Last revised: November 2005

WHAT IS CEAL?

The name of the Council shall be Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL), Association for Asian Studies, Inc.

The objectives of the Council shall be: (a) to serve as a faculty-librarians' forum for the discussion of East Asian library issues of common concern; (b) to formulate programs for the development of East Asian library resources, bibliographic controls, and access; and (c) to improve and enhance interlibrary and international cooperation in East Asian library development and services.

Membership shall be open only to members of the Association for Asian Studies, Inc. who elect to join CEAL. A member of the AAS may become a CEAL member by subscribing to the Journal of East Asian Libraries (JEAL). However, a subscriber to JEAL may decline to join CEAL if he/she so desires. An AAS member who has elected to join CEAL shall be considered a member in good standing with voting rights and the opportunity to hold any CEAL office and to serve on committees.

CEAL officers shall be the President, the Vice-President/President-Elect, the immediate Past President, the Secretary, and the Treasurer. All officers of CEAL shall be nominated and elected in accordance with procedures set forth in Article VIII. The JEAL Editor shall be appointed by the President with the approval of the Board. This appointment may be renewed by succeeding Presidents, with the approval of the Board. The CEAL Statistics Coordinator/Chairperson of the Statistics Standing Committee shall be appointed by the President with the approval of the Board. This appointment may be renewed by succeeding Presidents, with Board approval.

The Executive Board shall consist of the following voting members: President, Vice-President/President-Elect, immediate Past President, Secretary, Treasurer, Chairpersons of Committees, and six Members-at-large. The JEAL Editor serves as a member without vote on the Executive Board.

There shall be three area Standing Committees of CEAL, each having as its focus of concern one of the three major geographical areas of East Asia, here defined as China, Japan, and Korea. The other Standing Committees are Library Technology, Membership, Public Services, Statistics, and Technical Processing.

Special Committees and Task Forces. The President, in consultation with the Board, may establish (and/or abolish) Special Committees for temporary assignments relating to the work of CEAL as a whole. Chairpersons of the Special Committees shall be appointed by the CEAL President with the approval of the Board. The Special Committee Chairpersons may establish (and/or abolish) Task Forces for temporary assignments relating to the specific work of their committees, with approval of the President in consultation with the Board.

The CEAL President shall serve as an ex-officio member of CEAL Standing Committees, Special Committees, and Task Forces.