1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogCecilia McGowanhttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/cmcgowan/Organizational Support: What Does ALSC Do?rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eJRBKAk9Z6"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2007/10/organizational-support-what-does-alsc-do/">Organizational Support:<br> What Does ALSC Do?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2007/10/organizational-support-what-does-alsc-do/embed/#?secret=eJRBKAk9Z6" width="600" height="338" title="“Organizational Support:<br> What Does ALSC Do?” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="eJRBKAk9Z6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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As Priority Consultant for ALSC Priority Group IV, Organizational Support, my role is to facilitate the committees that review, recommend and prepare polices and budgets and to advise on issues affecting the organizational structure of the division. Sounds kind of dry, doesn’t it? But it’s not, because this group of committees contains the backbone of ALSC. There are nine committees within this group: Organization and Bylaws Committee develops for presentation to the Board of Directors a plan for the structure and function of each new committee or discussion group. They also study, review and, if necessary, make recommendations to the board for revision of structure or function, addition, or discontinuation of committees and discussion groups. They make recommendations to the Board on organization matters affecting ALSC as a whole, and to serve as liaison with the ALA Committee on Organization upon request of the Board, in an advisory capacity to...