OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council

OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 3-4, 2012

Hsueh-hua ChenChair, OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council

Professor of Library and Information Science

University Librarian

National Taiwan University

OCLC Governance Structure

Any library, museum or archive that embraces the OCLC values of collaboration and sharing is welcome.

Members from each region elect an Executive Committee, plus Member Delegates to OCLC Global Council.

Global Council Member Delegates elect 6 members of the Board of Trustees.

In addition to the 6 Global Council-elected members, the Board consists of the President of OCLC and nine trustees elected by the Board itself, five of whom come from fields outside librarianship.

Source: http://www.oclc.org/us/en/membership/governance/default.htm

Global Council

Goal 1 ： Participate in the governance of OCLC

- Elect 6 trustees to Board of Trustees

- Approve amendments to OCLC governance regulations

Goal 2 ： Ensure effective communication between and among the Global Council, Regional Councils, the Board of Trustees, OCLC and members.

Goal 3 ： Participate in the OCLC planning process

2012-2013

3 Regional Councils

OCLC

Board of Trustees

Global Council

Regional Councils

Members

EMEARC ARCAPRC

Americas Regional

Council (ARC) Asia Pacific Regional

Council (APRC)

Europe, Middle

East and Africa

Regional Council

(EMEARC)

Asia Pacific Regional Council represents member libraries from the territory west of Hawaii, ranging from China, Japan in the north to Australia and New Zealand in the south, and Pakistan to the west.

Geographical Area of Asia Pacific Regional Council

170 countries are members in OCLC.

50 countries are in Asia Pacific Regional Council.

˗ More than 3,200 languages in the Asia Pacific Region in 28 major linguistic families.

˗ Among these languages, Mandarin Chinese is spoken by almost 900 million people, predominantly in China.

˗ Papua New Guinea is home to over 800 languages, of which more than 350 are spoken by less than 1,000 people.

Languages of Asia Pacific Regional Council

Source: United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Major Language Families in Asia-Pacific - Regional Reference map. issued May 1, 2011 <http://www.unocha.org/roap/maps-graphics/regional-reference-maps>

Executive Committee 2012-2013 Asia Pacific Regional Council

Activities of Asia Pacific Regional Council

Text

Participation

Communication

New Developments

Annual Meeting

Membership

4. Guide interested institutions to learn about and participate in the OCLC cooperative

5. Conduct an annual meeting for discussing local interested topics

1. Elect Member Delegates to the Global Council

2. Act as a two way conduit among and

between OCLC, members and interested

parties

3. Serve as an incubator for new

ideas and initiatives

APRC

Nominations / Elections for 2013-2016 APRC Executive Committee

APRCExecutiveCommittee

2013-2014

ElectedMember

ElectedMember

Nominations/Elections Process

2 open seats on the EC

Nominations/Elections Process

Nominations / Elections

Nominations

Elections Approval by Nominating Committee Elected by all APRC members

─ Nomination requirements: 1. Members of OCLC 2. A leader in their

institutions─ Nominees should not be

from Hong Kong, Japan and Thailand, Taiwan, New Zealand for 2013-2016 term

─ Please prepare your nominations in advance. People can also self-nominate

─ Summit your nominations by December 7, 2012

─ All OCLC member voting representatives will receive invitations to vote

─ Voting will take place from early February through early March 2013

─ Election results will be announced at the OCLC Global Council Annual Meeting on April 23-25, 2013 (tentative)

According to bylaws, to ensure geographical diversity, no more than one member of the Executive Committee may be elected from the same country or region.

Update Your Voting Contact Information

All voting will be conducted online. Please confirm we have the correct e-mail address for your institution’s voting representative. You (or your library’s director) will need your OCLC symbol to confirm or update your organization’s voting contact information.

http://www.oclc.org/forms/voting-contact.en.html

Learn More about the Asia Pacific Regional Council

In addition to elected positions, there are Annual Membership Conferences and other opportunities to participate in council activities.

http://www.oclc.org/councils/asiapac/default.htm

Any question? Please contact: asiapacific@oclc.org

1st APRC Membership Conference

OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council 1st Membership Conference

held in Beijing, China, September 7-8, 2009.

101 participants attended.

2nd APRC Membership Conference

OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council 2nd Membership Conference

held at the Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, September 6-7, 2010.

115 participants attended.

3rd APRC Membership Conference

OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council 3rd Membership Conference

held at the National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, October 17-18,

2011.

180 participants attended.

3rd Membership Conference

Taipei, Taiwan

2011

Multi-cultural + Multi-lingual

Challenges and Opportunities

4th Membership Conference, KL, Malaysia

2012

5th Membership Conference,

Bangkok, Thailand2013