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b. Screen and review reference materials required by faculty members particularly
those that are to be purchased by students such as manuals, textbooks, modules,
and recommend final adoption or rejection of such instructional materials:

c. Establish linkage with the University Printing Office and outside publishers and
printers for possible publication of instructional materials, and

d. Perform other related functions as may be assigned by higher authorities.

The terms “University Textbook and Publications Board and the “University
Textbook Board” for purposes of this set of guidelines may be used interchangeably
and herein referred to as the “Board”. While the main concern of the Board is the print
media prepared by the University faculty and staff, it shall also include in its major
responsibility the screening of electronically aided instructional materials such as
computer multimedia outputs, process software and the like, that could easily be
printed or reproduced and distributed to the members of the academic community.

A.2.2. Board Organization and Management

The University Textbook Board shall be under the Office of the Vice President
for Academic Affairs. Membership to the Board shall be upon the recommendation of
the Vice President for Academic Affairs, subject to the approval of the University
President. As stated in the University Code, the Board shall be composed of members
representing the major disciplines in the University.

The six major disciplines or groups of discipline to be represented in this Board
shall include: a) Engineering and Information Technology; b) Agricultural Food and
Natural Sciences; c) Physical Sciences; d) Education including Physical Education ; e)
Social Sciences including Economics, Political Science, Languages and Humanities;
and f) Medicines including Veterinary Medicine and Nursing. A Development
Specialist shall be designated as a non-voting member of the Board.

Each member of the Board shall assume office for a term of four (4) years and
renewable only once, at the discretion of the University President.

The Board shall implement the provisions of these guidelines and may
promulgate new or additional policies that the members deem applicable and
necessary. Two-thirds vote among the members in a regular meeting is required for a
new or additional policy to be endorsed to the Academic Council or the Administrative
Council depending on the nature of the policy. The University President endorses the
amendments to the University Board of Regents.

The Board shall conduct at least two regular meetings in a quarter and conduct
special meetings as the need arises, and upon recommendation of at least two
members of the Board. However, the Board Chairman shall have the special power to
call a meeting anytime he deems necessary.

The chairman of the Board shall preside over all regular and special meetings.

In case the chairmanship becomes vacant, the members shall select a new
Chairman who shall serve office for the remainder of the term of the previous
Chairman.