The ALCTS Metadata Interest Group has the following offices open for election:
- Vice-Chair/Chair Elect (Vice-Chair 2017-2018, Chair 2018-2019)
- Program Co-Chair (2017-2019)
- Secretary (2017-2019)
Terms are two years and begin following ALA Annual 2017. Officers must be able to commit to attending both ALA Midwinter and ALA Annual during their terms.
Elections will be held during the Metadata Interest Group meeting on Sunday, June 25th, 8:30 am to 10:00 am, McCormick Place W179b.
Anyone interested in standing for election to one of these offices is invited to get in touch with Mike Bolam (mrbst20@pitt.edu) and/or Liz Woolcott (liz.woolcott@usu.edu) prior to ALA. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or wish to announce your intent to run in advance. Additional nominations will be taken prior to the election at the meeting.
For more information on the roles and responsibilities of the positions, see our announcement on ALA Connect: http://connect.ala.org/node/266318.
Noticed can anybody become members
Hello Patrick,
From the “Getting Involved” section of the Metadata Interest Group’s page on the ALCTS site: “ALCTS values committed and active members. Qualified members are welcome to volunteer to serve on the Metadata Interest Group. Members interested in serving should be active within ALA, possess a background or demonstrated interest in metadata, and be willing to commit to 1 or 2 years of service. Even if you can’t serve, please join our ALA Connect space to stay informed and participate in between-meeting events.