Membership of College Librarians in different statutory bodies

College Council

GO (Ms) No. 169/94/H,Edn. dated 22.11.94

Report of the Expert Committee on College Libraries, Department of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala, 1994.

"The committee recommends that college librarian should be given full membership in College Council and other relevant committees constituted by the college."

CALICUT UNIVERSITY ACT, STATUTES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS

(a) Every college shall have a duly constituted college council properly representative of the teaching staff to advise the Principal in the internal affairs of the college. It shall consist of all Heads of Departments or Lecturers in charge of the Department including the Department of Physical Education and not less than two members of the teaching staff other that Heads of Departments elected by the members of the teaching staff from among themselves by preferential system of voting. The Librarian of the college library shall also be a member in the College Council*.

(*Amendment approved by the Senate on 27.03.2002, assented to by the Chancellor on 15.04.2003, Gazette dated 22.07.2003).

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

Composition of the IQAC

The IQAC should be constituted in every institution under the chairpersonship of the Head of the Institution with heads of key academic and administrative units and a few teachers and a few distinguished educationists and representatives of the local management and stakeholders as members. The composition of the IQAC should be as follows:

1. Chairperson: Head of the Institution

2. Teachers to represent all levels (Assistant and Associate Professors) (three to eight)

3. One member from the Management

4. The senior administrative officer (Office Superintendent/Manager)

5. One nominee each from the Local Society/Trust, Students and Alumni

6. One nominee each from Employers/Industrialists/Stakeholders

7. One of the senior teachers as the Coordinator of the IQAC

The composition of the IQAC will depend on the size and complexity of the institution and accordingly the representation of teachers may vary.

It would be appropriate to choose senior administrators and persons in charge of institutional services such as library, computer centre, estate office, student welfare, administration, academic tasks, examination, and planning and development.

Library Advisory Committee

GO (Ms) No. 169/94/H,Edn. dated 22.11.94

Report of the Expert Committee on College Libraries, Department of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala, 1994.

"The committee recommends that to advise and recommend on all matters related to the orgaisation and services of the college library a Library Advisory Committee consisting of eight members should be constituted. The principal should preside over the Committee as Chairman and the Librarian should function as Secretary of the committee."

Planning Board (As per twelfth plan)

GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT GRANT TO COLLEGES DURING THE TWELFTH PLAN (2012-2017), UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION 

The College may set up a Planning Board to approve the proposal for development of undergraduate and postgraduate education, after identifying its needs and deciding on its priorities. Besides the Principal, Coordinator IQAC, and senior teachers, Librarian, the Bursar or a senior person from the Accounts Department may be a members of the Planning Board.

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