Governance and Duties of Director for Communications

1. Is elected for a two-year term during even years (2000, 2002, etc.), which can be renewed and is a member of the Board.
2. Is responsible for soliciting and editing news items and contributions for Forum; when necessary recruits other Association members to accomplish this task and some may go to a hired editor.
3. Works with the assistance of the Executive Director in the Forum issue in which the Annual Conference Proceedings and the Annual Report of the Association are published.
4. Is responsible for the publication of the text of the Mary Donaldson Memorial Lecture annually in cooperation with the Executive Director, the Vice-President and the Mary Donaldson Memorial Trust Committee.
5. Corresponds with CLA’s publication Feliciter, on behalf of SLA, or delegates this task to another SLA member.
6. Reports to the Board at every meeting.
7. Is responsible for the format and planning of all SLA print and electronic publications, not including the SLA website.
8. Convenes the Communications Committee.
9. Convenes the Website Committee.
10. With the approval of the Board, may contract work out as necessary.
11. The Director for Communications shall recommend members to the Board to sit on the Communications Committee.

From the SLA Board Governance Handbook, Section 4.7.2.2