NAG Elections 2016
You are invited to submit a nomination for election to the National Acquisitions Group Executive Committee.
NAG’s Committee meets 4 times a year, and membership is very participative, with opportunities to play a part in organising Conference and seminars, collating best practice, formulating guidelines and advice.
As comments from recent past Chairs have shown, membership of the Committee can be extremely rewarding –
“As a place to share experience and best practice NAG is unrivalled in what it can offer – it helps us to show our institutions the impact of best practice on what we do, and it helps to show our managers that we are working as smartly as possible in a changing landscape…….the second area in which NAG shines - bringing together librarians from different sectors of the profession, along with their partner suppliers. There is no other organisation that offers this in quite the same way, and the opportunities for networking and learning about the challenges that face others are one of the most valuable things that NAG does”.
“The Committee give their own time to the Group and spend many hours organising and presenting at NAG events. Committee work can be hard work, but I can honestly say I’ve enjoyed my time and benefited hugely from the experience – I would recommend it without hesitation to others”
“Working with NAG has given me the opportunity to develop my understanding of different types of library, to appreciate their differences - and their similarities, to celebrate their successes, and to help develop and promote best practice in acquisitions. I'm proud of the role NAG plays in acting as an honest broker between libraries and their suppliers who work together to achieve this”.
The NAG Constitution provides for a Committee of a maximum of twelve members. Of these at least one, and not more than four, shall be from each of the following employment categories: academic libraries, public libraries, other libraries or information units, publishing, and library supply (materials, data or systems). Committee members are elected for a three year term.
There are up to 3 places available on the Committee to serve, in the first instance, for three years from 1st October 2016. Those elected can be from all employment categories as listed above, and candidates from suppliers would be particularly welcomed.
Valid nominations require a proposer (who may be the nominee) a seconder and the counter-signature of the nominee. All parties must be in current membership of NAG, either personal or corporate. Nominations must be made in the format below (also available as Word Doc from [log in to unmask]) . All nominations must be received by post, addressed to the Chair at the address shown above, not later than Friday 10th September or delivered by hand or email to the admin team at NAG Conference by the close of day one on Tuesday 14th September.
Where nominations are submitted by fax or email, a hard copy with original signatures must be submitted before the announcement of the election result at the Annual General Meeting at Conference in September.
If the number of nominations exceeds the number of vacancies (overall and/or in any individual category) elections will be conducted by ballot of members (as at 1st September 2016.) Full details of the procedure will accompany ballot papers. There will be one vote per membership subscription. If insufficient prior nominations are received, nominations for the unfilled vacancies will be sought from the floor at the AGM in September 2015.
Nominees are asked to send brief biographical details (200 words or less) and a photograph. These should be sent by email if possible, with photos in JPEG format. Biographies will be sent out with ballot papers and may be placed on our website with full details.
If you would like more information about the work of Committee before deciding to stand for election, please contact the current Chair, Angela Turner, [log in to unmask] Full details are available from NAG Admin on [log in to unmask], 01924 383010 or www.nag.org.uk We would also be pleased to put you in touch with other NAG members if you would like to join the Committee but have difficulty in contacting someone to second your nomination.
NATIONAL ACQUISITIONS GROUP
Nominations for election to the Executive Committee 2016
Please complete in block capitals
I (name) | |
Of (organisation) | |
Hereby nominate (name) | |
Of (organisation) |
For election to the Executive Committee of the National Acquisitions Group in the category of employment:
(Please tick ONE as appropriate)
Academic Libraries | |
Public Libraries | |
Other libraries and information units | |
Publishing | |
Library supply |
PROPOSER
I nominate the person named above and declare that I am/my organisation is a member of NAG at this time
Signed (Name) | |
Organisation |
SECONDER
I second the nomination of the person named above and declare that I am/my organisation is a member of NAG at this time
Signed (Name) | |
Organisation |
NOMINEE
I ACCEPT THE NOMINATION and declare that I am/my organisation is a member of NAG at this time
Signed (Name) | |
Organisation |
Notes to Nominees
Tel/Fax: 01924 383010 Email: [log in to unmask]
Jennie
Jennifer Hillyard, M.A., B.A. (Hons.), MCLIP.
Administrator
National Acquisitions Group
12 -14 King Street
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 2SQ
Please note that from October 2013 our e-mail address has been
Please use email to contact us wherever possible, as we will generally be able to respond more quickly to this than to a phone message.
However, if you do wish to speak to somebody personally, the numbers are 01924 383010 and 07587 133012