Governance

Owned by Michelle Bickert (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Apr 27, 2016
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Charge

  • Explore the creation of an agile library-owned organization that can respond to the data and trends around library eBooks

  • Offer recommendations on how this organization can effectively and sustainably govern the marketplace

Deliverables

  • Create a recommendation for possible governance structures for a national organization to govern LEAP marketplace and other pieces of national digital platform

    • Suggest possible governance mechanisms distributed on a timeline recommending at what stage of operational maturity and milestone each should be reached 

      • Suggest the potentially appropriate power of each mechanism starting with steering committee

    • Goal statement - 5 things that governing org should have

      • Mission, values

    • Draft white paper of recommendations to hand out to governing board, including milestones and sample timeline

Resources

Members

Co-Chairs: 

  • Greg Pronevitz, Massachusetts Library System
  • Ken Wiggin, Connecticut State Library

Members: 

  • Michelle Bickert, DPLA
  • Valerie Horton, Minitex
  • Wendy Cornelisen, Georgia Public Library Service
  • Micah May, NYPL
  • Bonnie Juergens, Amigos Library Services 

Tasks

  • Determine powers of steering board  
  • Draft values, mission, goal statements