Round Table Coordinating Assembly: an Introduction and Report

Carolyn Caywood

The Round Table Coordinating Assembly was established to share information and coordinate activities among the Round Tables.. Each RT is represented by the president or a designate of the RT. The Assembly selects a convener annually and meets twice a year, at the beginning of the ALA Midwinter Meeting and the ALA Annual Conference.

Danielle Anderson lead the San Antonio meeting.

1) RTCA discussed who would be appointed from the Round Tables to various committees. Note: we need a better mechanism to have people ready to nominate for the various committees where Round Tables have a designated slot. In fact, we need an official representative to the RTCA!

2) AL Direct, ALA's new electronic publication, may be more willing to do features on Round Tables than American Libraries has been. We need a publishing schedule and assignments, but it would be wise to have an article ready to submit.

3) John Chraska(sp?) passed out and discussed a table of overlapping memberships - PLA has the highest IFRT membership, but SRRT has the highest percentage of overlapping members.

4) The resolution to add Councilors for all Round tables that exceed one percent of ALA membership was discussed and unanimously endorsed by the RTCA.