Collections Community

The Collections Community provides a space for COPPUL member libraries to exchange ideas and develop potential programs to support collections development.

Chair

Francine May, Mount Royal University (April 2021 - March 2025)

Purpose

The Collections Community will provide support and guidance across its community:

  •  Monitor trends in library collections services in order to generate ideas for enhancement of collections initiatives at the consortium level.
  • Make recommendations to the COPPUL board on policies or strategic initiatives that could be resolved through collective action.
  • Serve as a forum for sharing information about collection management issues and best practices for licensing electronic resources at both the consortium and institutional levels.
  • Organize webinars on collections issues to support the work of the collections staff at COPPUL member organizations.
  • Communicate and coordinate with other COPPUL committees and working groups as needed to carry out the above.

Membership

Membership is open to any interested individual.

To become a member of this community, please send a request to be added to the Collections Community to execdir@coppul.ca.

Members

Collections Community

  • Chair: Francine May, Mount Royal University (April 2021 – March 2025)
  • Membership is open to any interested individual. The community currently has 87 members.
Collections Community Terms of Reference

Collections Community Agenda Working Group

  • Chair: Francine May, Mount Royal University (until February 2025)
  • Jennifer Fairchild, University of British Columbia (until February 2025)
  • Christine Hoepnner, University of Winnipeg (until February 2025)
  • Joey da Costa, Thompson Rivers University (until February 2026)
  • Nicole Eva, University of Lethbridge (until February 2026)
Collections Community Agenda Working Group Terms of Reference
Terms of Reference