Governance, Operation and Program Manual

The Noolaham Foundation

• Mission, Objectives and Guiding Principles
  • Mission
  • Objectives
  • Guiding Principles
• Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct
• Introduction, History, Chapters and Organization Structure
  • Introduction
  • History
  • Chapters
  • Organizational Structure
  • Reporting Flow
  • Internal Communications Flow

Governance, Policy and Strategy

• Governance Board
  • Key Responsibilities
  • Governance Board Committees
  • Membership Qualifications
  • Directors’ Duties
  • Board Composition
  • Board Roles
  • Election Process
  • Board Meetings
  • Board Assessment
  • Gray Board
  • Emeritus Board
  • Advisory Pool
• Policy, Procedures, Guides and Manuals
  • Policy Violations
• Volunteers
• Strategic Management
• Sustainability
• Resource Mobilization and Sources of Funding
• Partnerships, Collaborations and Networking
• Annual Plan and Budget
• Policies
  • Noolaham Policy on Intellectual Property Rights
  • Policy on Gender Equality
  • Work Place Policy in HIV/AIDS of Noolaham Foundation
  • Official Language Policy

Organizational Management and Operations

• Management
  • Chief Operating Officer
• Operational Plan
• Office Management Procedures
  • Receiving Office Visitor Procedure
  • Office Inventory Management
  • Keeping Office Clean
• Operational & Governance Tracking
• Document Management System (Record Management)

Program and Projects

• Program Focus Areas
  • Focus I: Documentation and Collection Development
  • Focus II: Digital Processing and Preservation
  • Focus III: Digital Library, Archive and Information Services
  • Focus IV: Building Communities of Practice
• Noolaham Foundation Services & Capabilities
  • Noolaham Digital Library (noolaham.org)
  • Aavanaham Multimedia Archive (aavanaham.org)
  • Open Data Sets
  • Institutional/Personal Repository Services
  • Virtual Reference Service
  • Research Support
  • Knowledge Mobilization Support
  • Research based Documentation
  • Multimedia Documentation
  • Oral History Recording
  • Web Archiving
  • Cataloging & Metadata Services
  • Digital Repository and Discovery Mechanisms
  • Digitization and Digital Conversion
  • Digital Preservation
  • Workshops and Events
  • Publications
• Collection Development
  • Collections Development Sub-Committee
  • Collections Development Policy
  • Collections Specialists Network
• Project Management
  • Project Life Cycle

Digital Library, Archive and Information Services

• Open Access Policy
• Digital Object
• Metadata Standards and Management
  • Descriptive Metadata
  • Technical Metadata
  • Administrative Metadata
  • Rights Metadata
• Rights Management
  • Noolaham Policy on Intellectual Property Rights
  • Access Criteria of Noolaham Foundation
• Digitization Selection Policy
• Digital Processing Selection Policy
• Physical Collections Policy
• Digital Discovery Services
• Reference, Research and Knowledge Mobilization Services
• Digital Library Procedures

• Naming Conventions
• Audio Books Standards

Digital Processing and Preservation

• Digital Preservation Workflow
• Digitization Standards
• Digitization Method Selection Policy
• Digital Preservation Standard
• Multimedia Processing Workflow
• Data Backup Policy

Technology Infrastructure and Development

• Technology Roadmap
• Applications & Automation Scripts
  • Applications and Systems Backup & Restore Procedure
• Software Development Procedure
• Noolaham Foundation Lab
• Technology Documentation

Finance, Human Resources and Administration

• Finance Manual
• Human Resources
  • Human Resources Manual
  • Human Resources Sub-Committee
• Administration

Advocacy, Communications and Public Relations

• Communications Manual
• Communications Strategic Plan