Communities of Practice Assembly

Charge

The communities of practice assembly serves as a conduit of information for ACRL's sections and interest groups.

Roster

Patricia K. Thurston (Chair, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Alessia Zanin-Yost (Secretary, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Dr. Jose A. Aguinaga (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Mrs. Stephanie Atkins Sharpe (Member, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
Ms. Deepa Banerjee (Member, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
Hui - Fen Chang (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Dr. Ann Coder (Member, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
Mr. Scott Andrew Collard (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Jennifer Darragh (Member, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
Ms. Erika Dowell (Member, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
Vanessa Earp (Member, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
Beth FilarWilliams (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Joseph Floyd (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Sally Gibson (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Ms. Esther S. Grassian (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Ms. Jill Gremmels (Member, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
Sara Harrington (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Arianne Hartsell-Gundy (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Ms. Sandra Lee Hawes (Member, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
Dr. Valerie J. Hill (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Patricia M. Hswe (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Loree Hyde (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Dr. ShuYong Jiang (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Melissa S. Jones (Member, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
Lynda M. Kellam (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Ms. Kit M. Keller (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Ms. Kristina Maria Keogh (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Gennice W. King (Member, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
LeRoy Jason LaFleur (Member, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
Prof. Robin Leech (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Ms. Johnnieque B. Love (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Natasha Lyandres (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Dr. Heidi Madden (Member, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
Ms. Pauline D. Manaka (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Mr. Matthew R. Marsteller (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Jen Mayer (Member, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
Susan G. Miller (Member, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
Adina Joyce Mulliken (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Lori J. Ostapowicz-Critz (Member, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
Fernando Peña (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Tim Peters (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Sue Phelps (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Latisha Marrita Reynolds (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Debra Riley-Huff (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Edward Salazar (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Maxine Schmidt (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Timothy Shipe (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Yasmeen Shorish (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Shannon R. Simpson (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Christy R. Stevens (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Ms. Heather Lee Tompkins (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Minglu Wang (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Sandra Yee (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Mary Ellen K. Davis (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013)
Megan R. Griffin (Staff Liaison, July 1, 2012, to July 22, 2013)

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Resources

ALA Connect Space

Communities of Practice Discussion List
Official members CoPA are automatically added to the CoPA ALA Connect space and subscribed to the email list.

You can post to the list by sending an email to ALA-ACRL-CoPA@connectedcommunity.org or by creating a new post directly in the Connect community.

Composition

The ACRL Bylaws indicate that Communities of Practice Assembly shall consist of the chairs and vice-chairs of each Community of Practice, excluding discussion groups.

Subcommitees and Task Forces

The ACRL Bylaws indicate that Communities of Practice Assembly shall consist of the chairs and vice-chairs of each Community of Practice, excluding discussion groups.

Origin

The ACRL Bylaws authorize the ACRL Board to establish Communities of Practice and the Communities of Practice Assembly functions to facilitate the exchange of ideas among the various Communities of Practice. The Communities of Practice Assembly replaced Sections Council as a result of a revision to the ACRL Bylaws approved by the ACRL membership in 2008.

Get Involved

Volunteers will need to complete the volunteer form. Committee service that begins July 1. More information, including volunteer deadlines and requirements, can be found on the ACRL volunteer site.

Staff Liaison

Lauren Carlton
Program Officer
Association of College & Research Libraries
E-mail: lcarlton@ala.org