Welcome to the LITA Board of Directors!

The following is a brief introduction to your responsibilities as a member of the LITA Board of Directors.

Before we start getting into the description of the responsibilites, it is probably best to review our past activites.

The Organization, Policies, and Procedures
All of our Board of Directors meetings and Executive Board minutes are posted to the LITA Web site in the Board of Directors section. These provide a solid overview of the activities of LITA.

A good place to begin the review of your new responsibilities is with the LITA Bylaws and the LITA Manual. The following are sections of the LITA Bylaws and LITA Manual that are the most applicable to your role as a Board member.

Bylaws - Article V: Board of Directors
Addresses the composition, power and duties, vacancies, terms of office, etc.

Officers, Terms of Office and Duties
Provides an overview of the duties of LITA Officers and Board members.

Policies
States the policies regarding surveys and questionnaires, use of paid consultants, etc.

During your term of office, you will be expected to attend all Board meetings. These take place at the ALA Annual and Midwinter Conferences on Saturday morning and Tuesday afternoon. Please see the schedule for the specific conference as it is posted on the LITA site prior to the conference. The Board usually has an informal (optional attendance) dinner on the Friday night of conference; you will be notified about it near the conference time. For specific conferences, the LITA office and/or the Executive Committee may notify you about other meetings it would be good for you to attend.

As a Board member you will have at least one liaison assignment with a LITA Committee. As a liaison, you should:

• Attend committee meetings whenever possible.
• Exchange information with the committee chair when you cannot attend.
• Participate in any committee deliberations via email.
• Provide the committee with any helpful background information from the Board that will guide them in their activities.
• Provide the Board with any helpful background information from the committee as appropriate to the issues.
• Relay requests from one body to the other as specified by the committee chair and/or LITA President.
• Provide other advice or assistance as needed.

The following links provide useful information about LITA committees:

Bylaws - Article VII: Committees
Includes the official statement on the responsibilities of committees.

LITA Committees
Contains a description of all of the LITA committees and the committee members with contact information. If you're using this around the time of Annual Conference, you may want to check with the LITA Office or the incoming President to make sure the information is correct.

Publishing and Publication
Depending upon the committee charge it might be helpful to coach a committee to communicate via a LITA publication.

Programs at ALA Annual Conferences
Depending upon the committee charge it might be helpful to guide the committee through the program guidelines.