Library Council (Bir)

The Library Council has the following tasks:

• Be a joint body for the university management, faculties and library with the task of handling all strategic issues concerning the library’s activities.
• Work for a first-class and resource-effective library service for the whole university.
• Formulate and discuss the library’s tasks at SLU.
• Give viewpoints on decision proposals for the chief librarian, vice-chancellor and faculty boards.
• Submit proposals for the annual fund distribution to the library, both from common funding and from the faculty boards.
• Regularly follow up on the library’s activities and budget.

Structure

The Library Council consists of:

• The deputy vice-chancellor (chair)
• From each faculty: one member or deputy member of the faculty board, or a vice dean
• One member appointed by Sluss

Faculty representatives are appointed for three years by the vice-chancellor after suggestions made by the deans. Faculty representatives take up their duties three months at the latest after the newly-elected faculty boards have taken office.

Council members 2024

Regular members

• Pär Forslund, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, chair
• Johan Dicksved, VH Faculty
• Anders Kvarnheden, NJ Faculty
• Åsa Lankinen, LTV Faculty
• Torgny Näsholm, S Faculty

Student representative

• Jens Mårtensson, Chair of Sluss

Alternate members

• Mats Gyllin, LTV Faculty for Åsa Lankinen
• Mattias Thelander, NJ Faculty for Anders Kvarnheden
• Vilis Brukas, S Faculty for Torgny Näsholm
• Ingrid Ljungvall, VH Faculty for Johan Dicksved

Others

• Linda Vidlund, SLU University Library
• Kitte Dahrén, SLU University Library, Bir's secretary