Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Section

Charge

Represents librarians and specialists in the fields of Asian, African and middle eastern area studies.

Roster

Dr. Deepa Banerjee (Chair, July 1, 2012, to July 22, 2013)
Dr. ShuYong Jiang (Vice-Chair, July 1, 2012, to July 22, 2013)
Chellammal Vaidyanathan (Secretary, July 1, 2011, to July 22, 2013)
Binh P. Le (Past-Chairperson, July 1, 2012, to July 22, 2013)
Ruby A. Bell-Gam (Member-at-Large, July 1, 2011, to July 22, 2013)
Akram Khabibullaev (Member-at-Large, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Ms. D. E. Perushek (Member-at-Large, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Ruby A. Bell-Gam (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2011, to July 22, 2013)
Mr. Yue Li (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2011, to July 22, 2013)
Qian Liu (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2012, to July 22, 2013)
John E. Russell (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2014)
Marilyn N. Ochoa (Board Liaison, July 1, 2012, to July 22, 2013)
Megan R. Griffin (Staff Liaison, July 1, 2012, to July 22, 2013)

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Composition

As of August 2012, AAMES had 319 members.  The committee composition is determined by section leadership.

Origin

The Asian, African and Middle Eastern Section was established in 1968.

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Staff Liaison

Megan Griffin
Program Officer
Association of College & Research Libraries
American Library Association
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611-2788

Work: 312-280-2514
E-mail: mgriffin@ala.org