Bylaws

Article 1 & 2 | Article 3 | Article 4 | Article 5 | Article 6 & 7 | Article 8 | Article 9 | Article 10 & 11 | Article 12 | Article 13 thru 18

Beta Phi Mu is governed by a set of Bylaws, which list such items as membership criteria, officers and committees, Advisory Assembly, and local chapters. Bylaws are posted on the Society’s web site. The most recent draft of a revision of the Bylaws, dated 2010, follows. If these revisions pass during the May 2010 election, these Bylaws will become effective at the American Library Association Conference in Washington D.C. June 2010.

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ARTICLE I: NAME

The name of this society is Beta Phi Mu, The International Library and Information Studies Honor Society.

ARTICLE II: PURPOSES

The purposes of Beta Phi Mu are to recognize distinguished achievement in and scholarly contributions to library and information studies or library education, and to sponsor and support appropriate professional and scholarly projects related to these fields by:
  1. Awarding scholarships, fellowships, and research grants to qualified students and scholars.
  2. Publishing newsletters and scholarly works related to, library and information studies or library education.
  3. Promoting, organizing and holding meetings, seminars, workshops, conferences and similar activities.
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