[Asis-standards] more votes

[Baden Hughes]

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> Subject: [Asis-standards] more votes
>
> Some more votes coming up: (1st of 2 notes)
>
>
>
> 1)  Nomination of Convenor for TC46/SC4 and TC37/SC2 JWG to revise ISO 639
> standards
>
> TC37/SC2 has primary responsibility for the ISO 639 series of standards on
> Codes for the representation of names of languages. TC46/SC4 is in liaison
> to this committee as it has a direct stakeholder interest in these
> standards. Some concerns had been expressed that TC46 members had not been
> sufficiently included in past revisions of the standard. So an agreement
> was made to create a Joint Working Group (JWG) between the two committees
> to do the next revisions to the standard.
>
> The document N919, included as a reference to this ballot is a report from
> the maintenance agencies for this standard series and provides background
> on the different parts and the standards' status.
>
> This NISO TC46 Ballot group previously voted on and approved the JWG and
> nominated several experts to participate. The first meeting of the group
> was held during TC46 meeting week in Washington DC on May 6.
>
> At the SC4 plenary meeting held on May 7, a resolution was passed:
> SC4 adopts the recommendation of the JWG that TC37/SC2 shall take the
> administration role in the TC37/SC2/JWG7 and that TC46/SC4 will appoint the
> Convenor [Chairperson]. ISO TC46/SC4 will nominate a candidate for
> Convenor, for approval by both TC46/SC4 and TC37/SC2. SC4 asks its
> secretariat to identify and nominate a candidate that will serve as the
> Convenor of the Joint Working Group, for approval by both TC46/SC4 and TC
> 37/SC 2.
>
> TC46/SC4 is presenting Peter Constable as the nominee to be the convenor
> (chairperson) of the JWG. His background information is provided in the
> reference document "Notice of ballot to nominate..."
>
> Your voting options for this ballot are:
> YES - approve Peter Constable as the JWG convenor (comments optional) NO -
> do not approve Peter Constable as the JWG convenor (comments required)
>
> Comments due by June 19 (personally I don't have a problem with this)
>
>
I know Peter and his work well, and would absolutely support this
nomination - uniquely qualified - ie I think we should vote YES.


> 2)  SC11/WG8 Title/Scope Change and Leadership Nominations
>
> Several years ago SC11 moved their standards into "Management system
> standards" (MSS). In ISO, MSS are designed to provide a complementary group
> of standards that together "provide a model to follow when setting up and
> operating a management system"--in the SC11 instance on Records Management.
>
> Two WGs were established at that time to develop the underlying base
> standards for the MSS: WG8 Management systems for records - Fundamentals
> and vocabulary and WG9 Management systems for records - Requirements. Each
> of these groups completed their initial standard deliverable. For future
> deliverables, it was decided in a resolution at the May 8 meeting in
> Washington, DC that the two groups should merge into WG8 and the scope and
> title be modified accordingly. It was further resolved to nominate Carlota
> Bustelo (Spain) as Convenor and Judith Ellis (Australia) as Project Leader
> and Secretariat Support of WG8. See the reference document included with
> the ballot for more specifics on the new title and scope.
>
> This ballot is to ask for approval on this resolution. Your voting options
> are: YES - approve the scope/title change and the leadership (comments
> optional) NO - do not approve (comments required)
>
> Comments due by 6/19 ( again I don't see a problem with this)
>

Again, knowing a little of the history and one of the convenors, I think we
should vote YES.


> 3)  NISO Board of Directors Vice Chair Election (2014-2015)
>
>
> Do you support the election of Mike Teets (OCLC) as NISO Vice Chair for the
> 2014-2015 term.
>
>
> Pursuant to the NISO Bylaws and following an open call for candidates, the
> Nominations Subcommittee of the NISO Board of Directors puts forward the
> following candidate for the position of Vice Chair of NISO for the term
> from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. The candidate will then become Chair of
> the NISO Board for the term from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, then serve
> one additional year as Past Chair.
>
> Voting members may select up to one candidate from this ballot.
>
> Mike Teets is the only candidate nominated ( but we do have the option of
> writing a name in if anyone has any thoughts on that
>
>
> Comments needed by 6/26
>

No particular issues with this, I don't know Mike personally, but he has
the right profile.

4)  2014 Official Ballot NISO Board of Directors Election
>
> Do you support the election of the following Directors for the 2012-2015
> term?
>
> Pursuant to the NISO Bylaws, the Nominations Subcommittee of the NISO
> Board of Directors puts forward the following candidates for the position
> of Director of NISO for the term from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2017. Voting
> members may select up to three candidates from this ballot.
>
> Comments due by 6/26 - my own personal sense is not to have 2 publisher
> representatives on the board as in the current list of candidates - we can
> vote fro up to 3 candidates either from those listed on we can write a name
> in
>
> Relevant documents attached to this note
>

I agree on the principle of balance that we should not have 2 publisher
reps, except if they have completely divergent interests. I don't see that
here between Elsevier and EBSCO. Pick either one, and then go with the
Loyola and ITHAKA reps.

Baden