Charge

ALA is a voting member of NISO. ALA has delegated responsibility for appointment of the ALA Representative to NISO to Core.

Core appoints the ALA NISO Representative, who will serve a single 2-year term with an option to renew for one additional term.

Representative Responsibilities

Responsibilities to Core and ALA

As an official representative from ALA to an outside organization, the NISO representative is expected to:

• Represent and be accountable for the interests of Core by expressing the viewpoint of the Division in discussions related to matters of concern to Core;
• Inform the appropriate Core groups about the work being done by NISO;
• Ensure that the appropriate groups within Core are provided adequate opportunity to review and respond to documents from NISO;
• Submit a written report, including decisions made and actions taken, to the Core Board or appropriate section leadership team as required.

The NISO Representative will post standards to ALA and Core members for review and comment via the Core NISO Feedback, Core Metadata and Collections Section, and ALA Members communities in ALA Connect.

Responsibilities to NISO

The NISO Representative will vote on NISO/ISO standards on behalf of ALA.