The committee is responsible for recruitment of new members and hospitality.
The duties of the Membership committee shall include:
- sending invitations to prospective members and new subscribers to the public ELD listserv,
- sending welcome letters to new members and soliciting new member biographies for the ELD newsletter,
- reminding lapsed members to renew and return,
- notifying appropriate persons of membership updates for electronic discussion list,
- watching for new members at the conference, including them in social activities, and arranging for special identification for them, e.g. badges, ribbons, etc.
- Answering questions regarding membership and assisting ELD members’ questions regarding membership issues as necessary,
- retrieving ELD member numbers for use in annual ELD voting
- administering the Recognition of Long-Term ELD Members program
Current Members:
- Chair: Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy, aja.b.mccarthy@gmail.com
- Former Chair: Li Zhang, 2022-2024, LZhang@library.msstate.edu
- Members: James Bierman, Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy, Bette Finn, Sarah Parks