Scholarly Communication Officers Group

[Charge]

• Conceives and supports strategies and methods to advance the UC Libraries' scholarly communication agenda.
• Advises SOPAG and the University Librarians on scholarly communication policies, priorities, and issues.
• Coordinates systemwide scholarly communication initiatives and outreach efforts with the University of California Office of Scholarly Communication.
• Keeps UC Libraries' scholarly communication agenda current and synchronized with UC activities and programs and other environmental factors.
• Consults and collaborates with appropriate UC all campus groups when issues and strategies overlap.
• Identifies and addresses educational needs of faculty, staff and students across UC with regards to scholarly communication issues and options.
• Identifies needs for expertise and infrastructure to support the scholarly communication agenda.
• Identifies and addresses educational needs of staff across the UC libraries with regard to scholarly communication issues.

SCO Composition
Comprised of one representative from each campus library system appointed by the University Librarian, and one representative from the Librarians' Association of the University of California (LAUC). The Directors of the UC Office of Scholarly Communication, one of whom also serves as the representative of the California Digital Library, serve as Ex Officio members of SCO. Members of SCO additionally coordinate the implementation of the eScholarship program at their campus.

Reporting Line
An all campus group reporting to SOPAG.

Chair
Chair is selected by the membership for a two-year term.

Draft revision: 7/13/05.