Education Subcommittee

Who We Are

Committee Description

• A subcommittee of the Professional Development Committee to update and revise the ARLIS/NA core competencies for art information professionals on a regular basis;
• Liaise with and report on continuing education initiatives such as the Summer Educational Institute (both the SEI Advisory Group and the SEI Implementation Team); and
• Coordinate other continuing education activities and initiatives of the Society as appropriate.

Membership and Continuity

• Composition: Not to exceed five.
• Terms of Service
  • Chair: One year, renewable.
  • Members: Ideally, two members are carried over from the previous year.
• Eligibility
  • Chair and members, by appointment of the Professional Development
  • Committee chair in cooperation with the ARLIS/NA Vice-President. Subcommittee chair is a member of Professional Development Committee.

Roles & Responsibilities

Committee Operations

1. Annual calendar: Administrative calendar (conference to conference).
2. Decision-making process (where applicable)
   • Eligibility: Only members of the subcommittee can make motions and vote.
   • Methodology: Generalized parliamentary procedure (motion, second, discussion, vote).
   • Reporting: Discussions and actions during committee meetings are recorded in meeting minutes. Annual report made by subcommittee chair to the Professional Development Committee chair.

Financial Matters

• Expenses:
• Funding sources: Funding for special projects requested from Board; all other subcommittee-sponsored workshops are self-sustained from workshop registration fees.

Communications & Dissemination

• Internal to ARLIS/NA: see ARLIS/NA Policy Manual Section A-9. Subject: Communications
• External to ARLIS/NA: see ARLIS/NA Policy Manual Section A-9. Subject: Communications