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Report on NCC New Council Members Election Toshie Marra

Report on NCC New Council Members Election Toshie Marra. The North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources 2007 Open Meeting Tsai Auditorium of Harvard Center for Government and International Studies Friday, March 23, 2007, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. NCC Executive Committee.

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Report on NCC New Council Members Election Toshie Marra

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  1. Report on NCC New Council Members ElectionToshie Marra The North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources 2007 Open Meeting Tsai Auditorium of Harvard Center for Government and International Studies Friday, March 23, 2007, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

  2. NCC Executive Committee • Tokiko Y. Bazzell (Chair for 2007 Election) • Toshie Marra (Chair for 2006 Election) • Susan Matisoff (faculty) • Kenji Niki • Victoria Bestor (ex officio)

  3. Vacant Positions • September 2006 Election: • Social Sciences Faculty Member—replacing Prof. Michael Smitka (2004-2006) • 3 Librarians—replacing Sharon Domier (2004-2006), Kenji Niki, and Eiko Sakaguchi (2004/7-2007/6) • January 2007 Election: • Japan Liaison—replacing Prof. Syun Tutitya (2004/7-2007/6)

  4. Calls for Nominations • Posting on Eastlib, H-Japan, JAHF, J-Lit, EMJ, and Easianth: • Social Sciences Faculty Member: Japanese Anthropology, Business/Economics, Government/Political Science, Law or Sociology • Librarians: 1) co-chair of the ILL/DD Committee; 2) co-chair of the Librarian Professional Development Committee; 3) a member of the Japan Foundation Library Support Program Advisory Committee; and/or 4) co-chair of the Digital Resources Committee (DRC) • Soliciting direct input: • Japan Liaisons: Nominations from 3 Japan Liaisons

  5. Nominated Candidates • Social Science Faculty position: • 12 nominations • 6 candidates were contacted • 2 candidates stood for election • 3 Librarian positions: • 13 nominations • 10 candidates were contacted • 6 candidates stood for election • Japan Liaison position: • 6 individuals were nominated and contacted • 2 candidates stood for election

  6. Election at the Council Meetings • Individual Review: Each candidate submitted a statement of candidacy and a brief curriculum vitae • Group discussion • Voting • Election of new Council members shall be made by a two-thirds majority vote by incumbent members of the NCC (NCC Bylaws: III.B.)

  7. New Council Members Elected • Social Science Faculty: • Robin LeBlanc (2007-2009), Associate Professor of Political Science, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia • Librarians: • Chiaki Sakai (2007-2009), University of Iowa: co-chair of the ILL/DD Committee • Maureen Donovan (2007/7-2010/6), Ohio State University: co-chair of the Librarian Professional Development Committee • Hitoshi Kamada (2007/7-2010/6), University of Arizona: a member of the Japan Foundation Library Support Program Advisory Committee • Japan Liaison: • Akio Yasue (2007/7-2010/6), Senior Advisor, National Diet Library

  8. Thank you for your participation!

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