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I agree that this section has become an anachronism and therefore support
dissolution.
Jane Devine

At 06:02 PM 5/14/98 EDT, you wrote:
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>QUERY TO MEMBERSHIP ON THE PROPOSED DISSOLUTION OF THE COMPUTER SECTION
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>The Computer Section has submitted a recommendation to the ARLIS/NA
>Executive Board proposing that the Section be dissolved.  There is
>currently no moderator for 1998/99.  It has become difficult to attract
>members of the Computer Section to conference business meetings, to submit
>conference sessions, or to attract new members to lead this group.
>
>The section's statement of purpose can be found in the ARLIS/NA Handbook on
>page xx, and on the ARLIS/NA website (http://www.lib.duke.edu/lilly/arlis/)
>in the ARLIS/NA Policy Manual (No. E-19).   The group was formed in 1984 as
>a Computer Special Interest Group.
>
>According to ARLIS/NA Bylaws (Article XII.B.Section 9), "The Executive
>Board shall authorize the dissolution of a Section when in the opinion of
>the Board its usefulness has ceased.  Alternatively, the Board may convert
>the Section to a Round Table if its membership falls below thirty (30)
>members for three (3) consecutive years.  To preempt the Executive Board's
>need to act on dissolution or change, fifteen (15) individual members of
>the Section may petition to become a Round Table of the Society in
>accordance with Section 1 of Article XII.C.  The decision and reasons for
>the dissolution or change shall be reported to the membership.  Assets of
>the Section, if any, shall revert to the Society.
>
>The Board discussed the usefulness of the Computer Section and agrees that
>the group no longer serves its originally intended purpose, as computers
>are now an integral and pervasive part of our everyday lives and play a
>prominent role in most libraries or workplaces.  Many ARLIS/NA Sections,
>Divisions, and Round Tables recognize and incorporate computer technology
>issues in their group discussions and conference sessions.  ARLIS/NA
>currently sponsors two technology-related committees: Technology Relations
>and Technology Education.  The Technology Relations Committee's charge is
>to represent the interests of the ARLIS/NA membership in technology
>developments especially in areas relating to visual arts information.  The
>Technology Education Committee supports the membership in obtaining access
>to and broad knowledge of Internet technology and resources.  The full
>charges for each of these committee's can be found on page xvii of the
>ARLIS/NA Handbook.  Both of these committees are actively involved in
>ARLIS/NA strategic planning initiatives.
>
>The Executive Board solicits comments from the membership.  Please share
>your opinion about this proposed dissolution of the Computer Section with
>the Executive Board.  Please respond either in writing to Kathryn Wayne,
>Vice-President/President Elect, or to the ARLIS/NA listserv
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Jane Devine
Architecture/Art Librarian
Architecture Library, Bond Hall 117
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
tel:219-631-9401/631-6654 fax:631-9662
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