Today's Topics: 1. Volunteer for ALCTS Committees (Elise Y Wong)
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Volunteer for ALCTS Committees (New Discussion) Heading: General News & Discussion By: Vicki Sipe Fellow ALCTS Members, As a fellow member, you are well aware of the great work done by ALCTS for members and the library profession. Much of the time, labor, and material that goes into producing our conference programs, publications, webinars, and web courses is done by you?ALCTS members who volunteer for committees. To volunteer for ALCTS committees and keep our steady stream of high quality professional resources flowing, you need to fill out the volunteer form from the Volunteering for ALCTS Committees page. Please fill out the form completely. There is space for you to tell us about yourself. Please do so. The more we know about your talents and interests, the better we will be able to position you within the organization. The appointment process will continue into Spring 2016, but for full consideration, please fill out the volunteer form by March 1st. If you aren?t sure where your interests and talents might find the best match, look over the complete list of ALCTS Committees found on the Committees page. There are links to committee web pages detailing the charge, roster, and other information for each committee. You can volunteer for committees within your section of ALCTS, and for Division level committees that report to the Board. Pick out several of interest to you, and fill out the volunteer form. If you would like more information about a particular committee, feel free to send an email to the appointing officer for the committee. For section committees, the appointing officer is the Section Chair-Elect. For division committees, the appointing officer is the ALCTS President-Elect. Express your interest in serving on the committee, and ask about current openings. Can?t attend ALA conferences? Most committees can accommodate an absence at face to face meetings. Much of the work of committees can be done between conferences in emails or in phone meetings. There is also work that can be done remotely on short term projects. Fill out the volunteer form and indicate that you are unable to attend conferences, but very willing to serve. Appointing officers in ALCTS do their very best to match your volunteer preferences with available openings. If you are asked to consider service on a committee you did not request, please don?t turn down that appointment. Service on any committee is valuable both for you and for ALCTS. Also, please consider working with an Interest Group. These groups offer a wide variety of activities around a tightly focused issue or topic that can complement your service on a committee. Each Interest Group has openings for a chair, co-chair, vice-chair and other positions. Let the current chair know you are interested in helping out by contacting them directly. Thank you for being a member of ALCTS. I look forward to seeing your name on a volunteer form. Best regards, Vicki Sipe ALCTS President-Elect ------------------------------ End of Tsig Digest, Vol 46, Issue 11 ************************************
