Over the last couple of years, the ELUNA Steering Committee has been working on a comprehensive revision of the organization’s Constitution and Bylaws. The last update to these documents occurred in March 2017, so a revision was long overdue. In this process, we aimed to accomplish a few different goals:
- To update the documents to reflect changes made on the vendor side (e.g., adding “Clarivate” as the vendor and eliminating instances of “Ex Libris” as it is now a Clarivate brand) and also to make the document as vendor agnostic as possible.
- To include definitions and processes applicable to all ELUNA groups (e.g., the previous versions did not include Communities of Practice or Advisory Groups as official ELUNA groups).
- To codify long-standing practices (e.g., defining how the Incoming Chair is selected).
- To perform the basic wordsmithing/maintenance that documents such as these need as they continue to evolve.
I am proud of the way this process turned out, and deeply appreciative of all current and past Steering Committee members and Leadership Group members for their contributions to it!
As per our Constitution, the next step in the revision process is to publish amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws for thirty (30) days to provide the community the time needed to review the documents before a vote is held. The documents to review are:
- ELUNA Constitution and Bylaws (Final Redlined Copy).
- ELUNA Constitution and Bylaws (final clean copy).
- Constitution and Bylaw Changes 2025.
The vote to approve these changes will open on Wednesday, April 8 and run through Thursday, April 30. The ballot will contain a simple yes/no question to approving the documents, and it will be sent to the official representative of each member institution on file when the vote opens.
We will announce the results of the vote on Friday, May 1 during the closing session of the ELUNA Annual Meeting.
Thank you for taking the time to review these documents, and for all your contributions to the ELUNA community!