Professional Service

- James G. Neal -
Professional Service

American Library Association
- ALA Website and Links Task Force, 1999-2000.
- Budget Analysis and Review Committee, 2008-12, Chair, 2008-09.
- Conference Program Committee, 1992-93.
- Congress on Professional Education (Continuing Professional Development, COPE-2) Steering Committee, Chair 2000-02.
- Council, 1994-2001.
- Executive Board, 1997-2001.
- Executive Director Search Committee, 1993-94, 2000-01.
- International Relations Committee, 1990-96, 2005-07.
  - East Asia/Pacific Subcommittee, 2005-07.
- Office for Information Technology Policy, Copyright Advisory Committee, 1998-2002, Chair 2001-02.
- Office for Information Technology Policy, Task Force on Digitization Policy, 2006-07.
- President Advisory Committee, 1994-95, 2005-07.
- Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) Task Force, 2000-03.

Association of American Universities, Intellectual Property/Information Technology Committee, 1997-

Association of College and Research Libraries (ALA)
- College and Research Libraries Editorial Board, 1990-96.
- Heads of Public/Reader Services Steering Committee, 1983-86.
- National Conference Fundraising Committee, 2003-05, 2005-07.
- President's Program Planning Committee, 2004-06.
- Program Planning Committee, 1988-89.
- Scholarly Communications Committee, 2002-06.
- Task Force on Positioning the 21st Century Library in the Competitive Academy, 2007-08.
- University Libraries Section, Policy and Planning Committee, 1988-90.

Association of Research Libraries
- Advisory Committee on the Office of Management Services, 1991-92.
- Board of Directors, 1994-99, 2006-09, President 1997-98.
- Executive Committee, 1996-99.
- Executive Director Search Committee, 2007.
- Information Policies Committee, 1992-96, Chair 1993-96.
- Intellectual Property and Copyright Committee, 1994-2005, Chair 1994-99.
- Leadership and Career Development Program, 1997-99, 2007-09.
- Leadership Development Task Force, 2006-07.
- Membership Committee, Chair 2000-01.
- Nominations Committee, Chair 1997, 2000.
- Research Library Leadership Fellows Program, 2005-06.
- Scholarly Communication Committee, 2002-04.
- Scholarly Communication Steering Committee, 2005-09, Chair 2007-09.
- SPARC Working Group, 1997-98.
- Task Force on Governance, 2004.

Baltimore Community Foundation, Commission on the Current State and Future Development of Finances for the Pratt Library, 1996-97.

Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances, Editorial Advisory Board, 1993-98.

Center for Research Libraries, Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors, 2002.

Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC/Big 10)
- Director of Center for Library Initiatives Search Committee, 1993-94.
- Library Directors Council, 1989-95.
- Planning Taskforce, 1991-95.
- Virtual Electronic Library Project Steering Committee, 1993-95.

Council on Library and Information Resources, Preservation Committee, 2006.

Council of Pennsylvania Library Networks, Chair 1985-87.

CrossRef, Library Advisory Board, 2002-06.

Digital Library Federation
- Board of Trustees, 2005-
- Steering Committee, 2001-05.
- Task Force on Organization and Governance, Chair, 2004-05.

Elsevier North American Library Advisory Board, 2006-

Evergreen Historical House and Museum, Baltimore, Board of Directors, 1997-2001.

Freedom to Read Foundation
- Board of Directors, 2005-09.
- Executive Committee, 2007-08.
- Membership Committee, 2005-09.
- Treasurer, 2007-08.

Indiana Council on Library Automation, 1991-93.

Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority (INCOLSA), Board of Directors, 1989-92.

Indiana State Library Advisory Committee, 1993-95.

Indiana State Network Study Committee, 1993-94.

Indiana Statewide Library Automation Planning Task Force, Chair 1989-90.

Indiana State University Library Automation Network (SULAN), Board, 1989-95, Chair 1990-91 and 1994-95.

International Federation of Library Associations
- Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters, 1998-2009.
- Corporate Partners Council, Chair 2004-07.
- IFLA 2001 National Organizing Committee, 1996-2002.
- IFLA 2001 Resource Development Subcommittee, Chair 1996-2002.
- Section Committee on Interlending and Document Delivery, 1992-2001.
- Section Committee on University Libraries and Other General Research Libraries, 2003-07, 2007-11.

Ivy-Plus Chief Information Officers Group, 2001-05.

Ivy-Plus Library Directors Group, 2001-

Journal of Library Administration, Editorial Board, 1995-2009.

Library Administration and Management Association (ALA)
- Assistants to the Director Discussion Group, Chair 1983-84.
- Board of Directors, 1990-94, President 1992-93.
- Budget and Finance Committee, Chair 1990-91.
- Editorial Advisory Committee, 1990-94.
- Executive Committee, 1991-94.
- Middle Management Discussion Group, Chair 1984-85.
- National Conference Planning Committee, 1987-89.
- Personnel Administration Section, Executive Committee, 1985-88, Chair 1986-87.
- Personnel Administration Section, Publications Committee, 1987-89.
- Personnel Administration Section, Staff Utilization and Economic Status Committee, Chair 1985-88.
- Program Committee, 1984-88, Chair 1986-88.

Library Information Technology Association/Library Administration and Management Association National Conference, Pittsburgh, 13-16 October 1996.
- Networking/Technology Committee, Chair 1994-97.
- Steering Committee, 1994-97.

Library of Congress
- Bernstein Digital Library Project Committee, 1994-95.
- National Coordinated Cataloging Project Committee, 1990-93.

Maryland Advisory Board of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, 1996-2001.

Mount Vernon Cultural District, Baltimore, Board of Directors, 1999-2001.

National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
- Board of Directors, 2004-09, Chair 2007-08.
- Executive Committee, 2006-09.

National Institutes of Health, PubMed Central National Advisory Committee, 2000-02.

New York Center for the Book, Board of Directors, 2002-07.

New York Historical Society, Vice President and Library Director Search Committee, 2004.

New York Times, Academic Librarian Awards Jury, 2006-07.

OCLC
- OCLC Board Committee on RLG Programs, 2006-08.
- Research Libraries Advisory Committee, 1992-98, Chair 1996-97.
- RLG Program Council, 2006-08.

Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Council on Library Development, 1987-89.

Pennsylvania Library Association
- Elections and Nominations Committee, 1985-86.
- Library Administration and Management Roundtable, Chair 1987-89.
- Publications and Research Materials Committee, 1985-87.

Pennsylvania Preservation Planning Task Force, 1987-88.

Pennsylvania Regional Library Resource Centers Board, 1983-88.

Pittsburgh Regional Library Center
- Board of Trustees, 1983-88.
- Executive Committee, 1984-85.
- Executive Director Search Committee, 1985.
- Personnel Policies Review Committee, Chair 1986-87.
- Strategic Planning Committee, 1986-87.

Portal: Libraries and the Academy, Editorial Board, 2000-10.

Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP)
- Board of Governors, 2001-
- President, 2004-07.

Research Libraries Group
- Board of Directors, 2003-06, Chair 2003-06.
- Public Services Committee, 1986-88.

Research Libraries Group/Commission on Preservation and Access, Task Force on Archiving of Digital Information, 1994-95.

Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)
- Nominating Committee, Chair 2007.
- Steering Committee, 2000-05, Chair 2002-05.

United States Copyright Office, Copyright Act Section 108 Study Group, 2005-07.

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