MS, Asst Adjunct Professor, Neurology, (M) | 09/01/2024 - 08/31/2027 |
| Colette Jappy, DNP, MS, RN, Hs Asst. Clinical Professor, Pn_operations, (N) | 09/01/2024 - 08/31/2027 |
| Cherry Leung, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, Chs-Operations, (N) | 09/01/2026 - 08/31/2029 |
| 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 |
| Vivian Tang, MD, Assistant Professor Of Clin X, Pathology, (M) | 09/01/2026 - 08/31/2029 |
| Midori Yenari, MD, Professor In Residence, Neurology, (M) | 09/01/2025 - 08/31/2028 |
Ex Officio Members
| Name, Details | Term |
|---|---|
| Jill Barr-Walker, Ex Officio, Clinical Librarian, Library, (E) | 09/01/2026 - 08/31/2027 |
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