1. Report NCC Chair Elect Election Sachié Noguchi NCC The North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources 2006 Open Meeting Yerba Ballroom, Marriott San Francisco Friday, April 7, 2006, 7:00 to 9:50 p.m.

2. NCC Open Meeting 2006 Chair Elect Election S. Noguchi2 NCC Bylaws, Section V. Officers: Article A. Chair requires the new chair to be elected a full year before the expiration of the then current chair term, i.e. by December 2005. Chair requires the new chair to be elected a full year before the expiration of the then current chair term, i.e. by December 2005.

3. NCC Open Meeting 2006 Chair Elect Election S. Noguchi3 NCC Chair-elect Nomination Committee Kenji Niki Kenji Niki Sachie Noguchi (Chair) Sachie Noguchi (Chair) Michael Smitka (faculty) Michael Smitka (faculty) Kristina Troost Kristina Troost Victoria Bestor (ex officio) Victoria Bestor (ex officio)

4. NCC Open Meeting 2006 Chair Elect Election S. Noguchi4 Call for Nominations Posting (multiple times) Posting (multiple times) – Eastlib – H-Japan Soliciting Soliciting – from Japanese colleague (Vickey in Japan )

5. NCC Open Meeting 2006 Chair Elect Election S. Noguchi5 Nine Candidates Nominated Committee Committee – Discussed – Prioritized – Contacted In order of priority In order of priority Asked whether stand for election Asked whether stand for election Asked to provide: CV & brief statement Asked to provide: CV & brief statement – Nominated two candidates to the Council

6. NCC Open Meeting 2006 Chair Elect Election S. Noguchi6 The Council Reviewed each candidate Reviewed each candidate Elected by a vote Elected by a vote

7. NCC Open Meeting 2006 Chair Elect Election S. Noguchi7 The New NCC Chair-Elect Tokiko Yamamoto Bazzell Japan Specialist Librarian Asia Collection Department University of Hawaii at Manoa Library

8. NCC Open Meeting 2006 Chair Elect Election S. Noguchi8 Two Issues Nominees/Candidates from outside the U.S. Nominees/Candidates from outside the U.S. – NCC Chair be from the United States The Weight placed on institutional duplication The Weight placed on institutional duplication – the limited pool of candidates ; can be duplicated other Council members serve from the same institution

9. NCC Open Meeting 2006 Chair Elect Election S. Noguchi9 Thank you