OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council Conference 2012, National Library of Malaysia, 3-4 September 2012.

1. OCLC Asia Pacific
Regional Council
Hsueh-hua Chen
Chair, OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council
Professor of Library and Information Science
University Librarian
National Taiwan University
OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council Meeting,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 3-4, 2012

2. OCLC Governance Structure
Any library, museum Global Council Member In addition to the 6 Global
or archive that Members from Delegates elect 6 Council-elected members,
embraces the OCLC each region elect members of the Board the Board consists of the
values of collaboration an Executive of Trustees. President of OCLC and
and sharing is Committee, plus nine trustees elected by
welcome. Member Delegates the Board itself, five of
to OCLC Global whom come from fields
Council. outside librarianship.
Source: http://www.oclc.org/us/en/membership/governance/default.htm

3. Global Council
2012-2013
 Goal 1 ： Participate in the  Goal 2 ： Ensure effective
governance of OCLC communication between and among
the Global Council, Regional Councils,
- Elect 6 trustees to Board of Trustees the Board of Trustees, OCLC and
- Approve amendments to OCLC
governance regulations
members.
 Goal 3 ： Participate in the OCLC
planning process

5. 3 Regional Councils
Americas Regional Council
Members
Asia Pacific Regional Council
Regional Councils
EMEARC APRC ARC
 Europe, Middle Global Council
East and Africa
Regional Council Board of Trustees
(EMEARC )
OCLC

6. Geographical Area of Asia Pacific Regional Council
Asia Pacific Regional Council represents member
libraries from the territory west of Hawaii, ranging from
China, Japan in the north to Australia and New Zealand
in the south, and Pakistan to the west.

7. 170 countries are members in OCLC.
50 countries are in Asia Pacific Regional Council.

8. Languages of Asia Pacific Regional Council
˗ More than 3,200 languages in the Asia Pacific Region in 28
major linguistic families.
˗ Among these languages, Mandarin Chinese is spoken by
almost 900 million people, predominantly in China.
˗ Papua New Guinea is home to over 800 languages, of
which more than 350 are spoken by less than 1,000 people.
Source: United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Major
Language Families in Asia-Pacific - Regional Reference map. issued May 1, 2011
<http://www.unocha.org/roap/maps-graphics/regional-reference-maps>

10. Executive Committee 2012-2013 Asia Pacific Regional Council

11. Activities of Asia Pacific Regional Council
1. Elect Member Delegates to 4. Guide interested
the Global Council institutions to learn
Participation Membership about and participate in
the OCLC cooperative
Communication
5. Conduct an annual
2. Act as a two way APRC meeting for discussing
Annual local interested topics
conduit among and
between OCLC,
Meeting
members and interested
parties
New
3. Serve as an
Developments
incubator for new
ideas and initiatives
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12. Nominations / Elections for 2013-2016 APRC Executive Committee
2 open seats on the EC
APRC
Executive
Committee
2013-2014
Elected
Member
Nominations/Elections
Elected Process
Member
Nominations/Elections
Process

13. Nominations / Elections
Nominations Elections
Approval by Nominating Committee Elected by all APRC members
─ Nomination requirements:
─ All OCLC member voting
1. Members of OCLC
representatives will receive
2. A leader in their institutions
invitations to vote
─ Nominees should not be from
─ Voting will take place from
Hong Kong, Japan and
early February through
Thailand, Taiwan, New
early March 2013
Zealand for 2013-2016 term ─ Election results will be
─ Please prepare your
announced at the OCLC
nominations in advance.
Global Council Annual Meeting
People can also self-nominate
on April 23-25, 2013
─ Summit your nominations by
(tentative)
December 7, 2012
According to bylaws, to ensure geographical diversity, no more than one
member of the Executive Committee may be elected from the same country
or region.

14. Update Your Voting Contact Information
 All voting will be conducted online.
 Please confirm we have the correct e-mail address for your institution’s
voting representative.
 You (or your library’s director) will need your OCLC symbol to confirm
or update your organization’s voting contact information.
http://www.oclc.org/forms/voting-contact.en.html

15. Learn More about the Asia Pacific Regional
Council
In addition to elected positions, there are Annual Membership
Conferences and other opportunities to participate in council activities.
http://www.oclc.org/councils/asiapac/default.ht
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Any question? Please contact: asiapacific@oclc.org

16. 1st APRC Membership Conference
OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council 1st Membership Conference
held in Beijing, China, September 7-8, 2009.
101 participants attended.

17. 2nd APRC Membership Conference
OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council 2nd Membership Conference
held at the Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, September 6-7, 2010.
115 participants attended.

18. 3rd APRC Membership Conference
OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council 3rd Membership Conference
held at the National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, October 17-18,
2011.
180 participants attended.

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20. 4th Membership
Conference,
KL, Malaysia
2012
5th Membership
Conference,
Bangkok, Thailand
2013