VIVA Committees

VIVA is headed by a Steering Committee comprising 15 members elected from the member institutions and supported by a variety of committees comprising members selected from the member institutions. Operational responsibilty for VIVA is conducted by the VIVA staff, currently the Director, Associate Director, and Executive Assistant. For complete information regarding VIVA's organizational structure, please see the VIVA Organizational Plan and Memorandum of Understanding and appendices.

• Steering Committee
  Provides leadership for the Virtual Library of Virginia, and reports to the Library Advisory Commmittee of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV).
  
  
• Outreach Committee
  Offers information and training to ensure that students and faculty are knowledgeable about VIVA products and ways they can be used in teaching and research.
  
  
• Resource Sharing Committee
  Recommends Interlibrary Loan policy, maintains VIVA Interlibrary Loan Guidelines, and sponsors an annual ILL Forum for VIVA members.
  
  
• Resources for Users Committee
  Investigates products, recommends licensing or renewal, and maintains vendor contacts for VIVA electronic databases and journals.
  
  
• Ad Hoc Committees
  Committees and Task Forces created as necessary to address issues across VIVA.