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 R. Davis-Kahl (Vice-Chair, July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010)
Deborah L. Schaeffer (Past-Chairperson, July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010)
Ms. Kate L. Silfen (Secretary, July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2011)
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)

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Displaying active committee roster as of 07/01/2009. Last retrieved on 06/22/2018. Members can log in to view full contact information for committee members.

Resources

Educational & Behavioral Sciences Section Website
EBSS Wiki
EBSS @ ALA Connect

Composition

As of August 2017, EBSS had 893 members. The committee composition is determined by section leadership. 

EBSS Committees

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50th Anniversary Committee

Advisory Council

Awards Committee

Communication Studies Committee

Conference Program Planning--New Orleans, 2018 Committee

Conference Program Planning--Washington, D.C., 2019 Committee

Curriculum Materials Committee

Education Committee

Education Research Libraries Discussion Group

Electronic Resources in Communication Studies Committee

ERIC Users Committee

Higher Education Committee

Instruction for Educators Committee

Membership and Orientation Committee

Nominating 2018 Committee

Nominating 2019 Committee

Online Learning Research Committee

Psychology Committee

Publications and Communications Committee

Reference Sources and Services Committee

Research Committee

Scholarly Communication Committee

Social Work Committee

Origin

The Education and Behavioral Sciences Section was established in 1968.

Get Involved

Volunteers will need to complete the volunteer form by February 15 for committee service that begins July 1. More information, including volunteer requirements, can be found on the ACRL volunteer site.

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