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Membership shall be composed of Librarians I through Librarians V who report to the Associate University Librarian for Research and Instructional Services and the librarians from the Center of Alcohol Studies and the School of Management and Labor Relations. [Revised 9/10/10]
The concept for the organizational structure was originally set forth in the Final Report of the Task Force on the New Brunswick Libraries [PDF], July 16, 1996, and further expanded upon in the Report of the Transition Team [PDF], submitted to the University Librarian October 8, 1996.
A. Every spring the faculty will elect a Deputy Chair/Chair Elect. The Deputy Chair/Chair Elect is elected from among the tenured members of the New Brunswick Libraries Faculty for a two-year term which begins July 1. A Deputy Chair is elected to serve for one year; the following year the person serves as Chair. [Minutes, 4/16/99 and 5/13/99; revised 4/20/01, 6/18/04] The Chair will be responsible for the preparation of the meeting agendas and conduct of meetings, orientation of faculty new to NBL; representation of the New Brunswick Libraries within the RU Libraries structure; and other responsibilities as determined from time to time by the Faculty. [Minutes, 4/16/99, revised 6/21/02, 3/26/04]
B. The Faculty is composed of two functional teams: New Brunswick Collections Group (NBCG) and New Brunswick Information Services Group (NBISG). Chairs of each team are elected by the members of the respective groups and serve a two-year term beginning July1st. [Minutes, 5/13/99] Additional teams or committees may be designated as determined necessary by the Faculty.
Meetings are scheduled at least twice a semester and additional meetings may be called as necessary. [Revised 9/10/10]
The agenda is distributed in advance via email; a courtesy copy is emailed to rul_everyone@email.rutgers.edu listserv. Robert's Rules of Order govern all meetings except where contradicted by these bylaws. [Minutes, June 16, 2000]
Twenty-five percent of the membership constitutes a quorum. [Minutes, 4/16/99]
Voting is open to everyone at Librarian III and above; Librarian IV who have served more than one year; and Librarian V who have served more than 2 years. Librarians in their terminal year are ineligible to vote. [Minutes April 16, 1999, following RU Libraries Bylaws; revised Minutes September 17, 2004]
Minutes are recorded by members on a rotating basis. Draft minutes are submitted to the Chair who then distributes them via email to the Faculty. Once the minutes are approved by the Faculty at a subsequent meeting, or via email, they are distributed to rul_everyone and they are posted to the Rutgers University Libraries website. [Minutes, 2/19/00] [Revised 9/10/10]
Original bylaws adopted June 16, 2000. Revised September 9, 2005 and September 10, 2010.