Educational & Behavioral Sciences Section

Charge

Serves the common interests of education and behavioral sciences librarians, including communications studies, psychology, and social work librarians. Members explore a host of issues in the areas of information literacy, effective use of technology in the classroom, collection development, scholarly communication, research, and other concerns pertaining to education and behavioral sciences librarianship.
 
The official EBSS committee rosters are listed below, and the EBSS website is available here.

Roster

Dr. Lori S. Mestre (Chair, July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010)
Stephanie Davis-Kahl (Vice-Chair, July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010)
Deborah L. Schaeffer (Past-Chair, July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010)
Ms. Kate L. Silfen (Secretary, July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2011)
Ms. Bernadette A. Lear (Member-at-Large, July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2010)
Dana Scott Peterman (Member-at-Large, July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2011)
Jessica Beth Albano (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010)
Ms. Elizabeth Cook Broyles (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2010)
Dr. Douglas L. Cook (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2009, to November 1, 2009)
Ms. Barbaraella Frazier (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010)
Judy Walker (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010)
Jill L. Woolums (Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2009, to November 29, 2009)
Linda A. Kopecky (Board Liaison, July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010)
Adam R. Burling (Staff Liaison, July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010)

Displaying active committee roster as of 07/01/2009. Last retrieved on 03/19/2024. Members can log in and refresh the page to view full contact information for committee members.

Resources

Composition

As of August 2023, EBSS had 910 members. The committee composition is determined by section leadership. 

Origin

The Education and Behavioral Sciences Section was established in 1968.

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