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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- As you are aware ARLIS/NA issued an Request for Proposals for management service providers late last year. The Executive Board has received seven responses and is now compiling a short list of candidates to interview prior to the Vancouver conference. The criteria used for evaluation will include the ARLIS/NA Services and Standards Guidelines (available on the Web Site), the fiscal implications, in terms of management fees, and issues such as the stability of the firm, affinity to the arts and humanities, staff experience and so on. The Board needs input from the membership. 1) Please tell us what in your opinion are the most important 2-3 issues are that the Executive Board should consider in evaluating service providers? For instance, management staff responsibilities, fiscal implications, publication production etc. 2) Of the following management functional requirements, how would you rank them in terms of importance to you as a member? (1 most important; 5 least important) Finance (maintain Society's finances, assist with budget planning, fundraising) Meetings and Conference Planning (assist members with management of the annual conference) Publications and Communications (provide production & distribution services for the Society's publications, including the Handbook, brochures, fliers, etc., press releases, public relations) Communications Management and Technology (Support Web Site, provide efficient communications with members) Membership & Management Information (Monitor, produce, and review the Society's membership database, provide leadership listservs.) Please respond by March 1, 1999 to Mary Graham, President at [log in to unmask] and Kathryn Wayne, Vice-President/President-Elect at [log in to unmask] Mary Graham 520/621-4695 Head, Library Division 520/621-2976 FAX Arizona State Museum [log in to unmask] University of Arizona http://w3.arizona.edu/~asm Tucson, AZ 85721-0026