December 2020 541 C&RL News Are you looking for ways to expand your professional network and contribute to ACRL? Committee volunteers help shape ACRL by advancing its strategic plan and influencing the direction of academic and research librarianship. Serving on a com- mittee or editorial board is a great way to become involved and make an impact on the profession. If you’d like to become more engaged, ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect Julie A. Garrison invites you to volunteer to serve on a 2021–2022 division or section committee. Thank you for volunteering to contribute your time and expertise to ACRL! This is an incredible time within higher education and society, and we value your continued com- mitment to fostering a strong and healthy association that supports our collective pro- fessional efforts. Our association relies on the time, energy, and talent of our member volunteers to carry out the work of the as- sociation and envision and enact our future. In the interest of creating an appointment process that is as transparent as possible, I will issue a statement informing the mem- bership of the number of opportunities and volunteers, and other relevant information, after the appointments process is complete. Thank you.—Julie A. Garrison, ACRL vice-president/president-elect The rewards of volunteering Volunteering offers many benefits and op- portunities. You can: Make a difference: Connect, contribute, collaborate Volunteer for division and section committees and editorial boards • connect with others in the profes- sion who are passionate and committed to academic librarianship, • learn from those who share similar professional concerns and interests, • network with information profession- als in higher education, • become part of a community of aca- demic and research librarians, • gain insights into the profession, • enhance your leadership skills through group facilitation and project management, • discover new ways to work, • expand your awareness and under- standing of the value of academic libraries in higher education, • influence and advance the work of the association and the profession, and • promote excellence within the pro- fession. The appointment process Appointments are made at the division and section level, and through the edi- torial board process (see editorial board section below). Section vice-chairs are responsible for committee appointments for the year they will serve as chair. The ACRL vice-president is responsible for committee appointments at the division level for the year they serve as presi- dent. The ACRL Appointments Commit- tee assists the vice-president in an advi- sory capacity. Division-level committees C&RL News December 2020 542 are created to conduct the work of the Board, and each committee crafts an an- nual work plan in consultation with their Board and staff liaisons to accomplish the charged activities and responsibilities. Current committee members whose terms conclude at the 2021 ALA Annual Conference should submit a new volunteer form if they wish to be considered for re- appointment. The online volunteer form closes February 12, and most committee appointment offers will be sent in April and May 2021. Members of all ACRL committees, task forces, and similar bodies are expected to fully participate in the work of the group whether it be working virtually or face-to- face. However, much work can be done virtually, and onsite attendance at the ALA Annual Conference is not a requirement of committee service. Factors influencing appointment Although the appointment process may reflect the priorities of the vice-president/ president-elect and section vice-chairs, several factors are always considered: • Evidence of interest and exper- tise. Have prospective volunteers visited and/or posted to the committee’s ALA Con- nect community, introduced themselves to the chair, or attended the meetings (virtual or face-to-face)? Do they have knowledge and/or previous experience that relates to the work of the committee? Have they indi- cated their interest on the volunteer form? • Demographics and composition of committee. A balance is sought with respect to type of library (community col- lege, college, or university), geographic representation, ethnic diversity, and gen- der. Those who have not had the oppor- tunity to serve on an ACRL committee are encouraged to volunteer, as it is important to add new perspectives. • Recommendation of the current committee chair. Current committee chairs are asked to suggest prospective members. • Willingness to participate in the work of the committee. Volunteers should be prepared to engage in the com- mittee work year-round. The final appointments are the preroga- tive of the ACRL president-elect and the section vice-chairs. How to apply 1. Identify the committees that interest you. ACRL committees and their charges are listed on the ACRL Directory of Leader- ship (www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directo- ryofleadership/committees). Check out the committee’s space in ALA Connect, where documents, meetings, discourses, and the work of the committees are posted. Attend virtual committee meetings throughout the year, or attend face-to-face meetings at the ALA Annual Conference to decide if their activities interest you. Talk/email with committee members. Express your interest to the committee chair. Ask about cur- rent projects, and explain how you might contribute to the work of the committee. 2. Submit a volunteer form (Internet Explorer is the preferred browser for access- ing the form). Volunteer forms should be submitted by February 12, 2021. You will be asked to login using your ALA member ID and the password you created. Be sure that you are a current ALA/ACRL member before attempting to login. To volunteer for a division-level or section committee, complete the online volunteer form at www.ala.org/CFApps /volunteer/form.cfm. If you experience issues logging into the form, please contact ALA Member Relations & Services at (800) 545-2433 to check your membership status. 3. Volunteer again and check out other opportunities. If you are not appointed, volunteer again next year. In addition, continue to explore ACRL’s many oppor- tunities to network and connect at www. ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/getinvolved. Review the many discussion and interest groups. Each group selects a new leader in the http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/committees http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/committees http://www.ala.org/CFApps/volunteer/form.cfm http://www.ala.org/CFApps/volunteer/form.cfm http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/getinvolved http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/getinvolved December 2020 543 C&RL News spring outside of the volunteer process described above. If you’d like to start a new discussion or interest group, contact Lauren Carlton at lcarlton@ala.org. ACRL division-level committee appointments ACRL committees and their charg- es can be found on the ACRL Direc- tory of Leadership: www.ala.org/acrl /aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/commit- tees. Appointments to ACRL standing com- mittees are made in the spring for terms be- ginning immediately after the ALA Annual Conference. The Appointments Committee sends appointment recommendations to the ACRL president-elect. The president- elect makes the final appointments for the committees. Questions about division-level ap- p o i n t m e n t s m a y b e d i r e c t e d t o t h e chair of the Appointments Committee, Robert H. McDonald, Dean of University Libraries/SVP Online Education, Univer- sity of Colorado-Boulder, rhmcdonald@ colorado.edu. If you have any questions about using the volunteer form, please contact ACRL Program Manager for Strategic Initiatives Allison Payne for division committees at apayne@ala.org or (312) 280-2519, or ACRL Senior Program Officer Megan Griffin for section committees at mgriffin@ala.org or (312) 280-2514. ACRL section appointments ACRL sections help members customize their ACRL experience through newslet- ters, electronic discussion lists, special- ized programming, preconferences, rec- ognition, and various initiatives. To learn more, visit www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl /directoryofleadership/sections. Section vice-chairs appoint members to section committees. Most appointments are made in the spring for terms begin- ning immediately after the ALA Annual Conference. If you wish to be considered for a section committee appointment, complete the ACRL volunteer form at www.ala.org/CFApps /volunteer/form.cfm by February 12, 2021. (Internet Explorer is the preferred browser for accessing the form). For more informa- tion about section appointments, please contact section vice-chairs: Anthropology and Sociology Section. Triveni S. Kuchi, Rutgers University, triveni. kuchi@rutgers.edu. Arts Section. Tiffany Bailey, Dallas Public Library-Fine Arts Division, tiffany.bailey@ dallascityhall.com. College Libraries Section. Kevin But- terfield, University of Richmond, kbutterf@ richmond.edu. Community and Junior College Li- braries Section. Robin Brown, Borough of Manhattan Community College, rbrown@ bmcc.cuny.edu. Digital Scholarship Section. Elisandro Cabada, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, cabada@illinois.edu. Distance and Online Learning Sec- tion. Samantha Harlow, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, slharlow@uncg.edu. Education and Behavioral Sciences Section. Rachael Elrod, University of Florida, relrod@ufl.edu. European Studies Section. Helene Huet, The University of Florida, hhuet@ ufl.edu. Instruction Section. Veronica Arellano Douglas, University of Houston Libraries, varellano@gmail.com. Literatures in English Section. Glenda M. Insua, University of Illinois-Chicago, ginsua1@uic.edu. mailto:lcarlton@ala.org http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/committees http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/committees http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/committees mailto:rhmcdonald@colorado.edu mailto:rhmcdonald@colorado.edu mailto:apayne@ala.org mailto:mgriffin@ala.org http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/sections http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/sections https://idp.ala.org/idp/Authn/UserPassword https://idp.ala.org/idp/Authn/UserPassword mailto:triveni.kuchi@rutgers.edu mailto:triveni.kuchi@rutgers.edu mailto:tiffany.bailey@dallascityhall.com mailto:tiffany.bailey@dallascityhall.com mailto:kbutterf@richmond.edu mailto:kbutterf@richmond.edu mailto:rbrown@bmcc.cuny.edu mailto:rbrown@bmcc.cuny.edu mailto: cabada@illinois.edu mailto:slharlow@uncg. edu mailto:relrod@ufl.edu mailto:hhuet@ufl.edu mailto:hhuet@ufl.edu mailto:varellano@gmail.com mailto:ginsua1@uic.edu C&RL News December 2020 544 Politics, Policy and International Rela- tions Section. Chelsea A. Nesvig, University of Washington-Bothell/Cascadia College, cnesvig@uw.edu. Rare Books and Manuscripts Section. Heather M. Smedberg, University of Califor- nia-San Diego Library, hsmedberg@ucsd.edu. Science and Technology Section. Han- nah Gascho Rempel, Oregon State University, hannah.rempel@oregonstate.edu. University Libraries Section. Jennifer Sharkey, Illinois State University, Milner Li- brary, jsharke@ilstu.edu. Women and Gender Studies Section. Julie M. Adamo, Mount Holyoke College, jadamo@mtholyoke.edu. Editorial boards ACRL has ten editorial/advisory boards for its publications: ACRL/Core Interdivisional Academic Library Facilities Survey Editorial Board; Academic Library Trends and Statis- tics Survey Editorial Board; Choice Editorial Board; College & Research Libraries Edito- rial Board; College & Research Libraries News Editorial Board; New Publications Advisory Board; Project Outcome for Academic Librar- ies Editorial Board; Publications in Librarian- ship Editorial Board; RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage Editorial Board; and Resources for College Libraries Editorial Board. Appointments to editorial boards are made in late January for terms that begin immediately after the ALA Annual Confer- ence. The editors recommend the names of individuals to fill vacancies. The Publications Coordinating Committee approves the rec- ommendation, and the ACRL vice-president/ president-elect makes the appointment. If you would like to be considered for appointment to an editorial board, contact the editor of the editorial board early in the fall, and indicate your interest on the ACRL online volunteer form. Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey Editorial Board chair: Adrian K. Ho, University of Kentucky; phone: (859) 218-0895; email: hoadriank@gmail.com. ACRL/Core Interdivisional Academic Library Facilities Survey Editorial Board ACRL co-chair: Anne Marie Casey, Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University; phone: (386) 226-6593; email: caseya3@erau.edu. CHOICE Editorial Board editor: Mark Cummings, Choice; phone: (800) 347-6933 x19; email: mcummings@ala-choice.org. College & Research Libraries Edito- rial Board editor: Wendi Arant Kaspar, Texas A&M University; phone: (979) 862- 6310; email: warant@tamu.edu. College & Research Libraries News Editorial Board editor: David Free, ACRL; phone: (312) 280-2517; email: dfree@ala.org. New Publications Advisory Board chair: Courtney McDonald, University of Colorado-Boulder; phone: (303) 735-8638; email: crmcdonald@colorado.edu. Project Outcome for Academic Librar- ies Editorial Board chair: Tiffany Garrett, Nevada State College; phone: (702) 992-2807; email: tiffany.garrett@nsc.edu. Publications in Librarianship chair: Daniel Clark Mack, University of Maryland Libraries; phone: (301) 404-9264; email: dmack@umd.edu. RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manu- scripts, and Cultural Heritage editor: Richard Saunders, Southern Utah University; phone: (435) 865-7947; email: rsaunders@ suu.edu. Resources for College Libraries chair: Tammera M. Race, New College of Florida; phone: (941) 228-5415; email: trace@ncf. edu. mailto:cnesvig@uw.edu mailto:hsmedberg%40ucsd.edu?subject= mailto:hannah.rempel@oregonstate.edu mailto:jsharke@ilstu.edu mailto:jadamo@mtholyoke.edu mailto:hoadriank@gmail.com mailto:caseya3@erau.edu mailto:mcummings@ala-choice.org mailto:warant@tamu.edu mailto:dfree@ala.org mailto:crmcdonald@colorado.edu mailto:tiffany.garrett@nsc.edu mailto:dmack@umd.edu mailto:rsaunders@suu.edu mailto:rsaunders@suu.edu mailto:trace@ncf.edu mailto:trace@ncf.edu