AzLIC Statute

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AzLIC Statute

I.	Name and Objectives
II.	Consortium Activities
III.	Consortium obligations, responsibilities, registration, membership and voting
IV.	Structure
V.	Financial Activities
VI.	Amendments
VII.	Consortium Liquidation

I.	Name and Objectives
	1.1	Name
		A name of the entity is Azerbaijan Library and Information Consortium, For Availability of Electronic Information , hereafter called “Consortium”, (acronym AzLIC)
	1.2	Objectives
		The Consortium established to provide services to libraries and information centers, educational, scientific intitutions and think tanks
		Objectives of the consortium are as follows:
		a.	To promote advancements of Information Technologies
		b.	To develop and distribute knowledge and services
		c.	To promote usage of information resoursres without any limitations
		d.	To provide access to available online database for both members of the consortium and other interested parties
		e.	To coordinate activities related to subscription to electronic resources
		f.	To support professional development of library and information specialists
		g.	To cooperate with similar local and international institutions in order to ensure successful development of information sevices and promotion
II.	Consortium Activities
	2.1	The Consortium activities will be based on Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, codes and laws, legal acts, resolutions and regulations of the Government.
	2.2	Activities of the consortium are include but not limited to the following:
		a.	To promote usage and services of digital information services and libraries by initiating and participating on related projects
		b.	To promote usage of online databases
		c.	To promote and develop usage of available electronic
		d.	To coordinate activities of the consortium members
		e.	To negotiate with vendors and to cooperate with both local and international consortiums in order to provide access to needed electronic resources
		f.	To expand available electronic and information services
III.	Consortium obligations, responsibilities, registration, membership and voting
	3.1	Consortium obligations are as follows:
		a.	To establish internal structure
		b.	To manage and use property and financial resources of the consortium
		c.	To negotiate and sign contracts in order to provide access to information resources within interests of consortium
		d.	To present members of consortium both in and outside of the country
	3.2	Consortium responsibilities are as follows:
		a.	To use budget of the consortium with the approval and/or recommendations of consortium members
		b.	To provide consortium financial activities
		c.	To provide access to information resources accordingly to laws and regulations of the Government
	3.3	Registration of the members
		a.	Any type of library and information centers located in Azerbaijan with related to the consortium activities can join to the consortium
		b.	The Consortium Board approves membership based on submitted registration form
	3.4	Membership
		a.	The Board of the Consortium should be consisted of members representing interests of different type of member institutions. The Board identifies criteria, rights and responsibilities of members.
	3.5	Voting
		a.	Each member can have one voting representative
		b.	A representative can be replaced or changed with the advanced written notification of the Board
	3.6	Membership fee
		Membership fee can be set with the approval of the Board. Any changes of the amount of membership fee should be based on submitted proposals of the members of the consortium
	3.7	Membership cancellation
		a.	In case of not paying membership fee
		b.	In case of violation of statute of the consortium
		c.	In case of initiating activities against of AzLIC status
		d.	In case of not attenting AzLIC meetings
		e.	By the decision of Board
IV.	Structure
	The consortium is governed by Board, selected on general meeting of the consortium. A general meeting of the consortium members should be held once a year and attended by at least 25% of the members. Any member of the consortium can be nominated to the Board in case of being member of the consortium for at least 6 monthes period. Members of the Board shall be selected by close voting and one who gets the majority of the votes can be AzLIC Board Member. The Board of the consortium cannot be consisted of more than five members and should be present interests of all type of member institutions. The responsibilities of the Board as follows:
	4.1	To elect Chair of the Board
	4.2	To identify strategy, goals and objectives of the consortium
	4.3	To identify membership fee
	4.4	To establish and identify structures of the consortium
	4.5	To designate the Board of the Consortium
V.	Financial Activities
	The Board of the Consortium is responsible for financial activities.
VI.	Amendments
	Amendments to the statute can be approved on the Board meeting by the majority of 3/2 votes
VII.	Consortium Liquidation
	Activities of the consortium and consortium liquidation can be done with the approval of members of the consortium on its general meeting