AUTOMATION & SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT Special Interest Section
Current bylaws
Previous amendments:
2002-2003 |
1999-2000 |
Comments (2000) |
1997-1998 |
Comments (1997)
Bylaws 1997-1998
| Article I: | NAME |
| The name of this special interest section of the American Association of Law Libraries (hereinafter referred to as the "Association") shall be the Special Interest Section on Automation and Scientific Development (hereinafter referred to as the "Section"), abbreviated SIS/ASD. | |
| Article II: | OBJECT |
| The objects of the Section shall be: | |
| 1. | To promote the communication of ideas, interests, and activities to members of the Section; |
| 2. | To educate the Section membership, and members of the Association, concerning technological advances in librarianship, and the practice of law; |
| 3. | To formulate and promote standards which may be applied to those areas of technological development where compatibility of design and uniform quality of service are desirable; |
| 4. | To formulate and promote standards which may be used to evaluate the performance of automated systems and technological advances from the consumer point of view; |
| 5. | To formulate and promote standards against which specific trade practices can be measured, to wit: sales and advertising practices, warranty coverage, and service and maintenance procedures; and |
| 6. | To advise the Association of impending legislation which affects automation and scientific development in law librarianship and law practice. |
| Article III: | MEMBERSHIP |
| Membership shall be open to any member of the Association requesting affiliation with the Section, as provided in the Association's bylaws. | |
| Article IV: | GENERAL BUSINESS MEETINGS |
| Section 1. | There will be a general business meeting held annually at the annual convention of the Association. It shall be held at a time and place so that all business which needs to be conducted can be. |
| Section 2. | At each annual meeting the budget will be submitted to the membership for approval. |
| Section 3. | Other business, including amendments to the bylaws, shall be conducted at the business meeting. |
| Section 4. | For purposes of tabulating votes, only members in full standing of the Section may vote; there is no quorum needed; and majority shall be based on the number of voting members who vote (i.e. do not abstain). |
| Article V: | ELECTED OFFICERS |
| Section 1. | The elected officers of the Section will include a Chairperson, a Vice-Chairperson, and a Secretary/Treasurer. |
| Section 2. | The election of officers will be conducted every year by mail ballot, to be completed prior to the annual meeting. During the even-numbered years there will be an election for Vice-Chairperson. During the odd-numbered years there will be an election for Vice-Chairperson and an election for Secretary/Treasurer. Nominations for office may be submitted in advance to a Nominating Committee appointed by the Chairperson. Write-in votes will be permitted on the official ballot. |
| Section 3. | If a Chairperson leaves his office, the Vice-Chairperson will assume his duties. |
| Section 4. | If a Vice-Chairperson or a Secretary/Treasurer leaves his office, the Chairperson will appoint a member of the Section to assume that office until the next annual convention of the Association, whereupon an election will be held to fill the office for the remainder of the term. |
| Section 5. | If a majority of the members present at the Annual Business Meeting determine that the Vice-Chairperson has demonstrated either an inability or an unwillingness to assume the duties of the Chairperson, the newly-elected Vice-Chairperson automatically becomes the Chairperson, and a new Vice-Chairperson is to be elected by a majority of those present at the Business Meeting. |
| Article VI: | DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE OFFICERS |
| The Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Secretary/Treasurer shall perform the duties usually pertaining to their perspective offices, and such other duties as may be assigned by the membership, or temporarily by the Chairperson. | |
| Article VII: | COMMITTEES |
| Section 1. | There shall be such standing committees, or special committees, as the membership of the Section shall create. |
| Section 2. | The Chairperson may create a special committee that shall last until the next general business meeting, whereupon the membership will decide whether it shall continue to exist, and whether it will be a special or a standing committee. |
| Section 3. | The Chairperson may appoint a Nominating Committee in anticipation of coming elections. The Nominating Committee shall be a special committee, whose term will end with the election. No action of such Committee shall be presumed to preclude write-in votes on the official ballot. |
| Article VIII: | AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS |
| These bylaws may be amended at the annual meeting of the Section by a majority of the members present and voting. Any amendment shall take effect after it has been approved by the Association's Executive Board. | |
| Article IX: | PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE |
| Roberts' Rules of Order, in the latest edition, shall govern all deliberations of the Section, except as otherwise specified in these by-laws. | |