CLS Best Practices Committee

Charge

To promote the implementation and use of ACRL standards/guidelines and relevant best practice statements for college and medium-sized academic libraries; identify and track new concerns that arise regarding these documents; investigate mechanisms for evaluating these documents for continuous improvement; disseminate information about best practices through a variety of media; and serve as the group primarily responsible for determining the need for additional relevant documents and revisions to existing documents. 

Roster

Diana Symons (Chair, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024)
Regina Beach-Bertin (Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024)
Dr. Kathleen Makarewicz (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Donna B. Smith (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)

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Resources

ALA Connect Community

CLS Best Practices Committee List
Official members of this section committee are automatically added to the committee’s Connect space and subscribed to the email list.

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

Composition

The committee composition is determined by section leadership.

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
American Library Association
E-mail: lcarlton@ala.org