Provide leadership in maintaining a library-wide commitment to effective reference and outreach functions. Working closely with other PSEC committees, serve as an information-sharing venue for reference and outreach best practices and activities. Support the work of and provide input to sub-committees, task forces, and working groups with significant commitments to reference and outreach functions. Establish new sub-committees, task forces and working groups as needed to work on special initiatives. Maintain ongoing communication with Cornell entities that impact reference and outreach functions. Support and expand outreach functions to include areas identified as CUL priorities. Monitor and promote professional developments in reference and outreach; advise PSEC on appropriate reference and outreach strategies and methods. Contribute to overall public services priorities through specific tasks as assigned by PSEC.

Reference & Outreach sub-committees, task forces, working groups:

• Documentation Committee
• Business Information Group
• Citation Management Committee
• Digital Reference Services Steering Committee
• Web Guide Working Group

To suggest an agenda item, contact Jim Morris-Knower, jpk15@cornell.edu.

The archives of the IRPC web site are located here.