Bylaws & Handbook Committee Annual Reports
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2018 - 2019 Bylaws and Handbook Committee
2018-2019 Annual ReportThe members of the Bylaws Committee for 2018-2019 included Lauren Seney (Chair), John Hostage, Alan Keely, Shawn King, Barbara Moreno, Sarah Yates, and Karen Scoville.
The Committee first worked to make some updates to the Section’s Bylaws. The purpose of these updates was to incorporate the focus of the updated Standing Committees; clarify the version of the handbook that details officers’ responsibilities; allow for a TS-SIS Business Meeting format outside of the Association’s Annual Meeting; and clarify language about the process of updating the Bylaws. The Bylaws were approved by the AALL Bylaws Committee and sent to the TS-SIS Secretary/Treasurer. Due to the timing of the elections, a vote on the Bylaws by the membership was postponed until after the Annual Meeting.
The committee also took a look at the Section’s Handbook and worked to continue the process of making necessary updates after the changes to the Section’s structure during the previous year. The most extensive changes are proposed to the Awards Committee section of the handbook in an effort to bring the handbook and the website into agreement. There are some minor changes to the Metadata Management Committee and the appendices. Updates still need to be made to the Cataloging Liaisons portion of the handbook, but those are pending the input of the SIS Council.
Respectfully Submitted,
Lauren Seney, Chair
Bylaws and Handbook Committee
Technical Services Special Interest Section
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2017 - 2018 Bylaws and Handbook Committee
2017-2018 Annual ReportThe members of the Bylaws and Handbook Committee for 2017/2018 included Suzanne Graham (serving as chair as the most recent available past-chair of TS-SIS), Judy Chalmers, John Hostage, Alan Keely, and Shawn King.
The work of the committee focused on updating the Section’s Handbook. The committee members coordinated with various officers and committee chairs to update the Handbook appropriately. The Bylaws and Handbook Committee submitted, and the TS-SIS Executive Board approved, two iterations of the Handbook: one in November 2017 to record changes in operations and practices since 2015 and another in April 2018 to provide guidance through the committee organization.
Committee members also worked with the committee chairs and the webmaster to update the website to reflect changes to the Handbook.
In the spring, the committee resumed the process to amend the Bylaws initiated by the committee in 2016/2017. The TS-SIS Board again approved the proposed minor changes, and the membership voted on the amendments at the TS-SIS Annual Business Meeting on June 19.
I would like to thank each member for his or her outstanding service. We had an ambitious agenda, wide in scope and yet very granular in detail, and the members were consistently engaged, thoughtful, and constructive. Their creativity and high-level editorial skills made our work possible.
Respectfully submitted,
Suzanne Graham, Chair
Bylaws and Handbook Committee
Technical Services Special Interest Section
American Association of Law Libraries -
2016 - 2017 Bylaws and Handbook Committee
2016-2017 Annual ReportThe members of the Bylaws and Handbook Committee for 2016/2017 included Hollie White, immediate Technical Services Special Interest Section (TS-SIS) past-chair and Alan Keely. Due to Dr, White’s move to Australia midyear, Keely assumed the role of committee chair.
The work of the committee focused on making a number of minor changes to the bylaws to make the language more consistent. There was also considerable discussion regarding the quorum. Ultimately, the decision was made to leave it as is. The package of changes to the bylaws were forward to the TS-SIS Executive Board for tentative approval which was given. The package of changes were then forwarded to the AALL Bylaws Committee for review and approval. The package of revisions were then forwarded to the TS-SIS Secretary to be placed on the ballot for formal adoption by the TS-SIS.
TS-SIS Chair, Lauren Seney requested that during 2017/2018 the Committee review the handbook as it has been some years since the last revision. Keely was asked and accepted the offer to continue as Committee chair for the upcoming year.
Respectfully submitted,
Alan Keely, chair
Bylaws and Handbook Committee
Technical Services SIS -
2015 - 2016 Bylaws and Handbook Committee
2015-2016 Annual ReportThe members of the Bylaws and Handbook Committee worked diligently this year to update the bylaws to adapt to current needs, clarify the nominations process, and better incorporate communication technologies.
The committee submitted two drafts of proposed revisions to the TS-SIS Executive Board in October 2014 and February 2016 for their review and comment and then to the AALL Bylaws and Resolutions Committee in March 2016 for synchronization with the larger organization.
A subsequent tie in the election for Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect underscored another area in need of revision. The Committee reworked the section addressing how and when run-offs would be conducted and submitted another draft to both the TS Board and to the AALL Committee in April and May.
This final version of the proposed bylaws was made available to the membership for review in June, and the membership will vote on their adoption during the TS-SIS business meeting at the AALL annual meeting.
Members of the 2015/2016 committee were Miriam Childs, Deb DeGeorge, Eva Harris, John Jensen, and Wendy Law.
Respectfully submitted,
Suzanne Graham
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2010 - 2011 Bylaws Committee
2010-2011 Annual ReportThe members of the Bylaws Committee this year were Alan Keely, Clement Lau, Ellen McGrath, Wendy Moore, and Chris Long (chair). The committee worked diligently this year to update the handbook and make its format more user-friendly. A draft was sent to the TS-SIS Executive Board in May, 2011 for their review and comment. Suggestions from the Board were then incorporated into the document, which will be voted on during the AALL annual meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Chris Long
Chair