Advisory Council

Charge & Organization

A membership organization is no stronger than its connection to the members it serves. To gather input for the development of new member products and services, OHIONET utilizes Advisory Councils drawn from member libraries and Ohio organizations.

OHIONET has had a long history of utilizing Advisory Councils to guide services. The members of past Advisory Councils have both strengthened OHIONET and themselves as they have gone on to serve in advisory capacities to other Ohio library organizations such as INFOhio, OhioLINK, and OPLIN. Such cross-pollination of ideas has yielded cooperative ties that have been invaluable to these individuals and organizations alike.

OHIONET is expanding upon these successes in its new Advisory Council. The purpose of the new OHIONET Advisory Council is to consult with OHIONET staff to identify products, services, and trends of interest to the membership. This information is used to formulate both large scale (strategic) and small scale (quarterly) planning. The process of consulting is the productive output of the Advisory Council.

Currently, there is a Training Advisory Council, which works with OHIONET staff on training topics. Members of this council serve for one-year terms. The Council meets two to three times per year, usually at the OHIONET offices. Additional meetings may be added for work on special projects.

The composition, number, and charges of the Advisory Councils are subject to change as the needs of OHIONET's membership changes.

Questions, comments, or interest regarding the Advisory Councils may be directed to Christine Morris at christinem@ohionet.org or 800-686-8975, ext. 29.