ALA Council II Washington
ALA Council II Washington
Report from Committee on Legislation
Resolved, the American Library Association urge Congress to restore full funding for National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) to complete its activities.
Passed. I voted yes.
Resolved, that the American Library Association urge Congress to reaffirm its commitment to vital Government Printing Office and Federal Depository Library Program services and collections and to sustain critical functions associated with print and electronic government information, such as GPO Access and Future digital System; and, be it further
Resolved, that the American Library Association urge Congress to fund fully the United States Government Printing Office appropriation for FY 2008 at the $182 million requested by the Public Printer.
Passed. I voted yes.
Resolved, that the American Library Association call upon the Congress to fund the $19.1 million needed for the first year of the National Library Service’s multi-year digitization project to convert to up-to-date digital technology, thereby improve Talking Books services to people with visual or physical disability.
Amendment: Resolved that AL encourages NLS to consider using the most cost effective adaptive technology to convert its talking books collections.
Amendment failed. I voted against it.
Amendment to remove the whereas clause # 9 relating to veterans need for the service.
Amendment failed. I voted against it.
Resolution passed. I voted for it.
Resolved, that the ALA urge the passage of the SKILLS Act with provisions to be included in any reauthorization of “No child left behind” The provisions are (1) to include school library media specialists who meet the criteria established by the state educational agency as highly qualified in NCLB, (2) to require school districts, to the extent feasible, to ensure that every school within the district employs at least one highly qualified school library media specialists; (3) to allow state and local professional development funds (Title II) to be used to assist in recruiting and training highly qualified school library media specialists: and be it
Resolved, that the ALA communicate [this resolution] to the United States Congress, and the President of the United States.
Passed unanimously. I voted for it.
Resolved that the American Library Association adopts this declaration, Principles for Digital Content. I will blog these principles on another post.
Passed. I voted for it.
Resolved that the ALA congratulates Frederick Weingarten (Rick) on his retirement; and be it further resolved that the Association is delighted to continue work with Rick as he consults with OITP on ongoing research projects; and be it further resolved that the ALA membership extends it sincere appreciation for Rick’s tireless efforts on behalf of the Association and library users around the world and wishes him continued success.
Passed. I voted for it.
Resolved, that the membership of the ALA wish Miriam Nisbest the best of luck in her new position as Director of the Information Society Division at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); and be it further resolved, that the ALA look forward to continued collaboration with Miriam Nisbet in her new role at UNESCO; and be it further resolved, that the ALA membership extend its sincere appreciation for Miriam Nisbet’s tireless efforts on behalf of the Association.
Passed. I voted for it.
Move that the ALA letter about shared regional depositories not be distributed outside the association.
Motion to move to Council III. Motion failed. I voted against it.
Motion passed. I voted for the motion.
The membership committee moves that Section 7.4.10 (Membership Meetings) of the Policy Manual be amended by adding text:
From the current wording:
Agenda of Membership Meetings shall provide priority to discussion of membership resolutions.
To the proposed wording:
Agendas of Membership Meetings shall provide priority to discussion of membership resolutions for the second half of the meeting.
This passed. I voted for it.
A report was given from the Committee on Professional Ethics. The Code of Ethics will be 70 years old in 2009. It was determined through discussions at three conferences that the Code did not need vast revision, but will need some revisions of language. Drafts for these revisions will be distributed prior to the 2008 Midwinter where hearings will be conducted.
There is a need for ethics education, and methods to provide this education will be pursued.
The Freedom to Read Foundation report was given by John Berry. Additional information can be found at the Freedom to Read Foundation website.
Treasurer’s Report. Terri Switzer, Treasurer gave a comprehensive report. Some highlights are:
Announcements. Attendance as of Monday 21,109 registrants and 7,119 exhibitors for a total of 28,28 total, about 1,000 more than Chicago.
Report from Committee on Legislation
Resolved, the American Library Association urge Congress to restore full funding for National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) to complete its activities.
Passed. I voted yes.
Resolved, that the American Library Association urge Congress to reaffirm its commitment to vital Government Printing Office and Federal Depository Library Program services and collections and to sustain critical functions associated with print and electronic government information, such as GPO Access and Future digital System; and, be it further
Resolved, that the American Library Association urge Congress to fund fully the United States Government Printing Office appropriation for FY 2008 at the $182 million requested by the Public Printer.
Passed. I voted yes.
Resolved, that the American Library Association call upon the Congress to fund the $19.1 million needed for the first year of the National Library Service’s multi-year digitization project to convert to up-to-date digital technology, thereby improve Talking Books services to people with visual or physical disability.
Amendment: Resolved that AL encourages NLS to consider using the most cost effective adaptive technology to convert its talking books collections.
Amendment failed. I voted against it.
Amendment to remove the whereas clause # 9 relating to veterans need for the service.
Amendment failed. I voted against it.
Resolution passed. I voted for it.
Resolved, that the ALA urge the passage of the SKILLS Act with provisions to be included in any reauthorization of “No child left behind” The provisions are (1) to include school library media specialists who meet the criteria established by the state educational agency as highly qualified in NCLB, (2) to require school districts, to the extent feasible, to ensure that every school within the district employs at least one highly qualified school library media specialists; (3) to allow state and local professional development funds (Title II) to be used to assist in recruiting and training highly qualified school library media specialists: and be it
Resolved, that the ALA communicate [this resolution] to the United States Congress, and the President of the United States.
Passed unanimously. I voted for it.
Resolved that the American Library Association adopts this declaration, Principles for Digital Content. I will blog these principles on another post.
Passed. I voted for it.
Resolved that the ALA congratulates Frederick Weingarten (Rick) on his retirement; and be it further resolved that the Association is delighted to continue work with Rick as he consults with OITP on ongoing research projects; and be it further resolved that the ALA membership extends it sincere appreciation for Rick’s tireless efforts on behalf of the Association and library users around the world and wishes him continued success.
Passed. I voted for it.
Resolved, that the membership of the ALA wish Miriam Nisbest the best of luck in her new position as Director of the Information Society Division at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); and be it further resolved, that the ALA look forward to continued collaboration with Miriam Nisbet in her new role at UNESCO; and be it further resolved, that the ALA membership extend its sincere appreciation for Miriam Nisbet’s tireless efforts on behalf of the Association.
Passed. I voted for it.
Move that the ALA letter about shared regional depositories not be distributed outside the association.
Motion to move to Council III. Motion failed. I voted against it.
Motion passed. I voted for the motion.
The membership committee moves that Section 7.4.10 (Membership Meetings) of the Policy Manual be amended by adding text:
From the current wording:
Agenda of Membership Meetings shall provide priority to discussion of membership resolutions.
To the proposed wording:
Agendas of Membership Meetings shall provide priority to discussion of membership resolutions for the second half of the meeting.
This passed. I voted for it.
A report was given from the Committee on Professional Ethics. The Code of Ethics will be 70 years old in 2009. It was determined through discussions at three conferences that the Code did not need vast revision, but will need some revisions of language. Drafts for these revisions will be distributed prior to the 2008 Midwinter where hearings will be conducted.
There is a need for ethics education, and methods to provide this education will be pursued.
The Freedom to Read Foundation report was given by John Berry. Additional information can be found at the Freedom to Read Foundation website.
Treasurer’s Report. Terri Switzer, Treasurer gave a comprehensive report. Some highlights are:
- Office for Library Advocacy is being formed.
- Emerging Leaders is planned to become a standard part of the association.
Announcements. Attendance as of Monday 21,109 registrants and 7,119 exhibitors for a total of 28,28 total, about 1,000 more than Chicago.