oct08b.indd Get involved with ACRL Volunteer to serve on a division or section committee ACRL division and section committee vol­unteers are an integral part of the asso­ ciation. Committee members help shape the organization by advancing its strategic plan and influencing the direction of academic and research librarianship. If you have been looking for a way to become more involved, ACRL Vice­President/ President­Elect Lori Goetsch invites you to volunteer for a division or section committee for the 2009–10 term. The rewards of volunteering Volunteers benefi t by: • building ties with academic and research librarians around the country, • enhancing their leadership abilities through consensus building and project management, • sharing their experience with col­ leagues, • gaining additional expertise about a new area of academic librarianship or updating expertise in a current specialization, and • advancing the work of the association and the profession. The appointment process Appointments are made at the division and section level. The ACRL vice­president is responsible for committee appointments at the division level for the year he or she serves as president. The ACRL Appointments Committee assists the vice­president in an advisory capacity. The chairs of coordinating committees make appointments to commit­ tees linked to each coordinating committee. Section vice­chairs are responsible for com­ mittee appointments for the year they will serve as chair. Most committee appointments will be made following the 2009 ALA Mid­ winter Meeting. Factors infl uencing appointment Although the emphasis in the appointment process may vary from year to year according to the priorities of the vice­president/presi­ dent­elect, coordinating committee chairs, and section vice­chairs, several factors are always considered, including: • Evidence of prospective committee member’s interest. Have potential volun­ teers attended the meetings and introduced themselves to the chair? Do they have previ­ ous experience that relates to the work of the committee? Have they indicated 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 gender. Those who have not had the opportunity to serve on an ACRL committee are encouraged to volunteer. • Recommendation of the current committee chair. Current committee chairs are asked to suggest prospective members. The final appointments are the preroga­ tive of the ACRL president­elect, the coor­ dinating committee chairs, and the section vice­chairs. How to apply 1. Identify the committees that inter­ est you. ACRL committees and their charges are listed on the ACRL Web site (www.acrl. org, select “Committees” from the Quicklinks drop­down menu). Attend committee meet­ ings at the Midwinter Meeting and Annual C&RL News October 2008 544 www.acrl Conference to help you decide if their activi­ ties interest you. 2. Introduce yourself. Talk with com­ mittee members. Express your interest to the committee chair. Ask about current projects and explain how you might contribute to the work of the committee. 3. Submit a volunteer form. For divi­ sion­level committees, visit www.ala.org/ala /acrl/aboutacrl/resourcesforwork/acrlforms /volunteer.cfm for more detailed instructions. Forms should be submitted by December 1, 2008. For section committees, complete the online volunteer form at www.acrl.org /volunteer. You will be asked to login using your ALA member ID and the password you created. The form should be completed by February 17, 2009. 4. Volunteer again. If you are not suc­ cessful in being appointed one year, volun­ teer again the next year. Remember that many factors—number of appointments made, number of volunteers for each committee, number of volunteers from your type of library or your geographic area—determine the actual appointment, and these factors change from year to year. ACRL division-level committee appointments ACRL has more than 30 standing committees for which you may volunteer to serve for 2009–10. The committees are listed along with their charges on the ACRL Web site (www.acrl.org, select “Committees” from the Quicklinks drop­down menu). In 2005, the Board identifi ed structural changes to the association intended to co­ ordinate the work of units throughout the organization, reduce duplicative efforts, and allow the organization to conduct work more quickly and effectively. One such structural change was to link committees that have similar or related missions under the umbrella of a coordinating committee. Coordinating committees have division­ wide responsibilities to coordinate a broadly defined range of efforts in each committee’s respective area throughout ACRL and to organize the efforts into a coherent and ef­ fectively implemented set of programs and initiatives that are more closely aligned to the strategic plan. Coordinating committee chairs are responsible for appointing the members of the component committees. Appointments to ACRL standing commit­ tees are made in the spring for terms be­ ginning immediately after the ALA Annual Conference. The Appointments Committee recommends to the ACRL president­elect the names of members who might fi ll the vacancies and coordinating committees do the same for their chair. The president­elect and coordinating committee chair make the final appointments for the committees for which they are responsible. Questions about division­level appoint­ ments may be directed to the chair of the Appointments Committee, Steven Bell, Temple University; e­mail: bells@temple. edu. If you have any questions about us­ ing the volunteer form, please contact ACRL Program Coordinator Joe Barkley at jbarkley@ala.org or (312) 280­2512. ACRL section appointments ACRL has 17 sections to help members customize their ACRL experience through newsletters, electronic discussion lists, spe­ cialized programming, preconferences, rec­ ognition, and focused activities. A description of their areas of responsibility is available online at www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl /acrlsections/sections.cfm or in the ALA Handbook of Organization, 2008–09. Section vice­chairs appoint the members of all section committees. Most of these ap­ pointments are made in the spring for terms beginning immediately after the ALA Annual Conference. If you would like to be considered for appointment as a chair or member of a sec­ tion committee, fill out the ACRL committee volunteer form at www.acrl.org/volunteer by February 17, 2009. If you have questions about the form, please contact ACRL Program October 2008 545 C&RL News www.acrl.org/volunteer www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl mailto:jbarkley@ala.org http:www.acrl.org http:www.acrl.org www.ala.org/ala Coordinator Adam Burling at aburling@ala. org or (312) 280­2521. Contact information for the vice­chair of each section is given below. African American Studies Librarians Section. Vivian Fisher, Enoch Pratt Free Library; phone: (410) 361­9287; e­mail: vfi sher@prattlibrary.org. Anthropology and Sociology Section. Liz Cooper, Emory University; Phone: (404) 727­0115; e­mail: liz.cooper@emory.edu. Arts Section. William Hemmig, Bucks County Community College; phone: (215) 504­8611; e­mail: hemmigw@bucks.edu. Asian, African and Middle Eastern Section. Anjana Bhatt, Florida Gulf Coast University; phone: (239) 590­7634; e­mail: abhatt@fgcu.edu. College Libraries Section. Dawn Thistle, Assumption College; phone: (508) 767­7272; e­mail: dthistle@assumption.edu. Community and Junior College Li­ braries Section. Mary Ann Sheble, Oak­ land Community College; phone: (248) 232­ 4476; e­mail: masheble@oaklandcc.edu. Distance Learning Section. Michele Behr, Western Michigan University; phone: (269) 387­ 5611; e­mail: michele.behr@wmich.edu. Education and Behavioral Sciences Section. Lori Mestre, University of Illinois­ Urbana­Champaign; phone: (217) 244­4171; e­mail: lmestre@illinois.edu. Instruction Section. Clara Fowler, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Can­ cer Center; phone: (713) 745­1538; e­mail: cfowler@mdanderson.org. Law and Political Science Section. Erik Sean Estep, East Carolina University; phone: (252) 328­0734; e­mail: estepe@ecu.edu. Literatures in English Section. Angela Courtney, Indiana University; phone: (812) 855­1891; e­mail: ancourtn@indiana.edu. Rare Books and Manuscripts Section. Deborah J. Leslie, Folger Shakespeare Library; phone: (202) 675­0369; e­mail: djleslie@folger. edu. Science and Technology Section. Ma­ liaca Oxnam, University of Arizona; phone: (520) 621­4612; e­mail: oxnamm@u.library. arizona.edu. Nominations sought for ACRL vice-president/president-elect To paraphrase Walter Lippman, American journalist, “The final test of a leader is that one leaves behind in others the conviction and the will to carry on: (in New York Herald Tribune 14 April 1945). An organization needs strong leadership to accomplish its goals. ACRL is no exception. The ACRL Leadership Recruitment and Nominations Committee encourages members to nominate themselves or others to run for the position of ACRL vice president/president elect in the 2010 elections. To nominate an individual or to self­ nominate, send the nominee’s name and institution to: Cynthia Steinhoff, Library Director, Anne Arundel Community Col­ lege, 101 College Pkwy., Arnold, MD 21012, e­mail: cksteinhoff@aacc.edu. Once nominated, individuals will need to submit a two­page curriculum vita or re­ sume (if self­nominating, you may include these materials with your nomination). The Leadership Recruitment and Nomina­ tions Committee will request statements of interest from selected individuals prior to developing a slate of candidates. The deadline for nominations is No­ vember 17, 2008. C&RL News October 2008 546 mailto:cksteinhoff@aacc.edu http:arizona.edu mailto:oxnamm@u.library mailto:ancourtn@indiana.edu mailto:estepe@ecu.edu mailto:cfowler@mdanderson.org mailto:lmestre@illinois.edu mailto:michele.behr@wmich.edu mailto:masheble@oaklandcc.edu mailto:dthistle@assumption.edu mailto:abhatt@fgcu.edu mailto:hemmigw@bucks.edu mailto:liz.cooper@emory.edu mailto:sher@prattlibrary.org Slavic and East European Section. Jon Giullian, University of Kansas; phone: (785) 864­8854; e­mail: giullian@ku.edu. University Libraries Section. Leslie Madden, Georgia State University; phone: (404) 413­2807; e­mail: lmadden@gsu. edu. Western European Studies Section: Sarah How, Cornell University; phone: (607) 255­9478: e­mail: seh4@cornell.edu. Wo m e n ’ s S t u d i e s S e c t i o n . K a y o Denda, Rutgers University; phone: (732) 932­9407, x23; e­mail: kdenda@rci.rutgers. edu. Editorial boards ACRL has nine editorial/advisory boards for its publications: ACRLog Advisory Board; Choice Editorial Board; College & Research Libraries Editorial Board; College & Research Libraries News Editorial Board; New Publications Advisory Board; Publica­ tions in Librarianship Editorial Board; RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage Editorial Board; REAL Advisory Board; and Resources for College Libraries Editorial Board. Appointments to editorial boards are made at the Midwinter Meeting for terms that begin immediately after the ALA An­ nual Conference. The editors recommend the names of individuals to fill vacancies. The Publica­ tions Committee approves the recommen­ dation and the president of ACRL 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 or indicate your interest on the ACRL online volunteer form. ACRLog Advisory Board chair: Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University of Illinois­ Urbana­Champaign; phone: (217) 333­1323; e­mail: bells@temple.edu. CHOICE editor: Irving Rockwood, Choice; phone: (800) 347­6933, x119; e­mail: irockwood@ala­choice.org. College & Research Libraries editor: Joseph Branin, Ohio State University; phone: (614) 292­6151; e­mail: branin.1@osu.edu. College & Research Libraries News editor: David Free, ACRL; phone: (312) 280­ 2517; e­mail: dfree@ala.org. New Publications Advisory Board staff liaison: Kathryn Deiss, ACRL; phone: (312) 280­2529; e­mail: kdeiss@ala.org. Publications in Librarianship editor: Craig Gibson, George Mason University; phone: (703) 993­3716; e­mail: jgibson1@gmu. edu. RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manu­ scripts, and Cultural Heritage editor: Beth Whittaker, Ohio State University; phone: (614) 247­7463; e­mail: whittaker.50@osu. edu. REAL Advisory Board chair: Pamela Snelson, Franklin & Marshall College; phone: (717) 291­3896; e­mail: pamela. snelson@fandm.edu. Resources for College Libraries editor: Irving Rockwood, Choice; phone: (800) 347­ 6933, x119; e­mail: irockwood@ala­choice. org. (“Gaming and learning” continues from page 525) 8. Betsy Wilson, “The Lone Ranger is dead: Success demands collaboration,” C&RL News 61, no.8 (September 6, 2000): 698­701. www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs /crlnews/backissues2000/september4 /lonerangerdead.cfm. 9. Lia Friedman and Char Booth, “Finding Your Inner Moxie,” Library Journal 133, no. 9 (May 15, 2008): 68. October 2008 547 C&RL News www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs mailto:snelson@fandm.edu mailto:whittaker.50@osu mailto:kdeiss@ala.org mailto:dfree@ala.org mailto:branin.1@osu.edu mailto:irockwood@ala-choice.org mailto:bells@temple.edu mailto:kdenda@rci.rutgers mailto:seh4@cornell.edu mailto:giullian@ku.edu