College & Research Libraries News vol. 85, no. 1 (January 2023) January 2023 15C&RL News Leo S. Lo is the Dean and Professor of the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico, a position he has held since September 2021. Prior to this, Lo served as Associate Dean, Learning, Undergraduate Services and Commonwealth Campus Libraries, Pennsylvania State University (2019–2021), Associate University Librarian for Research and Learning, Old Dominion University, (2016–2019) and Head of the McLure Education Library and Associate Professor at the Uni- versity of Alabama (2014–2016). During his 14 years of ACRL membership, Lo has served as co-chair of the ACRL President’s Program Planning Committee (2021–2023); a member (2017–2019), chair, ACRL College and Research Library News Editorial Board (2021–2023); a member (2017–2021), vice-chair, ACRL Publications Coordinating Committee (2022–2023; a member (2021–2022); a member, ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award Committee (2020–2022); a member, ACRL ULS Public Service Directors of Large Research Libraries Discussion Group (2019–2022); and a member of the ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Awards Committee (2018–2020). Lo’s experience with ALA includes being a councilor-at-large of the ALA Council (2015– 2018) and re-elected for another term (2018–2021). Lo has also served as a member on the ALA Training, Orientation, and Professional Development Committee (2011–2013); chair-elect, chair and past-chair of the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) Library Organization and Management Section (2013–2016); a member of LL&M Editorial Board (2011–2013); the LL&M editor of the column “New Perspectives in Leadership”; Board of Directors new leader’s representative (2010–2013); chair of the LLAMA/NMRT Joint Committee on Collaboration (2011–2012); and chair of the Diver- sity Task Force (2010–2011). Lo has also served as the assistant chair of the ALA New Members Round Table (NMRT) Liaison Support and Coordination Committee (2011–2012); chair of the Student Chapter Award Committee (2010–2011); a member (2009–2010); a member of the Membership, Promotion, Diversity, and Recruitment Committee (2010-2011); and a member of the Newsletter Committee (2009–2010). Lo’s activity with state, regional, and other national associations include serving on the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), 2023 Association Program Planning Task Force (member, 2022–2023), Research and Analytics Committee (member, 2021–2023), the New ACRL candidates for 2023 A look at who’s running January 2023 16C&RL News Mexico Consortium of Academic Libraries (member representative, 2021–present), IMLS Advisory Board for CALA/APALA “Path to Leadership” (Board member, 2021–2023), the Journal of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education (JOERHE) Editorial Advisory Board (member, Open Peer Reviewer, 2022–present). Lo has also served on the Future In- formation Professionals (FIP) Advisory Board (member, 2022–present)—an IMLS-funded internship program coordinated by Old Dominion University to introduce undergraduate students to the library profession—Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) (member representative, 2021–present), Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA) (member rep- resentative, 2021–present), Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Heads of Public Services Group (member, 2019–2021), and the Chinese American Librarian Association (CALA) Publication Committee (member, 2009–2010). Notable accomplishments for Lo include being selected as an ALA Emerging Leader and sponsored by LLAMA in 2010. As a scholar-practitioner, Lo’s two co-authored papers, “You’re Hired! An Analysis of the Perceptions and Behaviors of Library Job Candidates on Job Offer Negotiations,” and “Recent Changes to Reference Services on Academic Libraries and Their Relationship to Perceived Quality: Results of a National Survey,” were awarded the first and second prizes respectively of the 2016 EBSCO/Alabama Library Association Research Paper Award. As a strategic-minded leader, Lo led the strategic planning for the Pennsylvania State University Libraries, an organization with over 500 librarians/staff, culminating in a compre- hensive 5-year plan in 2021. Since becoming the Dean of the College of University Libraries and Learning Science at the University of New Mexico (UNM) in September 2021, Lo has raised over $1.2 million for the college and created a prestigious endowed librarianship posi- tion to focus on student success. He currently leads the institution-wide Open Educational Resources initiative at UNM to help make college more affordable and enhance student suc- cess. Lo believes in using storytelling with data to advocate for libraries and library employees and uses his training in screenwriting (Master of Fine Arts) and survey research (Master of Arts) to develop such culture at his organizations. His MFA thesis screenplay was selected as a Finalist in 2010 Creative World Awards International Screenwriting Contest and the 2009 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards. His publications include “Collegiality and tenure: Results of a national survey of academic librarians,” Journal of Academic Librarianship, Lo, L. S., Coleman, J., and Pankl, L. (2022); “What Makes a Leader? An Exploratory Study of Academic Library Employees’ Perceptions of Leadership, Organization Vision, and Job Engagement,” portal: Libraries and the Academy, Lo, L. S., Mallon, M., and Coleman, J. (2022); “The Factors Significant to the Introduc- tion Institutional Open Access Policies: Two Case Studies of R-1 Universities,” Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, Lo, L. S. (2021). Elisandro (Alex) Cabada is an Assistant Professor, Emerging Technologies and Immersive Scholarship Librarian, and Director of the Grainger IDEA Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a position he has held in some capacity since 2016. Cabada has held several other positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, including Medical and Bioengineering Librarian (2018–2022) and Interim Head, Mathematics Li- brary (2020–2022). Prior to this, Cabada served as Engineering and Innovation Librarian at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (2017–2018). Before 2017, Cabada was Library January 2023 17C&RL News Support Staff (2007–2017) and a Library Student Assistant (2000–2005) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During his eight years of ACRL membership, Cabada has held various positions with the ACRL Digital Scholarship Section Executive Committee (DSS), including past-chair (2022–2023), chair (2021–2022), vice-chair (2020–2021), and member-at-large (2018–2020). He has also served as a member of the ACRL DSS Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee (2017–2019). Cabada’s experience with ALA includes being chair of the ALA Training, Orientation, and Leadership Development (TOLD) Committee (2019–2020) and a member (2018–2019). Cabada has also served as a member of the ALA Spectrum Advisory Com- mittee (2018–2020), a member of the ALA LITA Assessment and Research Committee (2017–2019), and a member of the ALA LLAMA Leadership Devel- opment Committee (2016–2018). Notable accomplishments for Cabada include being selected as a Library Journal Movers and Shakers: Innovators (2022); ALA RUSA ETS Best Emerging Technology Application Award (2021); selected to participate in the ALA Leadership Institute program, Oak Brook, Illinois (2019); invited to provide keynote convocation speech at the School of Information Sciences December 2018 Graduation Ceremony, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2018); Beta Phi Mu International Honor Society for LIS (2018); ILA Sylvia Murphy Wil- liams Scholar (2016); ALA Spectrum Scholar (2016–2017); ALA IFLA-IMLS Fellowship (2016) and ARL Kaleidoscope Program Scholar (2015–2017). Cabada is a current Co-PI on the $2.08 million Department of Education grant to the University of Illinois System/ CARLI (Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) for Illinois SCOERs (Support for Creation of Open Educational Resources). Through his work in the Digital Scholarship Section, Cabada helped establish this newest section of ACRL and has been involved in its leadership for the past 4–5 years. His publications include “Constructing a Campus-Wide Infrastructure for Virtual Reality,” College and Undergraduate Libraries, Cabada, E., Kurt, E., and Ward, D. (2021); “Survey of Information Professionals on the Preparedness of STEM Graduates Entering the Work- force,” poster presented at 2018 STS Research Forum of the ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, Trei, K., and Cabada, E.; “The CARE (Center for Academic Resources in Engineering) Program at Illinois,” paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition in Indianapolis, Indiana, Mischo, W., Favila, I., Tempel, D., and Cabada, E. ACRL Board of Directors President-Elect: Leo S. Lo, Dean and Professor of the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico; Elisandro (Alex) Cabada, Assistant Professor, Emerging Technologies and Immersive Scholarship Librarian, Director of the Grainger IDEA Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Director-at-Large: Tarida Anantachai, Director, Inclusion and Talent Management, North Carolina State University Libraries; Kevin Butterfield, University Librarian, University of Richmond. January 2023 18C&RL News Director-at-Large: Mary Beth Lock, Associate Dean, Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University; Amy Dye-Reeves, Associate Education and History Librarian, Texas Tech University. Anthropology and Sociology Section Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Ilka Datig, Head of Instruction Outreach, Nazareth College. Secretary: Scott Hertzberg, Reference Librarian, National Criminal Justice Reference Service. Member-at-Large: Wayne Bivens-Tatum, Librarian for Philosophy, Religion and Anthro- pology, Princeton University. Arts Section Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Heather Koopmans, Fine Arts Librarian, Illinois State University. Secretary: Kim Norman, Director, Preservation and Digitization Services, Emory Librar- ies/Emory University. Community and Junior College Libraries Section Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Jill M. Sodt, Director of Library Services, Mott Community College. Member-at-Large: Sarah Smith, District Dean of Libraries, St. Louis Community College. College Libraries Section Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Andrew Adler, Assistant Provost for Library and Learning Re- sources, Georgetown College; Dawn Behrend, Instruction and Outreach Librarian, Lenoir- Rhyne University. Secretary: Melissa Anderson, Associate Professor, Campus Engagement and Research Services Librarian, Southern Oregon University; Kathleen Baril, Director, Ohio Northern University. Member-at-Large: Stephanie Diaz, Associate Librarian, Reference and Instruction, Penn State Behrend; Britt Anne Murphy, Director of the Library and Librarian, Hendrix College. Digital Scholarship Section Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Theressa Burress, Assistant Director, Research and Instruction, University of South Florida Libraries; Nashieli Marcano, PhD, Archivist for Digital Col- lections, Furman University; Matthew Hunter, Digital Scholarship Librarian, Florida State University. Member-at-Large: Teresa Schultz, Scholarly Communications and Social Sciences Li- brarian, University of Nevada-Reno; John Knox, Digital Scholarship Librarian, University of North Carolina Wilmington; Jennifer Hootman, Coordinator of Digital Scholarship, University of Kentucky Libraries. Distance and Online Learning Section Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Anya Jones, Accessibility and Online Learning Librarian, North- eastern University. January 2023 19C&RL News Secretary/Archivist: Katherine Howell, Online Learning and Information Literacy Librar- ian, Western Kentucky University; Theresa Mastrodonato, Head, Instruction and Student Experience, Washington University in St. Louis. Member-at-Large: Breanne Kirsch, University Librarian, Briar Cliff University; Sam Mandani, Online Instruction Librarian, New York University. Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Ashlyn Kogut, Assistant Professor/Social Sciences Specialist in the University Libraries, Texas A&M University; Robin L. Ewing, Professor and Collections Strategist, St. Cloud State University. Secretary: Katherine Donaldson, Social Sciences/Education Librarian, University of Or- egon. Member-at-Large: Dawn Behrend, Instruction and Outreach Librarian, Lenoir-Rhyne University; Todd Shipman, Education Librarian, Auburn University. European Studies Section Vice-chair/Chair-elect: André G. Wenzel, North American Representative, Amalivre; Kathleen Smith, Librarian for Germanic Collections and Medieval studies, Stanford Libraries. Secretary: Taylor Leigh, Hispanic Studies and Political Science Librarian, University of Kentucky; Paula Mae Carns, Head, Literatures and Languages Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Member-at-Large: Ann Snoeyenbos, Manager, International Sale and Special Markets, Project MUSE/Johns Hopkins University Press; Milan Pohontsch, Cataloging Specialist, Brigham Young University. Instruction Section Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Piper Martin, Reference Services and Instruction Librarian, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Kirsten Feist, Undergraduate Instruction and Engagement Strategist, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Secretary: Matthew Weirick Johnson, Librarian for English and History and Lead for Teaching Learning, UCLA; Elise Ferer, Instruction and Outreach Librarian, Binghamton University Libraries. Member-at-Large: Evelyn Ugwu-George, Information Literacy and Assessment Librarian, Curry College; Kristin E. C. Green, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Penn State Univer- sity Libraries, Scranton Campus; Julie N. Hornick, Senior Instructional Services Librarian, Florida Southern College; Maoria J. Kirker, Lead, Teaching and Learning Team, George Mason University. Literatures in English Section Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Stacy Reardon, Literatures and Digital Humanities Librarian, University of California-Berkely; Mark Dahlquist, Humanities and Social Sciences Librar- ian, Miami University. Secretary: Ginny Moran, Arts and Humanities and Special Collections Librarian, Macal- ester College; Jeanne Ewert, English and American Literature, Film and Folklore Librarian, George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida. January 2023 20C&RL News Member-at-Large: Amanda Rybin Koob, Literature and Humanities Librarian, University of Colorado-Boulder; Jenny Dale, Head of Research, Outreach, and Instruction, University of North Carolina-Greensboro University Libraries. Politics, Policy, and International Relations Section Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Andrew Dudash, Librarian for Political Science, Policy Studies, and Government Information, Penn State University Libraries. Secretary: Jennifer Castle, Assistant Professor, Instruction and Engagement Librarian, Tennessee State University. Member-at-Large: Mark D. Robison, Political Science and Peace Studies Librarian, Uni- versity of Notre Dame. Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Melanie Griffin, Director of Special Collections Services and Interim Associate Dean for Special Collections, University of Arkansas. Secretary: Gordon Daines, Curator of Research and Instruction Services/Curator of Yellow- stone National Park Collection, L. Tom Perry Special Collections/Brigham Young University. Member-at-Large: Libby Hertenstein, Cataloger and Metadata Librarian, Bowling Green State University. Science and Technology Section Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Britt Foster, Director of Teaching and Learning, University of California-Riverside; Samuel Putnam, Director, Bern Dibner Library. Secretary: Jason Burton, Interim Director, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library and Science and Engineering Library; Patricia Hartman, Biology, Forestry and Wildlife, Math Librarian, Auburn University. Member-at-Large: Melissa Gold, Science Librarian, Millersville University of Pennsyl- vania; Chapel Cowden, Health and Science Librarian, UC Foundation Associate Professor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. University Libraries Section Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Nancy S. Gibson, Professor and Interim Coordinator of Access Services, Austin Peay State University; Carissa Tomlinson, Director, Student Experience, Learning and Outreach, University of Minnesota Libraries. Secretary: Mary D. Galvin, Project Manager, University of Maryland, College Park; Jess C. Garner, Access Services Department Head, Georgia Southern University. Member-at-Large: Jeff Graveline, Associate Dean for Research and Scholarly Communi- cation, UAB Libraries, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Jill J Crane, Coordinator of Cataloging and Metadata, University of Dayton; Tisha M. Zelner, Associate Professor/Head of Public Services, University of Southern Mississippi. Women and Gender Studies Section Vice-chair/Chair-elect: Esther Medina De León, Associate Librarian—WGS, COMC, DEI, Texas Tech University Libraries. January 2023 21C&RL News Secretary: Renee Kiner, Public Services Librarian, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Member-at-Large: Nadia M Orozco-Sahi, Library Information Specialist III, University of New Mexico.