{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Cecilia McGowan","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/cmcgowan\/","title":"Organizational Support: What Does ALSC Do?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yiwY0ulgjC\"><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=yiwY0ulgjC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Organizational Support:&lt;br&gt; What Does ALSC Do?&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"yiwY0ulgjC\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"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.\u00a0 Sounds kind of dry, doesn\u2019t it?\u00a0 But it\u2019s not, because this group of committees contains the backbone of ALSC.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 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..."}