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PURPOSE: To assess the evolution and current role of the Government Relations Office as the center of the Association's government relations activities and to make recommendations for the future direction and continuity of those efforts.
CHARGE: The Special Committee will review the purpose and operation of the Government Relations Office and its relationship to the Executive Board, the Government Relations Committee, the Copyright Committee, the Access to Electronic Legal Information and Citation Formats Committee, the Government Documents Special Interest Section, and any other entities involved with information policy and advocacy.
The Special Committee should consider and make recommendations to the Executive Board on the following, as well as any other matters that it deems relevant:
- How the Government Relations Office should be staffed and managed in the future
- Whether it is a desirable or viable option to appoint another Government Relations Office representative who is a practicing law librarian and who is compensated only by an honorarium. If so, the qualifications that should be required, the terms and conditions of employment, and how the representative should be selected
- The type of support needed by the Government Relations Office staff in interpreting and applying the AALL Government Relations Policy, and how that support can be provided expeditiously so that AALL can respond to rapidly changing political situations
- The role of the Government Relations Office in advocacy, intellectual property, and access to and dissemination of government information
- How AALL can prepare for orderly succession planning for Government Relations Office staff
- Whether the Government Relations Office should continue to be located at Georgetown Law School if possible, and if it is not, what other options are desirable and feasible
The Committee should prepare an interim report for the Summer 2008 Executive Board meeting and a Final Report for the Spring 2009 Executive Board meeting.
SIZE: The Committee will consist of a Chair, six members, and a non-voting Executive Board liaison. The Executive Director will serve as staff liaison.
MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS: Committee members should have experience in government policy or advocacy.
TENURE: Members will be appointed for a term of one year, from January 2008 - April 30, 2009.
STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS COMPLIANCE: Goal III: Advocacy
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER COMMITTEES: The Washington Affairs Office Review Special Committee will work closely with the Government Relations Committee, the Copyright Committee, the Access to Electronic Legal Information and Citation Formats Committee, and the Government Documents Special Interest Section
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