Hello everyone,
The SustainRT steering committee seeks nominations to serve as a member of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions' (IFLA) Environment, Sustainability, and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) for 2023-2027. From the website, "ENSULIB's aim is to encourage librarians to inspire their communities into more environmentally sustainable way of action, by providing materials on green librarianship, giving voice to green librarians and library projects worldwide, leading by example, and offering a discussion forum."
The IFLA nomination guidelines are below. If interested in this role, please submit a brief statement of interest and a CV/resume to me (tinachan@mit.edu). The deadline to nominate is November 30. At the December steering committee meeting, the steering committee will review applications to recommend one candidate to ALA.
Thank you for considering serving in this important role. I look forward to receiving your nomination!
Best,
Tina
Objective
An ALA member will be nominated and officially endorsed for a four-year term to every IFLA section standing committee at each IFLA election.
Eligibility
Any ALA member may be suggested for nomination to an IFLA standing committee. Individuals can only serve on one IFLA committee at a time. Candidates can serve on a committee for up to two consecutive terms.
Qualifications
A nominee should be an expert in the field covered by the section and have a working knowledge of at least one working language of IFLA (English is an IFLA working language), and should have reasonable expectation of attending meetings of the standing committee without cost to IFLA or to ALA. ALA divisions and other units may seek outside funding to support the attendance of their representatives.
Future IFLA conferences (in August)
2023- Rotterdam, Netherlands
2024- TBD
2025 - TBD
Responsibilities of ALA Representatives
The term of office on an IFLA standing committee is four years with the possibility of a second four-year term. Thus, the maximum term of service is eight years. No person shall be a member of more than one section standing committee at one time, unless he or she is a member of a regional section standing committee.
ALA representatives on IFLA section standing committees are required to:
1) Report to their constituencies on appropriate developments and information originating from their respective committees; these communications may be published in ALA journals or newsletters, or as special reports to ALA members;
2) Transmit a copy of the report(s) to the International Relations Committee.
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Tina Chan
Coordinator, ALA Sustainability Round Table
Reference Services Program Manager and Humanities Librarian
MIT Libraries
She/Her/Hers
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