The OCLC Global Council elected a new member to the OCLC Board of Trustees and new leaders for next year during its first meeting (April 19—22) in Dublin, Ohio. Delegates representing libraries from 17 countries heard presentations and participated in discussions about the focus and shared values of the OCLC cooperative. Jan Ison, Global Council President and Executive Director, Lincoln Trail Libraries System, presided over the first annual meeting since OCLC governance changed from a single Members Council to a Global Council and three regional councils—Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Global Council comprises member delegates elected by the Regional Councils and serves as a key strategic discussion forum and communication link between member libraries, Regional Councils and OCLC management and staff.
The Global Council elected Brian E. C. Schottlaender, The Audrey Geisel University Librarian, University of California, San Diego Libraries, to the OCLC Board of Trustees. Schottlaender will be seated on the Board in November. He has been University Librarian at UC San Diego since September 1999. Prior to joining UCSD, his 20-plus year career in libraries has included positions at the California Digital Library; UCLA; the University of Arizona; Indiana University; and Firma Harrassowitz in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Berndt Dugall, Director/Librarian, Universität Frankfurt, Universitätsbibliothek Johann Senckenbenberg, Germany, was elected Vice President/President-Elect of the OCLC Global Council. Dugall will serve as Vice President of Global Council beginning July 1, 2010.
The Council discussed several documents, including a Statement on Principles of Membership, OCLC Shared Values, and WorldCat Principles of Cooperation. Delegates will continue to review and revise these documents for consideration. Also, it heard reports from OCLC leadership and staff, and participated in panel discussions on a variety of issues, trends and emerging technologies in libraries.
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