Organisation

The Association’s Structure

IATUL has 232 active members all over the world. They collaborate, create synergies and promote innovation with the support of their library association IATUL.

At the annual General Assembly all members come together to decide upon the directions for the work of the Board of Directors and raise matters of fundamental significance for the association.

A task of the General Assembly is to receive, discuss and approve the President’s annual report and the annual financial report. The General Assembly adopts rules for membership fees and elects the Executive Board.

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The Executive Board consists of the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary and the Treasurer. The Secretary conducts the everyday business of the association. The Vice-President substitutes for the President in his/her absence. The Treasurer is responsible for all financial affairs.

The Executive Board is part of the Board of Directors, which has at least four additional members. The Board of Directors suggests the new Officers to the General Assembly.

The Board provides members with accurate and sufficient information when seeking their support for decisions and receives recommendations of the members.

All IATUL members and the IATUL Board receive organisational support from the IATUL Office, which is situated in Barsbüttel near Hamburg (Germany). The Office staff provide administrative support for membership fees, the website and other duties.

Further, the IATUL Special Interest Groups (SIG) are intended to provide a continuous opportunity to create new approaches to challenges in librarianship by joint international efforts. Each special interest group (SIG) will focus on a particular subject area and define its own terms of reference.

You can read more details about the purposes and tasks of all IATUL bodies in the IATUL Constitution.

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Organisation

The Association’s Structure

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