[Sig-l] Last call for candidates for 2 open SIG Cabinet positions

[Kathryn La Barre]

Greetings,


 This is the last call for nominations or expressions of interest. See
below the current slate of candidates for more information about the
positions if you are interested*** Nominations close on September 1.

*Two positions are available –*

*[1] Deputy Director SIG Cabinet/Director-elect (three year term)*

*[2] SIG Cabinet advisor (two year term)*

 *If you are interested, or would like to nominate someone to serve please
respond directly to klabarre at illinois.edu <klabarre at illinois.edu> *

*Current slate:*



*SIG Deputy Director*



*Moriana Garcia*, Natural Sciences Liaison Librarian at Denison University:
I am a practitioner librarian and have been a member of ASIS&T since 2008.
I was first involved with my local chapter (Central Ohio-ASIS&T), and later
moved to national appointments. I chaired the Special Interest Group -
Scientific and Technical Information (SIG-STI) in 2012 and was elected
Advisor to SIG Cabinet in 2013. While Chair of SIG-STI, I implemented a
successful realignment plan for the SIG that included attracting,
retaining, and mentoring new leaders, creating a new website and social
media presence, selecting a new logo, and most importantly, organizing SIG
sponsored events and publications to benefit the membership. My leadership
trajectory within ASIS&T has provided me with a first-hand view of the
basic organizational structure of the association and some of its problems.
As Deputy Chair/Chair for SIG Cabinet, I would be able to draw from my
experience to advance and support all SIGs towards an engaged, vibrant, and
more efficient community. I would pay special attention to the new
globalized aspects of our association.





*Kristene Unsworth*, Assistant Professor at the College of Computing and
Informatics of Drexel University: for the past two terms I have served as
the SIG-IEP (formally IFP) chair. I have been actively involved with the
revitalization of the SIG. The SIG held a successful and well-attended
preconference workshop at ASIS&T 2014: *Trust in the Age of Data (Big and
Small)* and we are now consistently active sponsors and co-sponsors of
conference panels, as well as special issues of the *Bulletin. *I have had
the honor of working with outstanding colleagues who are strong advocates
and tireless workers committed to bringing this SIG back to its active role
in our professional organization. My own research interests center on the
interaction between information policy and ethics in civil society. I teach
across the curriculum at Drexel University at the undergraduate, masters,
and PhD level. My research and teaching background would be valuable
resources in the role of Deputy Director SIG Cabinet/Director-elect. In
addition, my ability to work collaboratively with and across areas of
expertise would serve me well as Deputy Director SIG Cabinet/Director-elect.
Through my work with SIG-IEP, I have demonstrated the ability to identify
opportunities to cultivate new and renewed relationships in order to
increase SIG outreach opportunities. In the role of Deputy Director SIG
Cabinet/Director-elect I would serve as an active liaison to ASIS&T
Committees. Throughout my tenure as Deputy Director SIG
Cabinet/Director-elect, I would work to continue to insure a strong sense
of sharing and information exchange among our many groups and help insure
that the work done in our SIGs continues to be recognized and supported.



*SIG Advisor*



*Michael Luesebrink*, Associate University Librarian, Florida State
University Libraries.  I am expressing my interest to serve as SIG Cabinet
advisor. Currently I am serving as chair of SIG-STI having become familiar
with the organizational processes and discourse of the SIG environment. I
have worked at FSU Libraries for almost eighteen years as science
librarian, acquisitions librarian and currently serve in the newly created
position of collection assessment librarian.  My research areas of interest
include information policy, information security governance, and
organizational culture and structures in higher education institutions. I
am seeking the SIG cabinet advisor position because of my professional
background, my experience with SIG STI and my strong interest in serving
the SIG community. I want to use my skills and experience honed in working
with a research intensive university community as a foundation for
collaborating with my colleagues to serve as SIG advisor to meet the
strategic challenges and opportunities that lay ahead for the cabinet.



*Rong Tang*, Associate Professor at Simmons College.

I started as a student member, I have been a devoted ASIS&T member for
about 20 years. I love ASIS&T and the ASIS&T community. My research
interests center on user behavior research, including cognitive styles and
user experience, usability evaluation, collaborative user behavior, and
mobile user research.  Published in top-ranked journals, I teach primarily
in areas of usability, digital information searching, evaluation of
information services, and research methods.  When serving on the ASIS&T
Membership Committee, I organized or helped to organize the New Members
Brunch for two years. As the SIG-USE Chair in 2013-2014, I worked actively
with my colleagues to identify ways to enrich the SIG’s activities
including organizing webinars. I was involved in organizing and developing
ideas for SIG USE annual research symposiums, and I also organized SIG USE
elections for the past three years.  As a SIG Cabinet Advisor, I would
continue to devote my time and passion to fulfill relevant
responsibilities, look for means to enhance the relationship between the
SIGs and the Cabinet, and to contribute the best way I can to the success
of the Society.

***More information:
The SIG Cabinet Steering Committee has the general responsibility of
assisting the Cabinet Director in the management of the SIG Cabinet, which
consists of the Cabinet Director, the Director-elect/Deputy Director, the
Immediate Past Director, and four advisors elected from among the current
SIG officers and Cabinet Representatives, each of whom serves a two-year
staggered term. One member of the Cabinet Steering Committee is elected in
odd years; the other three members are elected in even years. Members of
the Steering Committee are responsible for evaluating and approving all
Project and Reserve Fund requests, for serving on the SIG Member of the
Year and SIG Publication of the Year juries, and for serving as liaisons
between the SIGs and the Cabinet Director.

Eligibility requirements for both positions:

*Must be a current ASIST member
*Must have held ONE of the following positions:

(1)  Is a current SIG Cabinet Steering Committee member OR

(2)  Has served as a SIG representative to the SIG Cabinet Steering
Committee during the last three years OR

(3)  Has served as Chair of one of the Special Interest Groups

*Position descriptions:*

*SIG Cabinet advisor. *Two year term beginning at the annual meeting in
2015.

Evaluate and approve all Project and Reserve Fund requests. Serving on the
SIG Member of the Year and SIG Publication of the Year juries.  Serve as
liaison between the SIGs and the Cabinet Director. Support Cabinet Director
as needed.

*Deputy SIG Cabinet **Director. *Three year term for this position
beginning at the 2015 annual meeting.

First year title: Deputy SIG Director [SIG Cabinet Director elect] – also
serves as a non-voting member of ASIST Board. Chair of the SIG Publication
of the Year committee

Second year title: SIG Cabinet Director. Member of ASIST Board. Voting
member of the ASIST Board. Chair of the SIG Member of the Year committee

Third year title Immediate Past SIG Cabinet Director. Chair of several
nominating committees. Chair of the SIG of the Year committee.

Duties for the Deputy Director / Director-Elect:

· Assist the Director as needed, manage the SIG-L listserv

· Take notes at the Annual Meeting of the Cabinet

· Attend ASIS&T Board meetings as a nonvoting member with voice. In the
Director’s absence, the Deputy Director / Director-Elect has vote as well.

· Serve as the SIGs liaison to ASIS&T Committees at the discretion of the
ASIS&T President including service as Chair of the SIG Publication of the
Year Award committee, and serve on other SIG awards committees.

*Neither ASIST nor individual SIGs may support the travel expenses of
attendees at the SIG Cabinet Meeting. These expenses must be borne by the
individuals. An individual need not be a registered attendee at the meeting
in order to represent a SIG at a Cabinet meeting. ASIST does provide some
travel support for the Director and Deputy Director of the SIG Cabinet to
attend two ASIST board meetings scheduled each year (one in summer, one at
the annual meeting).*
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