july13_b.indd C&RL News July/August 2013 374 Standing for ACRL section office is an op-portunity to become involved with impor- tant issues affecting academic and research librarians in the 21st century, gain leadership experience, and build ties with colleagues. It is also an opportunity to be of service to your ACRL section community, ensuring that it continues to nurture the development of new members and forge deeper connections to the profession. ACRL section officers Candidates for vice-chair/chair elect, secre- tary, and members-at-large of ACRL sections are selected by the nominating committee of each section. If you would like to nominate someone or be nominated yourself, contact the chair of the appropriate section nominating com- mittee by September 1, 2013. Terms of office will begin on July 1, 2014. 2014 section nominating committee chairs African American Studies Librarians: Gennice W. King, genmwk01@gmail.com Anthropology and Sociology: Terrence W. Epperson, twepperson@outlook.com Arts: Alessia Zanin-Yost, azaniny@email. wcu.edu Asian, African, and Middle Eastern: Deepa Banerjee, dbaner@u.washington. edu College Libraries: Stephanie Leigh De- Clue, declues@william.jewell.edu Community College and Junior Col- lege Libraries: Sara Metz, sara.metz@gmail. com Distance Learning: Sandra Lee Hawes, sandra.hawes@saintleo.edu Education and Behavioral Sciences: Sally R. Neal, sneal@butler.edu Instruction: Polly D. Boruff-Jones, pboruffjones@drury.edu Law and Political Science: Lorena O’English, oenglish@wsu.edu Literatures in English: Faye Christen- berry, fayec@uw.edu Rare Books and Manuscripts: Mike Kelly, mkelly@amherst.edu Science and Technology: Mary Beth Slebodnik, slebodnik@purdue.edu Slavic and East European: Sandra Levy, slevy@uchicago.edu University Libraries: Nicole Sump- Crethar, ansumpcre@gmail.com Wester n Eur opean Studies: Thea Lindquist, thea.lindquist@colorado.edu Women and Gender Studies: Connie L. Phelps, cphelps@uno.edu The time to lead ACRL seeks nominees for section offices