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ASSOCIATION OF PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARIANS OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ( APLAP )
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CONSTITUTION
AND BY-LAWS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARIANS OF ASIA AND THE
PACIFIC
CONSTITUTION
OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARIANS OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1. NAME The name of the Association is the 'ASSOCIATION OF PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARIANS OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC' It may be known by the acronym APLAP. 2. PURPOSE The
Purposes for which the Association is established are to － i) Encourage understanding of, and cooperation between parliamentary libraries and research and information services attached to the National and State/Provincial Legislatures in the region. (See
Note 1) ii)
Consider any matters affecting the common interests or operations of
Parliamentary Libraries. iii)
Initiate, develop, establish and support ideas, methods and techniques
likely to result in the better functioning of Parliamentary Libraries generally,
and in particular their effective provision of information relevant to the needs
of the Parliamentarians they serve. iv)
Foster a clearer understanding of the respective needs and roles of
members of Parliament and their Parliamentary Libraries by establishing a forum
for better communication between the two. v)
Provide a body which can speak and act on behalf of its several
constituents on matters coming within the ambit of its authority. vi) Advance the cause of Parliamentary Librarianship generally and liaise closely with IFLA and other bodies and associations with common interests. 3. MEMBERSHIP i) Institutional Members The
chief librarian or equivalent in each of the legislatures in the Asia Pacific
region is eligible for institutional membership of the Association upon payment
of the prescribed subscription. Where
a legislature does not have a chief librarian or equivalent the Presiding
Officers may nominate another offier as Member. (See
Note 2) ii) Associate Members Other
interested administrative, library, research and or information staff employed
in or working with the legislatures in the region may be associate members upon
payment of the annual associate membership subscription. Membership subscriptions are prescribed in the By-laws. 4. OFFICES In a General Business meeting held during each Biennial Conference Institutional members shall elect : President Vice President (Asia) Vice President (Pacific) Secretary and Treasurer These office holders shall form the Association's Executive Committee and may coopt up to two Institutional members to serve ex officio on the Committee. No
person shall be eligible to serve longer than two consecutive terms of two years
in the same office. An Executive Committee member shall cease to hold office if s/he i) ceases to be a member of the Association ii) ceases to be employed in a legislature in the region iii) resigns from the office iv) is requested in writing to resign by no less than one third of the members in good standing. 5. CASUAL VACANCIES Where a position on the Executive Committee falls vacant between biennial conferences, it may be filled for the remainder of the allotted term through a postal ballot of members to be conducted by the remaining members of the Executive Committee with nominations being called within 30 days of the vacancy occurring. 6. POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICE HOLDERS i) President The
President, on the authorization of the Executive Committee, shall issue
statements, enter into negotiations on behalf of the Association and represent
its views and opinions. Where
the President undertakes such activities without prior agreement on policy at a
biennial meeting, statements made on behalf of the Association shall be subject
to ratification at the next general business meeting. ii) Other office bearers Powers of other office bearers are set out in the By-laws. 7. MEETINGS A conference of the Association shall be held biennially at such times and at such places as the Executive Committee shall determine following consultations with the host librarian/Director. During the course of the biennial conference, at least one general business meetings shall be held. The procedures and rules for meetings are set out in the By-laws. 8. STANDING COMMITTEES AND OTHER SUBORDINATE BODIES The members present at a General Business meeting may appoint Standing Committees, Working Parties, Task Forces, or make other appropriate arrangements, for carrying out studies or special tasks determined by the meeting. The Staiding Committees and other bodies shall operate in accordance with the Association's By-laws. Note
1 - State or Provincial legislatures eligible for
membership of the Association are those legislatures where powers are defined or
established in conjunction with the national constitution. Note 2 - The Chief Librarian or Director may designate the Deputy Librarian or Deputy Director or equivalent to represent the legislature as Institutional Member. The designated person must have full authority to speak and act on behalf of the library. Adopted 10 May 1990, Seoul, Republic of Korea. BY-LAWS
OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARIANS OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1. PROCEDURES FOR BIENNIAL CONFERENCES AND BUSINESS MEETINGS 1.1 Biennial conferences shall be held in alternate years, commencing in 1990 for the purposes of － a) Determining Association policy, strategies and action b) Promoting interpersonal contact between members of the Association c) Permitting members to discuss matters of common concern and interest, d) Election of office bearers of the Association, and e)
Discussion papers and presentations by participants and/or guest speakers. 1.2
Conferences shall be times, wherever possible, to coincide with a common
parliamentary recess and shall be hosted, by agreement, by each of the
participating Legislatures in rotation. The
order shall be determined by the Executive Committee in consultation with the
host Librarian/Director of the prospective venue subject to the endorsement of
the respective Presiding Officer and/or Library Committee. 1.3 Participants The following individuals may participate in a conference － a) Members In addition to Institutional and Associate members of the Association, members of the respective Secretariat may, with the concurrence of their Librarian or Director, attend open sessions of the conference and participate in the proceedings. b) Observers Attendance at open sessions by persons making application to attend shall be subject to the prior consent of the Executive Committee. c) Guest speakers The Host Librarian/Director may, at his or her discretion and with the concurrence of the Executive Committee, invite attendance at open sessions of such persons as are able to contribute by their professional expertise or special knowledge to the perpose and proceedings of the conference. Conference fees The
Executive Committee may determine a conference fee for participation by non-members
in APLAP conferences. No fees
shall be charged to Institutional members. 1.4
Procedures 1.4.1
Not less than 90 days notice of every Biennial Conference specifying the
place and dates of the conference and the business to be dealt with shall be
given to members, the communication being sent to each members official address. 1.4.2 Chairperson The
President, or in the absence of the President, a Vice President shall take the
chair at biennial conferences. In
the absence of these officers, the members present shall choose someone of their
number to be Chairperson. 1.4.3 Voting Voting for offices shall be by secret ballot. Other
voting shall be by show of hands. Where there is a tied vote, the motion shall
have failed. A motion may be put by any member present and shall be seconded,
but only one representative from each parliamentary institution shall be
entitled to vote upon it. The Chairperson shall have the option of requesting
that a motion be submitted in written form before accepting it for debate. 1.4.4 Quorum A
quorum shall be constituted by the presence of no less than one third of the
institutional membership. No
motion shall be accepted if a quorum is lacking. 1.4.5 Minutes Minutes
of the general business meeting, which shall be circulated to all members within
30 days of the meeting, shall be kept by the Secretary and shall be confirmed at
a subsequent meeting. 1.4.6 Annual Report The
President shall present an annual report of the Association's activities and
financial accounts in the first issue of the APLAP newsletter of each calender
year. 1.4.7 Conference Organization The
host librarian/Director for each conference shall in consultation with the
Executive Committee of the Association: 1.5.1
Convene the conference, draw up its program, solicit contributions and
papers and keep members informed of progress.
Tours to libraries and information facilities of particular interest may
be included in the program. 1.5.2
Conference papers shall be submitted in advance and shall be distributed
to participants prior to the conference sessions.
Papers are not to be read but are open for discussion following a brief
address by the author. 1.5.3
The Executive Committee shall decide which papers are to be published as
part of the permanent record of the proceedings of the conference.
The Conference Chairperson shall be responsible for producing and
distributing such record. 1.5.4
Conference proceedings may be taped or otherwise recorded, provided that
conference participants shall have the right to have materials withheld from the
permanent record. 1.5.5
A conference dinner will generally be arranged to coincide with the
conference. Delegates may be
required to meet the cost of the conference dinner themselves. 1.5.6 The conference organisers shall not be responsible for the expenses of conference participants. 2
SUBSCRIPTIONS 2.1
Subscriptions shall be due on 1 July each year. 2.2
Membership of either an Institutional or Associate member shall lapse if
the annual subscription remains unpaid for twelve months. 2.3
The Annual Subscription shall be determined at each biennial conference
and can be varied by vote of a simple majority of those Institutional members
present. 2.4 The subscriptions for 1990/91 and 1991/92 shall be Institutional member－ $(US) 100.00
Associate member－
$(US) 10.00 2.5 The Treasurer will circulate a subscription renewal notice in June of each year with full payment details. 3
POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICE HOLDERS 3.1
The President chairs all meetings of the Executive Committee and at least
the formal or business sessions at the biennial conference. 3.2 Vice Presidents The
Vice Presidents are required to act for the President as necessary and may be
required to fulfil other duties, for example, Newsletter Editor. 3.3 The Secretary The
Secretary is responsible for the minutes of all business meetings of the
Association and Executive Committee and for all correspondence and action agreed
by a business meeting or the Executive Committee.
The secretary maintains the roll of members and ensures that all meetings
are convened in accordance with the Constitution and By-laws. 3.4 Treasurer The
Treasurer is responsible for maintaining the Associations financial records and
for making payments with the authorization of the President of the Association.
The Treasurer prepares an annual financial report on behalf of the
Executive Committee and recommends the subscription fee schedule to each
biennial business meeting. 3.5 Secretariat Initially, the Secretariat shall be in the National Assembly Library, Republic of Korea. 4. ROLL OF MEMBERS 4.1
The Secretary shall compile and maintain a Roll of Members containing
details of the name and position held by the member, the member's postal address
and telephone, FAX and TELEX numbers where appropriate. 4.2 The Roll shall be used to prepare a membership list for distribution to all members at each biennial conference. 5. NOMINATIONS FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 5.1
The Secretary shall call for nominations for the positions on the
Executive Committee three months (90 days) prior to the date of the Biennial
Conference. 5.2
Nominations, which do not require a seconder, may be made by
Institutional members who are willing to stand for office.
If a member wishes to nominate another member for office, the nomination
must contain a statement by the nominee that he or she is willing to stand. 5.3 Nominations must reach the secretary 1 month (30 days) prior to the date of the Biennial conference and the secretary will immediately notify all Institutional members of the names of all nominees and will circulate a proxy form to enable those unable to attend the conference to vote. 6.
VOTING BY PROXY 6.1 Institutional members unable to attend the biennial conference shall be permitted to vote for members of the Executive Committee by proxy. Proxies must reach the secretary prior to the official opening of the Biennial conference or business meeting, whichever is held first. 7
OPERATIONS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND OTHER SUBORDINATE BODIES 7.1
Standing Committees and other subordinate bodies shall operate under
terms of reference approved by the Association at a General meeting. 7.2
The Chairperson or Convenor of each Standing Committee or other
subordinate body shall be an Institutional member of the Association. 7.3
Members of Standing Committees and other subordinate bodies may be drawn
from the staff of Institutional member libraries in order to bring all available
expertise to the benefit of the Association's affairs. 7.4 Standing Committees and other subordinate bodies shall be required to report to the President and the Association upon the completion of particular tasks, or annually, in relation to on-going activities. Accepted in principle, 10 May 1990, Seoul, Republic of Korea (The text of Constitution and By-Laws are reproduced from "Proceedings the 1st Biennial Conference of the Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific, National Assembly Library, May 1990, pp.129-138.) |
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