University Library Advisory Committee’s Value for Faculty, Library, and University
Eileen McElrath, Ph.D., MSLS. MA in English

Abstract
The recent economic downturn resulted in reduced budgets for universities worldwide and, in turn, for the academic libraries residing within them. Library budgets have suffered greatly in the latest recession. Funding levels have not returned to needed levels yet. Academic library directors/deans can develop and support a University Library Advisory Committee of faculty members to help communicate the needs of the library as it carries out its mission to support the academic mission of the university. The article shares some literature about University Library Advisory Committees, how to develop them, and strategies University Library Committees can use to contribute to the communication needed to support library needs. The committee can provide valuable support that communicates the library’s value to the greater university community.

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