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 Agenda Minutes Attachments Description
October 18, 2024 Zoom Friday 2:00 - 3:30 pm
November 15, 2024 Zoom Friday 2:00 - 3:30 pm
December 20, 2024 Zoom Friday 2:00 - 3:30 pm
January 17, 2025 Zoom Friday 2:00 - 3:30 pm
February 21, 2025 Zoom Friday 2:00 - 3:30 pm
March 21, 2025 Zoom Friday 2:00 - 3:30 pm
April 18, 2025 Zoom Friday 2:00 - 3:30 pm
May 16, 2025 Zoom Friday 2:00 - 3:30 pm
June 20, 2025 Zoom Friday 2:00 - 3:30 pm
July 18, 2025 Zoom Friday 2:00 - 3:30 pm

Academic Senate Staff: Sophia Bahar Root  

Members

Term
Julia Challinor, RN, Chair, Assoc Adj Prof-fy, Pn_operations, (N)    09/01/2024 - 08/31/2025
Michael Oldham, PhD, Vice Chair, Assoc Professor In Residence, Neurological Surgery, (M) 09/01/2024 - 08/31/2025
Julia Challinor, RN, Assoc Adj Prof-fy, Pn_operations, (N) 09/01/2022 - 08/31/2025
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
Matthew Kutys, PhD, Assistant Professor, Cell And Tissue Biology, (D) 09/01/2022 - 08/31/2025
Christine McDonald, ScD, MS, Assoc Professor In Residence, Peds-Admin-Core-Admin, (M) 09/01/2024 - 08/31/2027
Kathryn Phillips, PhD, Professor, Clinical Pharmacy, (P) 09/01/2023 - 08/31/2026
Joe Qi, PhD, Asst Dir. Of Clin Cytogenetics, Laboratory Medicine, (M) 09/01/2022 - 08/31/2025

Ex Officio Members

Term
Chris Shaffer, Ex Officio, Asst Vc, University Librarian, Medicine, (M) 09/01/2017 - 08/31/2025
Peggy Tran-Le, Ex Officio, Librarian, Library, (E) 09/01/2023 - 08/31/2026

Annual Report 2023-2024

Documents of Interest

Industry Documents Library at UCSF.
• 2018-2019 Senate Committee Priorities.
• Library strategic plan objectives.
• Support for ASAPbio and Use of NIH Preprints: COLASC Support of NIH Preprints.
• Open Access 2020 Initiative: Signed EoI and Letters of Support for UCSF.
• UCSF Library Policy on Use of Space.
• Important Communications: Recommendation on Mission Bay Library Space.

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