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Technical Standards Committee
Technical Standards Committee

Seven members appointed for overlapping terms of three years each, two of whom may be appointed as SLA representatives to other organizations with a similar purpose. SLA representatives to such organizations, who are not regular Committee members, shall serve as ex-officio members of the Committee for the terms of their appointments to said other organizations. Ex-officio members shall participate fully in all the Committees activities.

The Committee shall:

  • Identify and disseminate to Association members information about existing and proposed standards for services and technologies, facilities, and resources of special libraries and information centers; 
     
  • Review and comment on proposed technical standards and guidelines related to special libraries and information centers, 
     
  • Recommend proposals to standards-issuing organizations for new or revised standards and guidelines related to special libraries and information centers,  
  • Collaborate with the Committee on Cataloging to:

  • a. Review and comment on proposed cataloging and/or classification standards from ANSI, NISO, or ISO and

    b. Recommend proposals for new or revised cataloging and/or classification standards to ANSI, NISO, or ISO and

  • Serve as liaison between the Association and other organizations concerned with technical standards.

    • (Association Office contact is the Director, Information Center.) Committee definition revised June 1998 -- Board Document A98-71.

    Chair 
    Michael Kim (2009-2010)
    michaelkim@miami.edu      		 Committee Members

    Sara Davis (2007-2009)
    sara.davis@jacobs.com

    Dr. Robert Ballard (2007-2010) 
    rballard@nccu.edu

    Jin Xiu Guo (2008-2010)
    jinxiu.guo@mail.mcgill.ca

    Stacy Naus (2008-2010)
    snaus2003@yahoo.com

    Sanjay Kataria (2009-2011)
    skataria.jiitu@gmail.com

    Janel White (2009-2011)
    ajlw96@yahoo.com

    Board Liaison
    Kate Arnold
    katearnold64@yahoo.co.uk     		Staff Committee Member
    John Latham
    jlatham@sla.org

    The Technical Standards Committee has set up a Technical Standards Community within SLA's Communities of Practice to post information about standards, highlight the work of the committee, and to generate discussion amongst interested members.

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