Entity titlePublications CommitteeEntity identifier184Entity typeAgencyDate range1963 - 1994DescriptionThe Publications Committee was established by the Professorial Board in August 1963 to consider applications for financial assistance in connection with publishing. The board later added to this - to advise the Vice-Chancellor on matters relating to the university's policy on publications; and to facilitate arrangements for the publication of manuscripts written by members of staff. The committee's primary responsibility was to disburse small sums to support publication by Monash staff and it also came to act as a channel for technical and commercial information to Monash authors to assist them in their dealings with publishers.