ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 107 P rop osed Bylaws of R are B ooks and M anuscripts Section E ditor’s Note: The follow ing proposed bylaws will be voted on by RBMS members at the 1981 ALA A nnual Conference in San Francisco. Although RBMS has been an official section o f A C R L since 1958, these are the fir s t bylaws to be presented to the m em bership. Article I. Name The name of this organization shall be th e Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Article II. Object The Section shall represent librarians and special­ ists concerned w ith the care, custody, and use of rare books, manuscripts, archives, and other special collections and shall provide its mem bers with a m eans of com m unication via publications, pro­ grams, and m eetings. The Section shall act for ACRL, in co-operation w ith o th er professional groups, in regard to those aspects of librarianship and related fields which require special knowledge of rare books, special collections, archives, and manuscripts. Article III. M em bership Any mem ber of ACRL may elect mem bership in the Section. Every personal m em ber has the right to vote and is eligible to hold office. Article IV. Meetings Sec. 1. Annual Meetings. The Section shall hold an annual m em bership meeting at the time and place of the Annual Conference of the American Library Association. Sec. 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Section may be called at the discretion of the Execu­ tive Comm ittee. All mem bers of the Section shall receive notification of a special m eeting at least one month before the special meeting. Sec. 3. Q uorum . Ten mem bers shall constitute a quorum for any meeting of the Section. Article V. Officers Sec. 1. Officers. Elected officers of the Section shall be chair, vice-chair/chair-elect, im m ediate past chair, three mem bers-at-large, and secretary. Sec. 2. Terms. All officers shall serve term s end­ ing at the adjournm ent of th e annual meeting. Those serving one year term s are chair, vice-chair, im­ mediate past chair; two year term: secretary; three year term: members-at-large. O ne member-at-large is elected each year. Sec. 3. Vacancies. In the event of a vacancy in the office of chair, the vice-chair/chair-elect shall suc­ ceed to the office of chair and shall continue in that office until the expiration of the term for which he/she was originally elected to serve as chair. A vacancy in other offices shall be filled by election, except for secretary, which shall be filled by an appointm ent made by th e chair. Article VI. Executive Com m ittee Sec. 1. Composition. The Executive Comm ittee shall consist of the elected officers. Sec. 2. Powers and D uties. The Executive Com­ m ittee shall conduct th e business of the Section during the period betw een annual m em bership meetings. Sec. 3. Meetings. Regular meetings of the Execu­ tive Com m ittee shall be held at the times and places of the Annual M idwinter meetings of the American Library Association. O th er or em ergency meetings may be called at the discretion of the chair. All Executive C om m ittee meetings shall be open to all m em bers of the Section; however, only mem bers of the Executive C om m ittee may vote at such m eet­ ings. Sec. 4. Q uorum. A majority of mem bers consti­ tutes a quorum at any meeting of the Executive Committee. Article VII. C omm ittees Sec. 1. Standing Committees. Standing commit­ tees to consider m atters of continuing concern to the section may be authorized by the Executive Com­ mittee. The name, purpose, and size of the commit­ tee shall be specified at th e time of its authorization. The chair and other m em bers of each com m ittee will be named by the chair of the Section. A standing comm ittee may be discontinued or declared inactive by the Executive C omm ittee. Sec. 2. A d hoc com m ittees. Special comm ittees for the performance of particular assignments may be appointed at any time by the chair after consultation with other mem bers of the Executive Comm ittee. Article VIII. Representatives to O ther Bodies The E xecutive C o m m ittee may appoint and charge a representative of the Section to other sec­ tions or bodies, as appropriate. Article IX. Nominations and Elections Sec. 1. N om inations. The Section chair shall appoint a Nominating C om m ittee of at least three mem bers and designate one m em ber as chair. The Nominating C om m ittee shall choose a slate of two candidates for each elective office. All nominees must be mem bers of the Section and must consent to 108 candidacy in writing. Sec. 2. Elections. Elections shall be conducted by mail ballot. For each office, the candidate receiving a plurality of the votes cast shall be elected. Ties will be determ ined by vote of th e Executive Committee. Article X. Amendments Amendments to these Bylaws may be proposed in writing to the Executive Comm ittee by a mem ber or m em bers of th e Section. To becom e effective amendments must be approved by a vote of the membership. Article XI. G eneral Provisions W herever these Bylaws make no specific provi­ sions, the organization of and procedures in the Section shall correspond to those set forth in the ACRL Constitution and Bylaws. Article XII. Temporary Provisions These Bylaws shall take effect upon the adjourn­ m en t of th e m e e tin g at w hich th e y are adopted. F re n c h C o n n e c tio n Librarians interested in working in a French academic library for one year or less in an ex change program may wish to contact Marie- France Plassard, American Library, 56 rue du Taur, 31000 Toulouse, France, by June 30. reading and speaking knowledge of French and a minimum of three years professional experience in an academic library is essential. The American Library in Toulouse is a branch of the American Library in Paris and serves faculty members and students interested in American studies. ­ A ACRL VIDEOTAPE AVAILABLE “Governance in the Academic Library,” a 40- minute videotape, is now available for loan from the ACRL office. The tape is a recording of the session held in the winter of 1980 when six academic librar­ ians gathered in Chicago to review some of the issues relating to the status of the academic librar­ ian. The discussion ranged widely and will stimulate further discussion among viewers. C. James Schmidt, Brown University librarian and a fo rm er chair o f ACRL’s C o m m ittee on Academic Status, led the conversation. O thers par­ ticipating were Lynn F. Marko, University of Michi­ gan, a past chair of the Academic Status Committee; Richard E. Olsen, Rhode Island College, and Ralph E. Russell, Georgia State University, both former members of the committee; D. Kaye Gapen, Iowa State University; and Richard E. Chapin, Michigan State University. Library governance is an ACRL Standard for Faculty Status for College and University Librar­ ians, specifically: “College and university librarians should adopt an academic form of governance. 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