Adopted 1998/06/12
Amended 2002/03/29
Amended 2003/05/09
Amended 2005/05/13
Amended 2006/05/12
Amended 2007/05/11
Amended 2010/04/07
Amended 2012/02/05
Amended 2014/03/14
Amended 2014/05/09
Amended 2016/01/27
Amended 2016/10/07
Amended 2016/11/18
Amended 2017/07/10
Amended 2018/02/19
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All library faculty, including tenured, tenure-track, professional and part-time faculty, instructors and faculty research assistants, are members of the Association. All library employees, including invited students and interns, are welcome to attend meetings; however, only members can vote.
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The officers will collaborate and coordinate their activities and programming for the Association.
All officers will conduct annual evaluations of their programs
The President is responsible for the meetings of the Association, including developing the agenda and program, arranging the meeting location, and publicity. The President officiates at all meetings. The President also communicates the Association’s positions on library and campus issues in appropriate forums outside the library, although s/he may choose a designate for such a role if necessary.
The Past President is responsible for
Serving as a mentor to the President
Attending LAMP meetings as an LFA representative and reporting back to the LFA president and members as is relevant
Chairing the President nomination committee, along with at least two other members, including tenure-track and fixed term faculty. The Past President will put out a call for Nominations Committee volunteers by January 15. The work of the Committee will be completed by the end of March, in time for the April elections.
The Seminar Series Coordinator has overall responsibility for programming, publicity and site arrangements for the seminar series and research presentations.
The Research and Writing Coordinator acts as a liaison between those needing advice and critique and those capable of giving it. The Research and Writing Coordinator arranges for meetings.
The Mentoring Program Coordinator oversees the process and assessment of the LFA Mentoring Program
The Communications Coordinator is responsible for:
Taking minutes at LFA meetings (or finding a proxy as needed)
Making sure that LFA documents are organized and updated on the wiki or on other shared LFA spaces as needed
Promotional activities - work with Marketing Coordinator to get LFA positions out to the Oregon State University community.
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The Charter will be reviewed at least annually. Amendments may be proposed either in writing or by email to the LFA President by any member of the Association. Proposed amendment(s) must be distributed to Association members, by the LFA President or their designee, at least three weeks prior to the vote. Within the first week of distribution of an electronic ballot, any member may request, via email to the LFA President or their designee, that voting be delayed pending face to face discussion of said proposal. Discussion of said proposal is to take place at the next scheduled Association meeting. Passage of proposed amendments is guided by rules for voting on extraordinary business (Article V. Voting).