Note: The Agenda for the meeting of Congregation on 18 January which was published in the Gazette of 16 December (p. 499) also included voting on the Statute concerning Intellectual Property Policy which was promulgated on 14 December. It has become apparent that some changes might be desirable. These are now under consideration by Mr Vice-Chancellor. Further proceedings in Congregation on the Statute have therefore been deferred to a later date.
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BRONWEN MARGOT MORGAN, MA status, St Hilda's College
MICHELANGELO ZACCARELLO, Pembroke College
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¶ Members of Congregation are reminded that written notice of any intention to vote against the preambles of the statutes below, signed by at least two members of Congregation, must be given to the Registrar by noon on Monday, 31 January (see the Guide to Procedures in Congregation cited in the note at the end of `University Agenda').
(1) WHEREAS it is expedient to establish a body known as the Curators of the University Libraries, THE UNIVERSITY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS.
1 In Tit. VIII (Statutes, 1997, p. 58) delete Sect. III and substitute:
1. There shall be a body called the Curators of the University Libraries consisting of:
(1) the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Services), who shall be chairman;
(2) one of the Proctors or the Assessor as may be agreed between them;
(3)--(6) four persons elected by Council, of whom one shall be a
member both of Council and of its Planning and Resource Allocation
Committee, and of whom two shall be persons not being resident
holders of teaching, research, or administrative posts in the
University or in any college or other society
[There would be an understanding (a) that one of the
external
members should be someone with experience of managing a major
research
library, and (b) that Council should also appoint a person
with experience in
the application of IT to libraries];
(7)--(11) one member from each of the five Divisional Boards, elected by their respective boards;
(12)--(15) four persons elected by Congregation from amongst its members;
(16) a person elected by the Conference of Colleges;
(17) a Junior Member elected by the Executive of the Oxford University Student Union;
(18) a Junior Member elected by the Graduate Committee of the Oxford University Student Union.
The curators shall have power to co-opt not more than two additional members for such periods as the curators may determine from time to time.
The curators under (3)--(16) shall hold office for four years and shall be re-eligible, and the curators under (17) and (18) shall hold office for one year and shall be re-eligible; provided always that the tenure of office of elected curators shall be subject to their retaining the qualifications in virtue of which they were elected; and provided also that a curator elected to fill a vacancy caused otherwise than by lapse of time shall hold office for the unexpired residue only of the period of office of the curator whom he or she succeeds.
The Director of University Library Services and Bodley's Librarian shall be secretary to the Curators.
No Junior Member shall be present for the discussion of, or receive the papers or minutes relating to, reserved business as defined in Ch. II, Sect. III, cl. 7.
2. The curators shall be responsible to Council for:
(a) ensuring that provision is made for the University's library and information requirements for teaching and research;
(b) making financial provision, from funds made available
to them by Council or from other sources, for such libraries as
Council shall from time to time determine;
[Note: the libraries which Council has already
agreed should be funded
through the Curators of the University Libraries are the Bodleian
Library and
its dependent libraries, the Sackler Library, the Taylor Institution
Library,
the Cairns Library, the Institute of Health Sciences Library, the
English,
History, Modern Languages, Music, and Theology Faculty Libraries, and
the
Social Studies Libraries]
(c) ensuring that the University's major research libraries, including the Bodleian, Sackler, and Taylorian Libraries, are maintained as a national and international scholarly resource;
(d) advising as necessary on the University's trusteeship of the collections held in its libraries, including, where appropriate, advising on the need for specialist legal or financial advice;
(e) advising on any proposals involving the use of resources in the University for library and information provision for teaching and research;
(f) such other responsibilities as may be determined by Council from time to time.
3. The curators shall have authority under Council to make such arrangements as are necessary to fulfil their responsibilities and shall have such other powers as may be laid down by statute, decree, or regulation.
4. The Director of University Library Services and Bodley's Librarian shall be appointed by an electoral board which shall be chaired by the Vice-Chancellor or his or her nominee, and the other members of which shall be appointed by the curators. The electors in making their choice shall have regard to the direction given by Sir Thomas Bodley, that Bodley's Librarian should be `one that is noted and known for a diligent student, and in all his conversation to be trusty, active, and discreet: a graduate also, and a linguist'.
5. The Director of University Library Services and Bodley's Librarian shall act for the curators and shall be responsible to them in the exercise of their powers.
6. The curators shall approve arrangements for the delegation of appointments within the University Library Services, provided that the appointment of senior library staff at grade 6 shall be subject to the approval of the curators on the recommendation of the Director of University Library Services and Bodley's Librarian.'
2 Ibid., delete Sect. IV (p. 60) and renumber existing Sectt. V--VI (pp. 62--3) as Sectt. IV--V.
3 This statute shall have immediate effect, provided that until such time as the membership of the curators is constituted their powers shall be vested in the Libraries Committee; and provided also that the initial periods of appointment of the first elected curators shall be so varied as to procure a regular rotation of subsequent appointments.
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(2) WHEREAS it is expedient to convert the Wilde Readership in Mental Philosophy to the Wilde Professorship of Mental Philosophy, THE UNIVERSITY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS.
1 In Tit. XV, Sect. II, cl. 1, concerning professorships (Statutes, 1997, p. 110, as renumbered by Statute (2) approved by Congregation on 29 June 1999, Gazette, Vol. 129, pp. 1433, 1482), after `Professorship of Comparative Philology' insert:
`Wilde Professorship of Mental Philosophy'.
2 In Tit. XVI, Sect. XIV, cl. 6, concerning the John Locke Prize (p. 133, as renumbered by the same statute), delete `Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy' and substitute `Wilde Professor of Mental Philosophy'.
`Philosophy, Mental, Wilde'.
2 Ibid. (p. 246), under Social Studies, delete `Philosophy, Mental, Wilde Reader in' and after `Logic, Wykeham' insert:
`Philosophy, Mental, Wilde'.
3 Ibid., Sect. XII, concerning membership of the Board of the Faculty of Psychological Studies (p. 257, as renumbered by Decree (1) of 28 May 1998, Gazette, Vol. 128, p. 1284), delete `The Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy' and substitute:
`The Wilde Professor of Mental Philosophy'.
4 In Ch. VII, Sect. I, § 5. B, SCHEDULE A, concerning professorships (p. 393), after `Dr Lee's Professor of Experimental Philosophy' insert:
`Wilde Professor of Mental Philosophy'.
5 Ibid., Sect. III, concerning particular professorships (p. 492), delete § 253 and substitute:
1. The Wilde Professor shall lecture and give instruction in Mental Philosophy, and shall from time to time lecture on the more theoretical aspects of Psychology.
2. The professor shall be elected by a board of electors consisting of:
(1) the Vice-Chancellor, or, if the President of Corpus Christi College is Vice-Chancellor, a person appointed by Council;
(2) the President of Corpus Christi College, or, if the President is unable or unwilling to act, a person appointed by the Governing Body of Corpus Christi College;
(3) a person appointed by the Governing Body of Corpus Christi College;
(4) a person appointed by Council;
(5), (6) two persons appointed by the General Board;
(7), (8) two persons elected by the Board of the Faculty of Literae Humaniores;
(9) a person elected by the Board of the Faculty of Psychological Studies.
3. For the purposes of this professorship the term "Mental Philosophy" shall be taken to mean the theoretical and conceptual study of the human mind.
4. The interest on the capital sum provided for the endowment of the post shall be used towards defraying the stipend of the professor.
5. This decree may be altered from time to time; provided always that
(i) the title of the professorship shall be retained;
(ii) the main object of the professorship shall be kept in view, namely, the promotion of the study of Mental Philosophy among the Junior Members of the University of Oxford.
6. The professor shall be subject to the General Provisions of the decree concerning the duties of professors and to those Particular Provisions of the same decree which are applicable to this chair.'
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