International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts

Société Internationale des Bibliothèques et des Musées des Arts du Spectacle

Membership Report: 1988

Jack Reading

17. Internationaler SIBMAS-Kongreß / 17ème Congrès International de la SIBMAS / 17th International SIBMAS Congress, 1.-9. September 1988, Mannheim

Bericht / Actes / Documentation. Red.: Liselotte Homering. Mannheim : Städtisches Reiß-Museum, 1990. p. 202

1. The report shows the position regarding membership as at the 31st August 1988:
   National Centres: 5, Austria, France, Federal Republic of Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom. Involving a total of 62 Members.
   Members: 100, including 38 who subscribe direct of whom 7 have not yet renewed their subscription for 1988.
   Associate Members: 35, of which 13 are included under the umbrella of their relevant National Centre. Of the balance of 22 Associate Members who subscribe direct, 6 have not yet renewed their subscription for 1988.
2. The establishment of National Centres would seem to be working satisfactorily in four of the countries involved. This is an advantage in many ways as was underlined in the Report for 1985: it can bring a useful co-ordination of work and activity within the individual countries and adds to the efficiency of the organisation on a global basis. It reduces considerably the administrative work of the Secretariat, by devolving the responsibility for chasing subscriptions, and of the Treasurer by simplifying the payment of those subscriptions.
3. A slight confusion has resulted by the inclusion of Associate Members within the framework of the National Centres. This was not intended when the Constitution was revised but is a natural development. For example, in the case of the National Centre of the United Kingdom the individuals who wish to join as Associate Members are invited to participate in the periodic meetings because of their expertise in the field of Librarianship. Their subscriptions are collected within the National Centre and forwarded in bulk to the Treasurer. If this practice is carefully followed in all cases no damage can be done to the structure of the Association.
4. The liaison with the Hon. Treasurer in Berne continues to work smoothly, and it is thought that the payments made by the National Centres in bulk alleviates many of the problems arising from individual conversion charges.
5. The liaison of the Secretariat with Mr. Eric Alexander in the Netherlands is similarly close and amiable. Thanks are due to him, and to Ms. Liliana Alexandrescu, for the maintenance of accurate membership records and for the excellent standards of the SIBMAS/FIRT Bulletin. The Bulletin is the only tangible return received by Members for their support, and there is evidence from many sources that its receipt is regarded as invaluable. It makes an important contribution internationally as a source of information.

August 31, 1988

Jack Reading

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