HCL Committees
The HCL committee structure is designed to provide opportunities for broad staff participation and leadership development, and to increase coordination and collaboration of program planning across HCL.
Similar to the University Library Council (ULC) committee structure, the HCL plan includes coordinating committees, standing committees, working groups, and affinity groups.
Membership for all committees and groups comes from across HCL, and generally rotates yearly to allow broader participation among staff. Some members’ terms may be staggered to ensure continuity of work.
Coordinating Committees represent broad programmatic areas and are responsible for strategic planning and high level policy recommendation. Reporting to the Senior Management Council, they are composed primarily of senior level staff and are chaired by a member of the Senior Management Council. The coordinating committees will appoint and oversee a subset of related groups (standing, work, affinity) within their purview.
HCL Coordinating Committees include: Circulation, Privileges, and Interlibrary Loan (CPILL); Collections and Content; Collection Management; Metadata and Reporting; Research and Instruction; and Virtual Presence.
Standing Committees are permanent committees that do high level work focusing on a particular issue of import to the Library.
Working Groups are comparable to task forces in that they focus on a very specific topic and can have a finite lifespan. Both standing committees and working groups are appointed by and report to a coordinating committee.
Affinity Groups sponsor informal gatherings for individuals who have common library-related interests with a focus on library-wide communication and professional development. Membership is open to the community and the group facilitators are appointed by the affiliated coordinating or standing committee.
Three existing committees, Joint Council, Ergonomics Committee, and the Local Emergency Management Team (LEMT) will continue to report to the Office of the Librarian.
HCL Senior Management Council Members
Nancy Cline, Roy E. Larsen Librarian of Harvard College
Susan Fliss, Associate Librarian for Research and Instruction
Rebecca Graham, Associate Librarian for Administrative Services
Dan Hazen, Associate Librarian for Collection Development
Marilyn Wood, Associate Librarian for Collection Management
Paul Bellenoit, Director of Operations/Security
Beth Brainard, Director of Communications
James Cheng, Librarian of Harvard-Yenching Library
Ellen Cohen, Director of Financial Services
Heather Cole, Librarian of Lamont Library
Virginia Danielson, Richard F. French Librarian of Loeb Music Library
Elizabeth Johnson, Office Administrator, Office of the Librarian
Cheryl McGrath, Head of Widener Access Services
Kathy Martinez, Herman and Joan Suit Librarian of the Fine Arts Library
Steve Marley, Director of Human Resource Services
Jan Merrill-Oldham, Malloy-Rabinowitz Preservation Librarian in the University and the College Library
Peggy Molander, Director of Development
Deb Morley, Director of Information Technology Services
Lynne Schmelz, Librarian of the Sciences and Librarian of Cabot and Tozzer Libraries
William Stoneman, Florence Fearrington Librarian of Houghton Library
