TYPE: Process Committee
PURPOSE: The Committee serves to promote research and publication for the benefit of its members and the profession.
CHARGE: The Committee shall review and propose changes to the Association's Research Agenda, work within the Association and with other library associations to encourage research, and administer the Association's research grant program by reviewing applications, making awards, and monitoring research activities. The Committee shall promote and encourage participation in AALL publications opportunities, as well as in other non-AALL professional publications. The Committee shall coordinate with the Public Relations Committee to promote the Association as a publisher to non-AALL members and other organizations. The Committee shall periodically review AALL Publications Policies and Procedures, as needed. The Committee shall oversee the AALL Publication Series and other AALL publications, as needed. In doing so, the Committee may evaluate proposals for new publications, recommend continuation or cessation of AALL sponsorship of a publication, recommend editors, and develop editorial processes, or take other actions as needed.
TENURE: Membership on the Committee will normally be for two (2) years, except that the Vice Chair and Chair will each serve three (3) years. The returning member selected as Vice Chair at the end of the first year shall serve in that capacity in the second year, and become Chair of the Committee in the third year.
SIZE: The Committee shall normally consist of a Chair, Vice Chair, nine (9) members, and a non-voting Executive Board liaison. The staff liaison shall be the Director of Publications.
STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS COMPLIANCE: Goal II: Education
Goal III: Advocacy
RELATIONSHIPS TO OTHER COMMITTEES: Public Relations Committee
The Committee shall consult and coordinate with the Public Relations Committee as directed in the Charge and as it determines is otherwise necessary.
Copyright Committee
When the Committee encounters issues related to copyright or licensing law, it shall consult with the Copyright Committee, which has exclusive committee jurisdiction over copyright issues.
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