IGeLU is a non-profit organisation, with its official headquarters based at the University of Siena, Italy. It is a volunteer organisation, and we rely on active participants from member institutions, willing to give their time to keep IGeLU running.
Assembly of Members (refer Article V of the IGeLU Statute)
IGeLU is a member-led organisation, and all member institutions can participate in the Assembly of Members, which meets once per year during the annual conference. All bollots can be conducted electronically in between Assemblies.
The Assembly of Members vote to
- elect new Steering Committee members
- elect new Steering Committee chair
- approve the annual budget
- approve the Chair’s report
- approve the ongoing appoint of ex-officio members such as Treasurer
- any other constitutional matters.
Steering Committee (refer Article VII of the IGeLU Statute)
The Group is led by a Steering Committee, elected by and from its members. This consists of teh chair person, ordinary members, the treasurer, and other ex-officio members. The Steering Committee has overall responsibility for budget planning; coordinating conference planning with host institutions; and for liaison with Clarivate|Ex Libris on all general matters.
Working Groups and Community of Practices (Refer Article VI of the IGeLU Statute)
Product-specific interests are the responsibility of a number of Product Working Groups. These oversee the enhancement process and development cooperation for specific products within the Ex Libris suite. A small number of Communities of Practice represent the interests of specific types of libraries or particular cross-product issues. All the Working Groups and Communities of Practice report to the IGeLU Steering Committee (refer Article VII of the IGeLU Statute).
From time to time the Steering Committee also sets up Focus and Task Groups, in collaboration with Clarivate|Ex Libris, to look at specific areas of concern or interest.
In addition to the above, IGeLU has a Conference Program Planning Committee, which works with the host institutions of the annual conference; a Web Team, responsible for the IGeLU website; and a Secretariat based at the University of Siena, who administer membership registration and invoicing.