2007 Proposed Amendment to Bylaws
In compliance with Article X of the TS-SIS Bylaws:
ARTICLE X. AMENDMENTS
These bylaws may be amended at the annual meeting of the Section by a majority of the members present and voting, or by a majority of the votes cast by a mail or electronic ballot conducted by the Secretary/Treasurer. Proposed amendments shall be sent to the AALL Bylaws Committee for review. After receiving AALL Bylaws Committee approval, proposed amendments shall be made available to Section members (e.g. via mail, electronic mail, or notice of posting on the TS-SIS website) at least thirty (30) days in advance of the vote. If changes are made to the wording of proposed amendments at any time, the revised text shall be returned to the AALL Bylaws Committee for final review. Amendments shall take effect upon being passed by a majority of votes cast, and after final review by the AALL Bylaws Committee, when applicable.
- A proposed change in the TS-SIS bylaws was posted to the AALL Technical Services SIS electronic discussion list (ts-sis [at] aallnet.org) for questions and/or comments by Karen Douglas on Wednesday, June 13, 2007.
- It is anticipated a vote on this change will be held at the TS-SIS Business Meeting, Sunday, July 15, 2007 (5:30-6:45 p.m.) in New Orleans.
Proposed amendment to the TS-SIS Bylaws
Article IX, Section 1d:
Replace existing text:
The Preservation Standing Committee's purposes are to explore short- and long-term solutions to the effects of deterioration, neglect and disasters on all types of library materials and to serve as a clearinghouse on the subject for the Association.
With the following:
The Preservation Standing Committee is charged with focusing on measures to preserve legal information, in all formats, that is at risk due to deterioration, neglect or disaster and with addressing issues related to the preservation of and access to digital content. The Committee also serves as a resource on preservation for the American Association of Law Libraries.
Rationale: This change updates and expands the charge of the Preservation Committee to include preservation of electronic and digital legal material.
If you have any questions or comments about this change, please post them to the listserv at ts-sis [at] aallnet.org.
Thank you.
Karen B. Douglas
Chair, TS-SIS Bylaws Committee