A brief summary of OCLC November Global Council meeting written by George Needham, Vice President, Global and Regional Councils.

OCLC Global Council met in Dublin, Ohio, from November 10 to 12, 2014. Global Council is OCLC’s only structure elected directly by members from around the world. As such, it’s the voice of the membership. The Council is composed of 48 delegates and three officers. The delegates have four primary responsibilities: to elect six of the OCLC trustees; to approve or reject any changes to the cooperative’s foundation documents; to provide OCLC with input from the field on its directions; and to act as a conduit of communications between the members and the Board and staff. The last two roles were most in evidence at this meeting.

After morning meetings of the Communications Committee, the Executive Committee, the Regional Council caucuses, and a New Delegate Orientation session, Barbara Preece, 2014-2015 President of Global Council, opened the meeting by welcoming all attending. Council then recognized and honored Glenn Patton on his pending retirement, noting his achievements on behalf of libraries throughout his long career with OCLC.
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