Provost’s Library Advisory Committee
Charge:
The Provost’s Library Advisory Committee (PLAC) provides advice to the Provost and Dean of UConn Library. The advice regards matters of library policy that the PLAC Chair, Dean of UConn Library, or the Provost elect to bring to the Committee. Appropriate issues for PLAC include all forms of scholarly information acquisition by the University and all forms of information delivery to its faculty and students. Appointed by the Provost’s Office, membership includes representation from each of the schools and colleges, from disciplines within CLAS, and from at least one of the Regional Campuses. Undergraduate Student Government and the Graduate Student Senate are also invited to appoint a representative to the Committee. Appointments are for a two year term and members may be reappointed at the end of a term.
Members 2025-2026
Faculty:
Thomas Meyer–Chair, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
Iddo Ben-Ari, Department of Mathematics
Shinae Jang, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Carolyn Lin, Department of Communication
Ruth Lucas, School of Nursing
Paul McShee, Music Department
Edward Neth, Department of Chemistry
Sandra Quiñones , Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Ping Zhang, Molecular and Cell Biology
Ingrid Semaan, Department of Sociology
Marie Shanahan, Journalism Department
Rebecca Thomas, School of Social Work
Olga Vinogradova, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Janet Watson, Department of History
Yanhua “Sunny” Yang, Accounting Department
Students:
Caroline Kelly, Undergraduate Student Government
Noah Kravette, Graduate Student Government
Ex Officio Members:
Anne Langley, Dean UConn Library
Jessica de Perio Wittman, Director, Law Library
Susan Fowler, Director, Health Sciences Library
Angela Frati, Executive Assistant to the Dean
Sara Harrington, AUL for Academic Engagement
Khara Leon, Assistant Dean for Library Administration
Laurie Taylor, AUL for Collections & Discovery