EBSS Manual 2005

OFFICIAL MANUAL for Officers and Committee Members
Education and Behavioral Sciences Section
Association of College and Research Libraries
American Library Association

Revised December 2005

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
EBSS Membership and Responsibilities
ACRL & ALA Information
EBSS Publications

 

EBSS WORKING DOCUMENTS
EBSS Bylaws
EBSS Committee Charges
EBSS Master Calendar
EBSS Executive Committee Guidelines on Consulting with External Agencies
EBSS Preliminary Publication Approval Process

 

CHAIR RESPONSIBILITIES
EBSS New Chair Orientation
Checklist for ACRL Committee Chairs
Tips on Running an Effective Meeting

COMMITTEES CHARGES AND CHAIRS - ACTIVE
Executive Committee
Advisory Council
Best Collaborative Practices for Education Committee (ad hoc committee)
Communication Studies
Conference Program Planning & EBSS Programs
Current Topics Discussion Group
Curriculum Materials
Curriculum Materials Centers Directory (ad hoc subcommittee)
Distinguished Librarian Award
EBSS Electronic Discussion List Moderator
EBSS Electronic Discussion List Guidelines
Electronic Resources in Communication Studies
Eric Users Committee
Higher Education
Historical Textbook and Curriculm Collections Directory Committee (ad hoc)
Instruction for Educators
Membership and Orientation
EBSS Newsletter Editor
EBSS Newsletter Editorial Policies
Nominating
Psychology/Psychiatry
Publications and Communications
Reference Sources and Services
Research (ad hoc committee)
Social Work/Social Welfare
EBSS Web Manager
EBSS Web Site Guidelines

COMMITTEE CHARGES AND CHAIRS - DEFUNCT
Access to Government Sponsored Education Research (ad hoc committee)
Bylaws Review
Curriculum Materials Centers Standards/Guidelines Committee (ad hoc)
Digital Publication of the Curriculum Materials Centers Management Guide (ad hoc subcommittee)
Education Librarian of the Year
Education Services and General Reference
Gerontology Committee
Government Policy Committee
Legislation
Management of Curriculum Materials Centers (ad hoc)
Orientation Manual
Planning
Problems of Access and Control of Education Materials
Publications Review Committee
Standards for Education Library Services
Test Collection Directory (ad hoc)
25th Anniversary Celebration

 

JOINT SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE CURRICULUM MATERIALS COMMITTEE AND OF THE PROBLEMS OF ACCESS AND CONTROL OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS COMMITTEE
Cataloging, Classification, and Resource Sharing of Educational Materials
Collection Development Policies
Collection Management Issues
Computer-Based Services and Applications to Education Collections
Cross-Reference Index Advisory Committee
Curriculum Materials in the On-Line Catalog
Curriculum Materials Sources
Education-Related Government Publications
Historical Curriculum Collections
Microcomputer Issues in Education Libraries
Test Collections

 

HISTORY OF EBSS

EBSS MANUAL UPDATING GUIDELINES

NOTE: EBSS archival materials are located at the ALA Archives at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

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Membership: The section shall represent librarians and others in the fields of education and behavioral sciences in academic libraries, independent research libraries, and special libraries [Bylaws Article II, Section 1]. It will act for ACRL in cooperation with professional groups in regard to those aspects of library service that require special knowledge of education and behavioral sciences.

Responsibilities:

1. To assist librarians in developing and maintaining quality education and behavioral sciences library service and facilities;
2. To provide means of communication among professionals in education and behavioral sciences disciplines regarding information access and other professional issues;
3. To review information access in the education and behavioral sciences and to recommend improvements;
4. To advance the professional interests and continuing education needs of education and behavioral sciences librarians;
5. To be an advocate for the interests of education and behavioral sciences libraries and librarians before decision-making and policy-setting bodies.

   ACRL & ALA INFORMATION

ACRL:

Method	Contact Information
Phone:	1-800-545-2433
FAX:	312-280-2520
E-mail:	acrl@ala.org
Address:	Association of College and Research Libraries American Library Association 50 East Huron Street Chicago, Illinois 60611-2795
Web Page:	http://www.ala.org/acrl/

ACRL Guide to Policies and Procedures - contact the ACRL office to obtain a paper copy.

ALA:

Method	Contact Information
Email:	ala@ala.org
Phone:	312-280-2140 800-545-2433 312-944-7298 (TDD) Toll free: 888-814-7692 (TDD)
FAX:	312-440-9374
Web Page:	http://www.ala.org
Address:	American Library Association 50 E. Huron Street Chicago, Illinois 60611-2795

The ALA Handbook of Organization is distributed without charge to officers and committee members and to personal members upon request.

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    (Committee publications are listed with committee information.)

EBSS Newsletter, Vol. 1. No. 1, May 1986--, ISSN No. 0887-5189. Responsibility of the EBSS Newsletter editor. See responsibilities under "COMMITTEE CHARGES AND CHAIRS - Active".

EBSS Manual for Officers and Committee Members. Responsibility of the EBSS Publications and Communications Committee with assistance of the past chair. Updated after each Annual Conference.

EBSS brochure.

EBSS Listserv.
      Subscription address: EBSS-L@email.uncc.edu

EBSS web page.

http://www.lib.msu.edu/corby/ebss/index.htm

or http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl/acrlsections/sections.htm     select EBSS

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   EBSS BYLAWS

ARTICLE I. NAME

The name of this organization shall be the Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association.

   

Section 1. Purpose. The Section shall represent librarians and others in the field of education and behavioral sciences in academic libraries, independent research libraries, and special libraries.

Section 2. Responsibilities. The Section has the responsibility:

1. to assist librarians in developing and maintaining quality education and behavioral sciences library service and facilities;
2. to provide means of communication among professionals in education and behavioral sciences disciplines regarding information access and other professional issues;
3. to review information access in the education and behavioral sciences and to recommend improvements;
4. to advance the professional interests and continuing education needs of education and behavioral sciences librarians;
5. to be an advocate for the interests of education and behavioral sciences libraries and librarians before decision-making and policy-setting bodies.

ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP

Members of the Section shall consist of those persons and organizations that, in accordance with ALA Bylaws, Article I, have paid dues to ALA and ACRL and have selected Education and Behavioral Sciences Section membership. Every personal member of the Section has the right to vote and is eligible to hold office.

ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS

Section 1. Elected and Appointed Officers. The elected officers of the Section shall be Chair, Vice-Chair/Chair Elect, Secretary, Immediate Past Chair, and two Members-at-Large. The ex-officio non-voting appointed officers shall be the ACRL Liaison and the Chair of the Publications Committee.

Section 2. Term of Office.

1. Chair, Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Shall begin at the adjournment of the Annual Conference and be for one year.
2. Secretary: Shall begin at the adjournment of the Annual Conference and be for two years.
3. Members-at-Large: Two Members-at-Large shall serve overlapping two-year terms, with one Member-at-Large elected each year with a term beginning at the adjournment of the Annual Conference.
4. Vice-Chair: The Vice-Chair will serve successively for one year each as Vice-Chair, Chair, and Immediate Past Chair.
5. ACRL Liaison: Shall serve for a two-year renewable term.
6. Chair of the Publications Committee: Shall serve a two-year renewable term.

Section 3. Vacancies.

1. Chair: The Vice-Chair/Chair Elect shall succeed to the office of the Chair and shall continue in the office until the expiration of the term for which s/he was originally elected to serve as Chair. The vacated Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect position shall remain vacant until the next general election.
2. Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Vacancies in this office must be filled only by election.
3. If both the offices of Chair and Vice-Chair/Chair Elect become vacant within the same term, the Executive Committee shall elect as Chair, for the remainder of the term, one of the members of the Executive Committee. Both of these vacancies shall be filled by election at the next regular election after the vacancies occur.
4. Other elected officers: The Chair shall appoint a member of the Section to complete the term of the office being vacated, except for a vacancy in the office of Past Chair, which shall remain vacant.
5. Appointed officers: The Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect shall appoint a member of the Section to complete the term of office being vacated.

Section 4. Duties of Officers.

(a) Chair: The Chair shall be the chief executive of the Section, the chair of the Executive Committee, Chair of the Advisory Council, and the Section's co-representative to the ACRL Activity Sections Council.

The Chair is responsible for:

1. serving as an officer of the section and assisting in advancing the goals and objectives of the Section and ACRL;
2. overseeing the development, implementation, and reporting of the Section's contribution to, and support of, the ACRL strategic plan;
3. chairing all meetings of the Section's Executive Committee and Advisory Council at Annual and Midwinter Conferences; attending meetings of the Section's committees when possible;
4. overseeing the Section's programs at Annual Conference; chairing the annual meeting of Section which may follow, precede or be separate from the program;
5. meeting deadlines for requests for payment and reimbursement, according to the budget submitted;
6. scheduling all of the Section's committee meetings and programs for Midwinter and Annual Conference after consulting committee chairs; completing meeting request forms for all committees and programs and sending or delegating sending to the Section Secretary for transmittal to ALA Conference Services Office;
7. submitting reports to the ACRL Office or Board on Section activities or delegating the submission of finished reports to the Section Secretary;
8. responding to inquiries from members and non-members regarding Section interests and activities;
9. co-representing, with Vice-Chair/Chair Elect, the Section on ACRL Activity Sections Council; presenting oral and written reports on Section events and plans to Council;
10. delegating responsibility as necessary.

b)     Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: The Vice-Chair assumes the responsibilities of the Chair if that person, for any reason, is unable to carry out the duties outlined in Section 4(a).

The Vice-Chair is responsible for:

1. serving as an officer of the Section and assisting in advancing the goals and objectives of the Section and ACRL;
2. as a member of the Executive Committee, attending meetings of the Committee and Advisory Council at Annual and Midwinter Conferenc-es, including those at the Annual Conference immediately preceding the taking of office;
3. appointing a Nominating Committee of three members, which is responsible for producing a slate of candidates for Section offices, in accordance with Article X, Section 1; the Section Vice-Chair may not be a member of the Nominating Committee (see ALA Bylaws, Article III, Section l.a);
4. appointing a Conference Program Planning Committee and chair, which is responsible for planning the Section's programs at the Annual Conference during the year s/he is chair; Vice-Chair/Chair Elect may serve as chair or as a member of the committee;
5. making appointments to all other Section committees for terms beginning when the term as chair begins, in accordance with Article VII, Section 4, and for reporting these appointments to the ACRL office;
6. submitting the Section's budget requests for year as chair by deadline, in accordance with ACRL Calendar for Section Chairs and Vice Chairs;
7. appointing the ACRL Liaison if the position is vacated (see Article VII, Section 4 and 5);
8. responding to inquiries from members and non-members regarding Section interests and activities;
9. serving on the ACRL Conference Program Planning Committee; reporting to ACRL Vice-Chair at meeting of the committee on Section program being planned for Annual Conference during the year s/he is Chair;
10. co-represents, with Section Chair, the Section on the ACRL Activity Sections Council.

(c) Past Chair: The Immediate Past Chair serves on the Executive Committee for one year. The Immediate Past Chair may serve as the chair of the Nominating Committee.

The Past Chair is responsible for:

1. serving as an officer of the Section and assisting in advancing the goals and objectives of the Section and ACRL;
2. serving as a member of the Executive Committee, attending meetings of the Advisory Council at Annual and Midwinter Conferences;
3. may serve as the chair of the Nominating Committee;
4. other tasks according to the Section Bylaws or as assigned by the Section Executive Committee.

(d) Secretary: Serves as the communication link between the officers of the Section and the Section membership, as well as the Advisory Council and its members.

The Secretary is responsible for:

1. taking minutes at the Executive Committee, Advisory Council, and membership meetings;
2. sending copies of the minutes to the Executive Committee and Advisory Council members;
3. communicating with the ACRL and ALA offices as required;
4. assisting the Chair and Vice-Chair in communicating with the Section membership;
5. maintaining all Section records, including forwarding materials to the ACRL Archives.

(e) Members-at-Large: Represent the Section membership on the Executive Committee and may be asked to undertake special projects on behalf of the Executive Committee or to act as an unofficial liaison to other professional organizations (see Article VII, Section 4).

(f) ACRL Liaison: Attends ACRL Board meetings, serves as a spokesperson for the Section at these meetings and reports activities of the Board to the EBSS Executive Committee.

(g) Chair of the Publications and Communications Committee: Maintains communication with Section membership; works with the Executive Committee, Publications and Communications Committee, the listserv moderator, the web page manager and the ACRL Publications Office.

   ARTICLE V. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Section 1. Composition. The Executive Committee shall consist of the elected officers and two appointed ex-officio non-voting officers (see Article IV, Section I).

Section 2. Duties and Authority. The Executive Committee shall have the responsibility to act for the Section and make decisions on matters that require immediate action before the next scheduled meeting, and to supervise the administration of established policies, programs, and operations. The Executive Committee shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Conference Program Planning Committee to ensure that procedures for the approval of Annual Conference programs as stipulated in the ACRL Guide to Policies and Procedures are met before submission of the program for approval by the ACRL Board.

Section 3. Meetings. Regular meetings of the Executive Committee shall be held at the time and place of the Annual and Midwinter meetings of the American Library Association. Special meetings may be called at the discretion of the Chair. Only elected members of the Executive Committee may vote at Executive Committee meetings, although all Executive Committee meetings shall be open to all members of the Section.

Section 4. Quorum. A majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Executive Committee.

ARTICLE VI. ADVISORY COUNCIL

Section 1. Composition. The Advisory Council shall consist of the chairs of all standing and special committees of the Section or their designees (see Article VII, Section 3).

Section 2. Function. The purpose of the Advisory Council is to provide a forum for reporting, discussing, and coordinating the work of the Section's standing and special committees.

Section 3. Meetings. The Advisory Council shall meet regularly at the time and place of the Annual and Midwinter meetings of the American Library Association. Whenever possible, the Advisory Council meeting shall be scheduled following the meetings of the Section and before the final Conference meeting of the Executive Committee. The Secretary of the Section shall take minutes at the Advisory Council meeting.

Section 4. Quorum. A majority of the voting members of the Advisory Council shall constitute a quorum.

ARTICLE VII. COMMITTEES

Section 1. Authorization and Discontinuance. Committees of the Section may be authorized or discontinued by the Chair with the approval of the Executive Committee at the Midwinter or Annual Conference, and in accordance with ACRL Bylaws, Section VII.

Section 2. Standing Committees.

1. Standing committees may be established to consider matters of the Section that require continuity of attention by the members.
2. The function, name, and size of a standing committee shall be specified at the time of its authorization.
3. Terms of appointed standing committee chairs and members shall be two years, unless otherwise approved by the Executive Committee. Reappoint-ment may be made for a second term, but not a third consecutive term; in no case shall a person serve on a committee for more than five consecutive years.
4. Appointments shall be made in such a way as to provide continuity in membership. In order to set in motion a rotation of committee members, however, some of the initial members of a newly established committee shall be appointed for terms of one or three years.
5. Chairs are responsible for sending copies of all reports to the Section officers and, when requested, to the ACRL and ALA offices.

All committees shall report to the Executive Committee and the Section membership through their chairs or their designees at the Advisory Council meetings and/or the annual membership meetings.

1. The committee responsible for publications shall seek applicants for the position of newsletter editor and shall make a recommendation to the Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, who will make the appointment. The term of appointment shall be two years, with the possibility of one renewal appointment.

Section 3. Special Committees. Special (ad hoc) committees may be established at any time for the performance of a particular assignment. No such committee may be continued beyond two years without review and re-approval by the Executive Committee.

Section 4. Appointments.

1. The Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect of the Section shall appoint committee members from the membership of the Section to fill vacancies due to occur during her/his term as Chair.
2. The Vice-Chair shall name committee chairs.
3. Special appointments to fill vacancies on committees may be made by the Vice-Chair of the Section with the advice of the committee chair during the Vice-Chair's term of office.
4. The Vice-Chair is responsible for reporting these appointments to the ACRL office.

Section 5. Liaisons. The Executive Committee of the Section may appoint liaisons to other groups of related interest. It is understood that such appointment is for informational purposes and does not constitute official representation of ALA, ACRL or the Section, and that no financial support is implied in such an appointment. The Section must contact the ACRL office if it is interested in appointing liaisons. The ACRL office maintains a list of "official representatives" (individuals representing ALA/ACRL to groups approved by ALA Council) and "unofficial liaisons." The term of appointment shall be one year, with the possibility of one renewal appointment.

ARTICLE VIII. DISCUSSION GROUPS

Section 1. Establishment. Any group of ten or more members interested in discussing common concerns that fall within the objectives of the Section may form a discussion group upon written petition to and approval by the Executive Committee.

Section 2. Members. Membership in a discussion group shall be open to all members of the Section.

Section 3. Officers. When a discussion group is formed, the group chair shall be appointed by the Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect of the Section. In succeeding years each group shall elect a chair and other officers as appropriate. The group chair must report to the Executive Committee and the Section membership at the Advisory Council meeting and/or at the membership meeting.

Section 4. Dissolution. A discussion group may be dissolved at its request by the Executive Committee of the Section and shall be dissolved by vote of the Advisory Council if it becomes inactive or fails to comply with the provisions of this article.

ARTICLE IX. MEETINGS

Section l. Annual Meeting. The Section shall hold an annual meeting at the time and place of the Annual Conference of the American Library Association.

Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Section may be called by the Chair with the concurrence of the Executive Committee. All members of the Section shall receive notification of a special meeting at least one month prior to the scheduled date of the meeting. The Section, with the approval of the Board of Directors of the Association of College and Research Libraries, may hold closed meetings or joint meetings with other sections.

Section 3. Quorum. Members of the Section present shall constitute a quorum.

ARTICLE X. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS

Section l. Nominating Committee.

1. The Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect shall appoint a Nominating Committee of three members, designating one of the appointees as committee chair. The Immediate Past Chair may be the designated chair.
2. The committee shall choose, in accordance with the time schedule set by the Executive Director of ACRL, a slate of only two nominees for each of the elected offices that will become vacant at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting. Representation of both education and the behavioral sciences should be considered in the selection of these nominees for office. If, within two weeks of the deadline date for submission of nominations to the ACRL office the Nominating Committee is unable to identify two candidates for any office, it must request authorization the EBSS from Executive Committee to submit a single-candidate slate. Persons who have served in some capacity on the Executive Committee or Advisory Council should receive first consideration for nomination as an officer.
3. All nominees must be members of the Section and must consent in writing to their candidacy.

Section 2. Statement of Objectives. To assist the membership of the Section in making informed choices, each candidate for the office of Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect shall be asked to provide a brief statement of objectives for the Section in time for the statement to be published prior to balloting.

Section 3. Additional Nominees.

1. Additional nominations of members in good standing for inclusion on the ballot may be made by petitions signed by no fewer than 20 Section members and filed with the Executive Director of ACRL at least three months prior to the date on which ballots must be mailed.
2. The petition must be accompanied by the written consent of the nominee to stand for election, and by a Statement of Objectives when the nomination is for Vice-Chair/Chair Elect.

Section 4. Elections.

1. Elections shall be conducted by mail ballot in accordance with the procedures and deadlines established by ACRL/ALA.
2. For each office, the candidate receiving the largest number of votes cast shall be elected. In case of a tie vote, the successful candidate shall be determined by lot, conducted by the ALA Committee on Election. (ALA Bylaws Article III, Section 5).
3. Candidates elected shall be reported at the Annual Meeting by the Chair of the Nominating Committee.

ARTICLE XI. BYLAW AMENDMENTS

Section 1. Proposals. Amendments to these Bylaws may be proposed in writing to the membership of the Section by the Executive Committee or by a committee appointed for this purpose or by any five members. Proposals originating from the membership shall be filed with the Secretary at least three months before the Annual Meeting.

Section 2. Procedure. Proposed amendments must be approved by the Executive Committee of the Section and by the Board of Directors of ACRL, following review by the ACRL Constitution and Bylaws Committee, before membership can be notified of the proposed revisions.

Section 3. Notification. The Secretary will arrange publication of the proposed amendments not less than one month before final consideration.

(a)       Publication shall be constituted by any of the following:

1. publication in College & Research Libraries News,
2. publication in the EBSS Newsletter,
3. placement on the annual ALA ballot sent to members prior to the yearly election.

Section 4. Voting. A majority of the members present and voting at an annual meeting or casting ballots in a mail vote shall carry a proposed amendment.

ARTICLE XII. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Wherever these Bylaws make no specific provision, the organization of and the procedure of the Section shall correspond to those set forth in the ACRL Constitution and Bylaws.

ARTICLE XIII. TEMPORARY PROVISIONS

These Bylaws and amendments thereto shall take effect when approved by a simple majority of the votes cast by the Section members.

June 1998

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee is composed of the Chair, Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, Past Chair, Secretary, two Members-at-Large, and the section liaison to the ACRL Board. The Publications and Communications Committee chair is an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee. Its duties include, but are not limited to, monitoring the bylaws and committee activities of the Section, setting and implementing policies for the Section and holding regular business meetings (See Article V., Sections 1 and 2).

A DVISORY COUNCIL
The Advisory Council is composed of the chairs of all standing and special committees of the section. Its duty is to provide a forum for reporting, discussing, and coordinating the work of the section's standing and special committees (see Article VI, sections 1-4

COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Charge: To provide a base of operations for the Mass Communication community of librarians who serve the communications/mass communications fields (including the areas of communications, media studies, advertising, speech communications, broadcasting, journalism and public relations). Goals for the Committee include identifying best practices and resources useful to those in the community as well as addressing current issues that are salient to the advancement of the field. Activities of the committee will include: evaluation and discussion of resources and services, development of activities and programs to improve skills among librarians, and the coordination of liaison activities with other professional organizations as appropriate.

CONFERENCE PROGRAM PLANNING
Charge: To plan and stage programs of interest and benefit to members of the Section at the ALA Annual Conference.
Traditionally the EBSS Program Planning Committee has been chaired by the EBSS Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect. On other occasions the EBSS Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect has delegated program planning to the chair of one of the standing or ad hoc committees. Program planning involves following a quite rigid schedule of deadlines and communications with ALA and ACRL. Specific instructions are always sent to the person designated as responsible for the program. Samples of these are available. The Committee is usually composed of three EBSS members.

CURRICULUM MATERIALS
Charge: To examine areas of concern in curriculum materials administration; to explore the possibilities for improving curriculum materials administration (including selection, acquisition, classification, reference and retrieval, automation aspects, circulation, personnel, facilities, national and regional needs, cooperation, and continuing education); and to recommend to the EBSS Executive Committee alternative actions for making such improvements.

DISTINGUISHED EBSS LIBRARIAN AWARD
Charge: To develop, plan and implement the EBSS Distinguished Librarian Award.

Electronic Resources in Communication Studies
Charge: To investigate relevant electronic resources for communication studies; assess and evaluate relevant electronic resources for usability and function; encourage the development of better electronic resources within communication studies through careful vendor feedback; to inform and educate librarians about relevant electronic resources, their use, and implementation as a library resource; and to update and enhance the Library Resources for Communication Studies web site on a regular basis.

ERIC Users
Charge: In an effort to assist the Department of Education achieve their goal of providing effective and efficient access to quality educational resources the ERIC Users Committee will: organize and conduct an ERIC Users Discussion Group at the ALA Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference; act as a liaison between the education community within ACRL/ALA and the Education Resources Information Center’s personnel and the Department of Education by keeping the education community informed of changes occurring with ERIC and the Department of Education and acting as an advocate for the education community by formally presenting concerns and issues to ERIC and the DOE; and finally collaborate with other organizations within the library profession and the broader education community on issues concerning ERIC.

HIGHER EDUCATION
Charge: To provide a forum for librarians who serve as liaisons either to academic programs with a focus on higher education or to researchers or practitioners working in the area of higher education; to sponsor discussions or programs that discuss collection development resources for higher education, or public service programs aimed at serving the special needs of researchers and practitioners in the area of higher education.

INSTRUCTION FOR EDUCATORS
Charge: To provide a forum for librarians interested in bibliographic instruction in education; to identify the issues and problems encountered by librarians serving schools, colleges and departments of education in colleges and universities; to develop approaches and solutions to those problems and to recommend appropriate actions to the EBSS Executive Committee; to make distinctive contributions as education library specialists to the field of bibliographic instruction.

MEMBERSHIP AND ORIENTATION
Charge: To propose strategies for recruitment, retention and orientation of members to EBSS and to their leadership roles in the section. To promote active interest in and support for the Section and to enhance members' effectiveness.

NOMINATING
Charge: To prepare a slate of candidates for officers of the Section by recruiting nominees who reflect the diversity and professional environments of the Section membership.
Nominating Committee chairs and members are appointed in advance of the elections for which they will draw up the slate of nominees. Traditionally the immediate Past Chair of EBSS has served as the chair of that year's Nominating Committee. ACRL Procedures for Nominating Committees have been followed for several years. These procedures are appended.

PSYCHOLOGY/PSYCHIATRY
Charge: To provide a forum for librarians interested in psychology and psychiatry to become more active in EBSS; to address issues and areas of interest specific to psychology and psychiatry.

PUBLICATIONS and COMMUNICATIONS
Charge: To investigate the avenues of publishing open to the Section; to assume primary responsibility for the EBSS Newsletter; to clarify to the Section the procedures required by ACRL and ALA for publishing; to review all EBSS publications and to provide written procedural guidance during initial planning stages and prior to any submission for funding or publication; to assist the Section and its committees in finding appropriate areas for publishing projects as approved by the EBSS Executive Committee.

REFERENCE SOURCES AND SERVICES
Charge: To produce publications, encourage Section sponsorship of programs, and conduct projects to improve academic library reference services in education and the behavioral sciences; to encourage communication among and the professional development of, reference librarians working in these areas; to serve as resource persons and advocates to publishers and vendors producing reference materials in these disciplines, including those accessed via computer and other new technologies; to provide liaison with other ALA groups as appropriate.

SOCIAL WORK/SOCIAL WELFARE
Charge: To provide a forum for librarians who serve social work/social welfare fields in academic settings; to sponsor discussions and programs; to produce publications to meet the needs of this clientele; and to undertake liaison activities with other professional organizations as appropriate.

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DATE:	OFFICE:	ACTIVITY
Post-Annual	Chair	Send new Committee chair names to Web Manager.
	Vice-Chair	Appoint Nominating and Conference Program Planning Committees.
	Committee Chairs	Send minutes of the committees' annual conference meeting(s) to the EBSS Secretary.
	Past Chair	Ensure that committee chairs submit requests for reimbursements. Assist Publications Committee and web manager in updating the Manual.
	Secretary	Submit report of all EBSS committee meetings to ACRL Office, EBSS Executive Committee, Committee Chairs, Newsletter Editor, Web Manager and ACRL Liaison.
	Nominating	Solicit nominations for offices. May be done by writing to C & RL News, EBSS Committee Officers & Committee Chairs, and EBSS-L Obtain list of EBSS members from ACRL Office or EBSS Vice-Chair.
AUGUST	Chair	Draft meeting day/time requests for upcoming Midwinter & Annual Conferences.
	Past Chair	Submit reimbursement requests to ACRL Office.
September/ October	Chair	Send Section meeting & program day/time requests to ALA Conference Arrangements for Midwinter & Annual per their deadlines.
	Nominating Committee	Submit slate of nominees to ACRL office
	Members-at-Large	Decide on Current Topics for Midwinter.
	Officers and Committee Chairs	Submit articles to Newsletter editor for Fall issue by the deadline
	Newsletter Editor or Web Manager	Secure and publish Midwinter schedule of section meetings from Chair.
November /December	Chair	Request agenda items for Midwinter Conference Executive Committee meetings from the Executive Committee and Committee Chairs.
	Secretary and Web Manager	Request copies of all EBSS agendas for Midwinter Conference meetings.
December	Chair	Midwinter Conference agenda should be sent to members of Executive Committee and Advisory Council. Publish schedule of Midwinter Conference section meetings on EBSS-L.
	Vice-Chair	Solicit volunteers for committee appointments
	Secretary	Submit Midwinter Conference agendas to ACRL Office.
	Committee Chairs	Send copies of meeting agendas and any relevant materials to committee members.
Midwinter Conference Midwinter Conference	Chair	Chair EBSS Executive Committee and Advisory Council meetings. Attend EBSS committee meetings. Attend ACRL Section Council and ACRL Leadership Council meetings.
	Vice-Chair	Attend EBSS Executive Committee meetings. Attend EBSS committee meetings, especially Conference Program Planning. Attend ACRL Conference Program Planning meeting. Attend ACRL Section Council and ACRL Leadership Council meetings.
	Secretary	Record minutes of EBSS Executive Committee and Advisory Council meetings. Attend EBSS committee meetings. Collect Meeting Highlights forms from committee chairs and submit to ACRL
	Members at-Large	Attend Executive Committee meeting. Attend EBSS Committee meetings, especially the Current Topics Discussion Group. Attend related section/committee meetings as assigned.
	Past Chair	Attend Executive Committee and Advisory Council meetings. Attend EBSS Committee meetings, especially Nominating Committee.
	ACRL Liaison	Attend Executive Committee and Advisory Council meetings Attend EBSS Committee meetings. Attend ACRL Board of Directors meeting.
	Committee Chairs	Chair meeting of assigned committee. Insure that minutes of the meeting are taken. Attend EBSS Advisory Council meeting, reporting on activities of assigned committee. Write meeting highlights and give to secretary
Post-Midwinter	Committee Chairs	Send copies of minutes of the committee meeting(s) to the Secretary and the Web Manager.
	Secretary	Submit report of all EBSS meetings to the ACRL Office, EBSS Executive Committee, Advisory Council, Web Manager, Newsletter Editor, and ACRL Liaison.
February	Vice-Chair	Complete committee appointments.
March	Officers & Members	Submit articles to the Newsletter Editor for spring issue.
April	Chair	Request agenda items for Annual Conference Executive Committee and Advisory Council meetings.
	Secretary	Request copies of all EBSS agendas for Annual Conference meetings.
	Newsletter Editor or Web Manager	Secure from chair and publish Annual Conference schedule of section meetings.
May	Chair	Send Annual Conference agendas to Executive Committee and Advisory Council. Publish schedule of Annual Conference section meetings on EBSS-L.
	Committee Chairs	Send copy of committee agendas to the Secretary and the Web Manager.
	Secretary	Submit agendas to the ACRL Office.
June/July--Annual Conference June/July--Annual Conference	Chair	Chair EBSS Executive Committee and Advisory Council meetings. Chair annual Membership Meeting. Attend EBSS committee meetings. Attend ACRL Sections Council and Leadership Council meetings.
	Vice-Chair	Attend EBSS Executive Committee and Advisory Council meetings. Attend EBSS committee meetings, especially Program Planning Committee. Attend ACRL Sections Council and Leadership Council meetings.
	Secretary	Record minutes of EBSS Executive Committee and Advisory Committee meetings. Record minutes of the annual Membership meeting. Record summary of section conference program. Collect Meeting Highlights form from committee chairs and submit to ACRL Attend EBSS committee meetings
	Members-at-Large	Attend EBSS Executive committee meeting. Attend EBSS committee meetings. Attend related section/committee meetings as assigned.
	Past Chair	Attend EBSS Executive Committee and Advisory Council meetings. Attend EBSS committee meetings especially the Nominating Committee..
	ACRL Liaison	Attend EBSS Executive Committee and Advisory Council meetings. Attend ACRL Board of Directors meetings. Attend EBSS committee meetings
	Committee Chairs	Chair committee meeting(s). Insure that minutes of the meeting(s) are taken. Attend EBSS Advisory Council meeting, reporting on activities of assigned committee as appropriate. Attend EBSS Annual Membership meeting. Write meeting highlights and give to secretary.
	Membership & Orientation Committee	Conduct orientation for new committee chairs and officers

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SECTION I. PURPOSE

These guidelines have been developed to provide information to EBSS Officers and Committee chairs regarding their interaction with agencies/organizations outside of EBSS. These guidelines are not intended to restrict the activities of Committees in fulfilling their charge; rather they are provided to ensure compliance with ALA/ACRL guidelines and coordinated efforts among EBSS committees.

SECTION II. RELEVANT ALA/ACRL POLICIES

The ACRL Guide to Policies and Procedures serves as EBSS's basic guide in structuring its activities. Policies that are particularly relevant to work with external agencies are:

SECTION III. COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE PRIOR EBSS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVAL

In addition to the activities addressed by ALA/ACRL policies, EBSS Committee chairs should also request approval from the EBSS Executive Board prior to initiating or responding to external agencies under the following circumstances:

1. Written comments on the behalf of EBSS or its committees that are addressed to publishers, vendors and organizations regarding specific publications, products or issues.
2. The distribution of surveys and questionnaires to publishers, vendors and organizations for the purpose of obtaining information.
3. Interaction with any consultants either requiring or offering financial reimbursement.

SECTION IV. PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING EBSS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVAL

When a committee anticipates contact with an external organization as described in Section III above, the Committee Chair should request that the specific issue be placed on the agenda for the Executive Committee meeting at the Midwinter Meeting or Annual Conference. If the issue cannot wait until a regularly scheduled meeting for resolution, the Committee Chair should send their request to the EBSS Chair who will consult with the Executive Committee as directed in the EBSS bylaws.

In submitting the request the Committee Chair should submit a draft of the written comments, survey or questionnaire and should also provide copies of any correspondence or minutes related to the issue at hand.

SECTION V. COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE EBSS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NOTIFICATION

EBSS Committee chairs should also notify the EBSS Executive Board when initiating or responding to external agencies under the following circumstances:

1. Written requests for information about the Committee's activities or from the Committee regarding publications, products or issues.
2. Requests for representatives from publishers, vendors or organizations to meet with a Committee for the purpose of providing information.
3. Scheduling tours or visits to local facilities which are of interest to the Committee membership. All EBSS members should have the opportunity to participate in a tour or visit which is planned by a specific EBSS Committee.

Adopted, EBSS Executive Committee, Midwinter Conference, 1993

 

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   EBSS Publication Approval Process

Approved by EBSS Publications and Communications Committee
June 25, 2005

1. Preliminary Development of a Publication Not Requesting Funding
   1. Originating Committee sends completed Preliminary Publication Form to EBSS Publication Committee Chair.
   2. Publication Committee deliberates and Chair notifies the originator regarding one of the following potential decisions:
      1. Completely rejected (specify reasoning)
      2. Accepted but need revisions (specify revisions)
      3. Completely accepted
   3. A Member of the Publication Committee is assigned as liaison to the originating committee.
   4. Completed Preliminary Publication Form (including any revisions) is sent by the Publication Committee Chair to the ACRL Publications Program Officer.
   5. Comments or decisions made regarding the Preliminary Publication will be passed back to the originator.

   NOTES: 1) All decisions should take place within two months. 2) A complete rejection by the EBSS Publication Committee may be appealed to the EBSS Executive Committee.

2. Completed Publication Approval Process (Funded or Non-Funded)
   1. Originator sends completed project to EBSS Publication Committee Chair.
   2. Publication Committee deliberates and Chair notifies the originator regarding one of the following potential decisions:
      1. Completely rejected (specify reasoning)
      2. Accepted but need revisions (specify revisions)
      3. Completely accepted
   3. Completed project (including any revisions) is sent by the Publication Committee Chair to the ACRL Publications Program Officer.
   4. Comments or decisions made regarding the completed project will be passed back to the originator.
   5. If the project is completely rejected for publication by ACRL, the EBSS Publication Committee Liaison works with originating committee to pursue other avenues of publication.

   NOTES: 1) All decisions should take place within two months. 2) A complete rejection by the EBSS Publication Committee may be appealed to the EBSS Executive Committee.

3. Preliminary Publication Approval Process Requesting Financial Support (As funding is involved, this process is more complex and subject to a timeline.)

Year 1
By September 1: Preliminary Publication Form and Budget Request to EBSS Chair

By September 15: EBSS Chair forwards proposal and budget request to EBSS Publications and Communications Committee for deliberation. Liaison is assigned. Originator makes changes if necessary. Revised proposal and budget sent to EBSS Chair.

By December 1: EBSS Chair sends revised proposal and budget to ACRL Publications Program Officer.

Year 2
At Midwinter: ACRL Budget and Finance Committee reviews proposal and budget.

At Annual: ACRL Budget and Finance Committee makes final decision.

By August 1: EBSS Chair is notified of ACRL decision

By August 15: EBSS Chair notifies EBSS Publications and Communications Chair and originator of ACRL decision.

Year 2 and 3
Publication developed (see B. above.) By August 1,

Year 3:
Invoice for associated costs submitted by originator to EBSS Chair.

 

 

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ACRL PROCEDURES

A key resource for all ACRL leaders is ACRL's Guide to Policies and Procedures. Make certain you review it carefully. Particularly useful sections are:

• ACRL Foundation Documents including the Strategic Plan, ACRL Constitution and Bylaws.
• Budget and Finance
• Publications
• Sections (includes responsibilities and calendars for section officers)

Committee chairs should be familiar with the EBSS Manual for Officers and Committee Members, which includes guidelines and the policies of EBSS.

Other EBSS publications that may be helpful are the EBSS Executive Committee and Committee Chair Roster (available on the Web at http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl/resourcesforwork/ldspdir/sectioncommittee.htm#EBSS) and copies of the EBSS Newsletter (available on the Web at http://www.lib.msu.edu/corby/ebss/newslett.htm).

 

COMMITTEE PROCEDURES

If you are new to your Committee, it is a good idea to meet with the past chair. This meeting should provide information on the formal work of the committee by reviewing the past minutes. A meeting with the previous chair can also help you learn the Committee atmosphere and traditions (Does the group provide sharing time at the beginning of the meeting? Is arranging a lunch or dinner prior to or following the meeting a tradition for the Committee?)

NUMBERS TO KNOW

Contact	Number/URL
ACRL OFFICE   (Mary Ellen Davis, Executive Director):	1-800-545-2433 1-800-545-2433, ext. 3248
EBSS Liaison Mary Jane Petrowski	800-545-2433, ext. 2523
FAX	312-280-2520
WEB	www.ala.org/acrl/

USE ACRL OFFICE FACILITIES AT CONFERENCE

The ALA Office at Annual Conference and Midwinter Meeting can provide great support to Committee Chairs. Computers are available for last minute document preparation and revision. The ACRL Office can supply you with copies of ACRL forms as well as information on ACRL procedures. Copies made for committee business can be charged to ACRL at the ALA Copy Center.

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LOGISTICS OF A MEETING

1. Immediately prior to meeting:
   1. Start a sign-up sheet (name, institutional address, check mark for committee members, asterisk for visitors who would like to be committee members).
   2. Ask one member to take minutes, if there is no secretary
2. Start on time.
3. Introduce all members and visitors.
4. Check on comfort (enough chairs?).
5. Reading and/or approval of minutes of last meeting.
6. Announcements (time and place of related meeting, etc.).
7. Review committee charge; relate committee purpose to other section committees and to other related ALA committees and activities.
8. Discussion of agenda items, with reports from committee members, as assigned. Committee members should be given copies of any documents to be reviewed; extra copies should be distributed to visitors.
   1. Keep the discussion focused and the group on-task.
   2. Establish time constraints, as needed, for each agenda item.
9. Summarize the discussion, set action items and make individual assignments, with deadlines for correspondence or other reports, as needed; develop preliminary agenda for the next meeting.
10. Set date and time of next meeting.
11. Close the meeting

AFTER THE MEETING

1. Send meeting reports to EBSS Secretary with copies to Section Chair, Vice-Chair and Web Manager.
2. Approximately one month before the next meeting, send copies of meeting report (or minutes of the meeting) to all committee members, together with agenda for the forthcoming meeting.

PRELIMINARIES

• Committee chairs assume responsibility for the work of the committee immediately after the ALA annual conference. Committee appointments also take effect at that time. The first required meeting for new committee chairs and members is the midwinter meeting following the appointment.
• Outgoing and incoming chairs should make arrangements to discuss the work and direction of the committee and any specific responsibilities that have been assumed by committee members. This should be accomplished at the annual conference or immediately following the conference.
• Outgoing and incoming chairs should make arrangements to have archival material transferred. Active files are given to the new chair and the inactive files to the section secretary for forwarding to ALA/ACRL official archives at the University of I llinois.
• Members of section committees (ad hoc or standing) are appointed by the vice-chair/chair-elect of that section; ACRL standing and ad hoc committees by the vice-president/president-elect of ACRL. Names and addresses of committee appointees are due in the ACRL office by the beginning of March. Committee chairs do not make committee appointments, but are encouraged to make suggestions to the vice-chair/chair-elect.
• Committee chairs are responsible for maintaining a roster of current names/addresses/phone numbers of all committee members and for distributing the roster to all committee members.
  1. Obtain roster of continuing members from outgoing chair.
  2. The vice-chair or president-elect will have the names and addresses of new appointees.

MEETING OBLIGATIONS

• Committee chairs are responsible for conducting any scheduled committee meeting(s). Some committees may meet more than once.
• EBSS requires that committee chairs report the committee activities at the membership meeting during annual conference. Chairs also attend Advisory Council, and may be asked to speak about committee activities at that meeting.
• ACRL standing and ad hoc committee chairs and ACRL section chairs must attend the ACRL Board meeting at both midwinter and annual.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

• Approximately one month before the midwinter and annual meeting, agendas should be sent to committee members, to the Section Secretary, the Web Manager and to the Section Chair. Extra copies should be available at the meeting.
• Minutes for the committees should be kept. Copies should be sent to each committee member, the Web Manager and to the Section Secretary.
• A meeting report is to be filed with the Section Secretary no later than two weeks following the committee meeting. Each report should include the names of the visitors, the location and time of the meeting, and all actions and recommendations. Visitors' names can be taken from a sign-up sheet circulated at the meeting.
• Only the Section Chairs receive the official mailings from ALA/ACRL headquarters. The chair should inform the committee members of the dates and times of the scheduled meetings. This should be done as early as possible so that committee members can make travel plans.

BUDGET

• The vice-chair/chair-elect of each section and the vice-president/president-elect of ACRL must present budget requests to ACRL by December. Budget allocations are decided by the ACRL Budget and Finance Committee at the midwinter meeting.
• Committee chairs will be asked to submit budget requirements to the vice-chair/chair-elect or vice-president/president-elect before the December deadline. It is up to the committee chair to anticipate the budget needs of the committee. Requests made in December are for the following fiscal year - September 1, 19     to August 31, 19     . (For example, December 1993 for fiscal year September 1, 1994 to August 31, 1995).

REIMBURSEMENTS

• Each unit of ACRL is allotted funds by the ACRL Committee on Budget and Finance and the ACRL Board of Directors. Funds may be used only for the purpose for which they have been approved.
• Requests made for payment or reimbursement must have the approval of the chair of the chapter/committee/section (committee) to whom the claim is to be charged. ACRL provides instructions and official forms for payment or reimbursement requests.

MEETING TIME SLOTS

• Section Chairs are usually responsible for selecting meeting arrangements for midwinter and annual for all section committees. The section committee chairs will not have this particular responsibility, but they should be consulted at the midwinter and annual conference regarding the length and number of meetings required.
• Chairs will automatically receive conference arrangement emails. It is important to submit requests by the set deadline. Scheduling instructions are included in the email.
• Room assignments are sent to the section chairs in advance of the conferences. They, in turn, should notify committee chairs and the web manager of the section.

                  Room locations are also printed in the Conference Program available at registration.

                  Adapted from a Draft:     Committee Chair Responsibility Checklist
                                                        Task Force for Support of New Committee Members and New Committee Chairs
                                                        Developed by: Beverly L. Renford
                                                        May 25, 1983

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• Prepare and distribute an agenda several weeks ahead of the meeting BUT always bring extra copies for those who forget things or for your visitors.
• Ask someone ahead of time to take minutes of the meeting so that you can concentrate on the meeting.
• Have a sign-up sheet ready prior to the meeting so members and visitors can record their name, institutional address, e-mail address etc. The committee roster can serve this function as long as you also provide an opportunity for visitors' attendance to be recorded.
• Have committee volunteer forms ready for your visitors.
• Start on time and summarize the agenda so that the committee can focus on the work to be accomplished.
• Take time for introductions including name and affiliation. If individuals come in late to a meeting, take time for a second round of introductions during a break in the agenda.
• Make the meeting comfortable: determine if and when a break will be scheduled if the meeting is going to last more than an hour.
• Read and/or approve the minutes of the last meeting.
• Schedule action and discussion items and allow enough time for work to be accomplished.
• Keep the discussion on target and encourage the group to move on to a new topic when they seem to be stuck (listing times for each item on the agenda can help keep the meeting on target).
• At the close of the meeting, summarize the actions and discussions taken. Assign tasks to be completed before the next meeting and set time and date of the next meeting.

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The Executive Committee is composed of the Chair, Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, Past Chair, Secretary, two Members-at-Large, and the section liaison to the ACRL Board. The Publications and Communications Committee Chair is ex-officio. Its duties include, but are not limited to, monitoring the bylaws and committee activities of the Section, setting and implementing policies for the Section and holding regular business meetings (See Article V., Sections 1 and 2).

EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES SECTION OFFICERS

DATES	CHAIR	SECRETARY	MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
1968-1969	Barbara S. Marks	Wayne Gossage
1969-1970	Donald Leatherman	Rex Hopson
1970-1971	Sidney Forman	Rex Hopson
1971-1972	Shirley Wigmore	Rose Marie Service
1972-1973	Robert Broadus	Rose Marie Service	James K. Zink
1973-1974	Lorraine Mathies	Victoria Hargrave
1974-1975	Toyo Kawakami	Victoria Hargrave	Wayne Gossage
1975-1976	Wayne Gossage	Eva Kiewitt	Leslie Bjorncrantz
1976-1977	Ruth Bauner	Eva Kiewitt	Laura Gowdy
1977-1978	Joe Mapes	Leslie Bjorncrantz
1978-1979	Jean Jones	Leslie Bjorncrantz	Virginia Parr
1979-1980	Theodore Hines	Jim Olivetti	Edwin B. Brownrigg
1980-1981	Eva Kiewitt	Jim Olivetti	Virginia Workman
1981-1982	Ann Randall	Jean Thompson	Ilene Rockman (1981-1983)
1982-1983	Hannelore Rader	Jean Thompson	Dave Legel (1982-1984)
1983-1984	Virginia Parr	Ilene Rockman	Patricia Butcher (1983) Thomas Tollman (1983-1985)
1984-1985	Tom Peischl	Ilene Rockman	Ray Gerke (1984-1986)
1985-1986	Adele Dendy	Leslie Bjorncrantz	Ray Gerke (1984-1986)
1986-1987	Jean Thompson	Leslie Bjorncrantz	Inge Kauffman (1986-1988) J. Simmons-Welburn (1986-1987)
1987-1988	Ray Gerke	Tara Fulton	J. Simmons-Welburn (1987-1989)
1988-1989	Nancy P. O'Brien	Tara Fulton	Barbara Kemp (1988-1990)
1989-1990	Laurene Zaporozhetz	Jo Ann Carr	Kathy McGowan (1989-1991)
1990-1991	Tara Fulton	Jo Ann Carr	Mary Beth Minick (1990-1992)
1991-1992	Barbara Kemp	Pam Baxter	Sara Beth Williams (1991-1993)
1992-1993	Jo Ann Carr	Pam Baxter	Thomas Tollman (1992-1993)
1993-1994	Judith Segal	Mary Beth Minick	(Sharon) Kay Womack (1993-1995)
1994-1995	Nancy P. O'Brien	Mary Beth Minick	Kimberly B. Kelley (1994-1996)
1995-1996	Patricia Libutti	Rolland H. McGiverin	Gail F. Latta (1995-1997)
1996-1997	Mary Beth Minick	Rolland H. McGiverin	Jane McKeever (1996-1998)
1997-1998	Nancy Becker	Mary Gilles	Beth Anderson (1997-1999)
1998-1999	Janice Wilson	Mary Gilles	Ellie Marsh (1998-2000)
1999-2000	Ellen Gilbert	Lorene Sisson	Kay Womack (1999-2001)
2000-2001	Lorna Lueck	Lorene Sisson	Mary Jane Brustman (2000-2002)
2001-2002	Brian Quinn	Judy Walker	Jennie VerSteeg (2001-2003 resigned June 2002) Term Completed by Jeannie Kamerman (2002-2003)
2002-2003	Kate Corby	Judy Walker	Julie Tharp (2002-2004)
2003-2004	Scott Walter	Helga Visscher	Penny Biele (2003-2005)
2004-2005	Judy Walker	Helga Visscher	Deborah Schaeffer (2004-2006)
2005-2006	Doug Cook	Sharon Naylor	Melissa Cast (2005-2007)
2006-2007	Lisa Romero	Sharon Naylor

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 ADVISORY COUNCIL

The Advisory Council is composed of the chairs of all standing and special committees of the section. Its duty is to provide a forum for reporting, discussing, and coordinating the work of the section's standing and special committees (see Article VI, sections 1-4).

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   BEST INSTRUCTIONAL COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES IN EDUCATION

Charge: To complete work on a project that provides models of librarian/educator collaboration, and more largely, academic library/school of education collaboration, in particular in regard to integration of ACRL and standards familiar to teaching faculty and students in education programs. The committee will produce a web site and will consider other publishing alternatives.

Ad hoc: 2004-2007

Chair: Lori Mestre

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   COMMUNICATION STUDIES

Charge: To provide a base of operations for the Mass Communication community of librarians who serve the communications/mass communications fields (including the areas of communications, media studies, advertising, speech communications, broadcasting, journalism and public relations). Goals for the Committee include identifying best practices and resources useful to those in the community as well as addressing current issues that are salient to the advancement of the field. Activities of the committee will include: evaluation and discussion of resources and services, development of activities and programs to improve skills among librarians, and the coordination of liaison activities with other professional organizations as appropriate.

Standing: 2002--

Chair:

Chairs

Term	Appointee
2002-2005	Lisa Romano
2005-	Heidi Senior

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Charge: To plan and stage programs of interest and benefit to members of the Section at the ALA Annual Conference.
Traditionally the EBSS Program Planning Committee has been chaired by the EBSS Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect. On other occasions the EBSS Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect has delegated program planning to the chair of one of the standing or ad hoc committees. Program planning involves following a quite rigid schedule of deadlines and communications with ALA and ACRL. Specific instructions are always sent to the person designated as responsible for the program. Samples of these are available. The Committee is usually composed of three EBSS members.

Programs:

1968: Discussion of Educational Abstracting and Indexing Services. Panel; Chair, Sidney Forman.

1969: "Tests: Problems of Bibliographic Control, Collection, Maintenance, and Preservation." Speakers: Oscar Buros, Priscilla Linsley; Chair, Howard Dillon.

1970: ERIC Workshops. "Information Dissemination in Education: Report." Speaker, Harvey Marron; Chair, Sidney Forman.

1971: "Implications of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education." Panel; Chair, Sidney Forman.

1972: "Educational Dynamics of Media."" Joint program meeting with ACRL. Chair, Ellsworth Mason.

1973: "Psychological Abstracts Information Services -- Automated Retrieval." Speaker, Richard Caputo; Chair, Robert Broadus.

1974: "Access to Printed and Computerized Census Data: An Instructional Program." A one & one/half day seminar/workshop.

1975: "Human Relations in the Library of 1985." Speakers: Drs. William Paisley & Matilda Butler-Paisley; Chair, Toyo Kawakami. "Study of Information Requirements in Education." Speaker: Karl M. Pearson; Chair, Toyo Kawakami.

1976: "Subject Access to Education Literature: LC, Dewey, Ed Index, ERIC." Panel discussion; Chair, Wayne Gossage. EBSS Discussion Circles.

1977: "Issues and Answers for Behavioral Sciences Librarians -- The University Curriculum Materials Center: A Few Nuts and Bolts and a Look at the Literature." Speaker, Laura Gowdy, and "Bibliographic Instruction for Educators." Speaker, John Lubans, Jr.; Chair: Ruth Bauner.

1978: "Education Commission of the States: What It is and How It Serves the States." Speaker, Gladys Mills; Chair, Joseph Mapes.

1979: "Faculty Liaison: Case Studies in Developing Course-Related Library Instruction." Panel Discussion sponsored by Bibliographic Instruction in Education Committee; Chair, Hannelore Rader. "Wisdom of Make Believe, Psychological Insights from Some Famous Works of Fiction." Dr. Jean Roberts; Talk sponsored by Psychology/Psychiatry Committee; Chair, Virginia Parr.

1980: "Psych Abstracts: Inside and Out." Panel presentation; Dave Legel, Chair. "Working Session on Academic Tests." Chair, S. Kay Womack. Both Sponsored by Psychology/Psychiatry Committee.

1981: "Selecting Educational Resources." Speakers, Marda Woodbury, et al; Chair, Eva Kiewitt.

1982: "Video-Disc Applications in Educational and Behavioral Sciences." Speaker and panel; Chair, Ann Randall.

1983: Midwinter: "Think Tank." Chair, Hannelore Rader. "The Micros are Coming, Models for Public Access." Panel; Chair, Hannelore Rader.

1984: "Involving Departmental Faculty in Library Services: Collection Development, Curriculum Consultation, and End-User Computer Database Searching." Panel; Chair, Virginia Parr.

1985: "Building Teamwork During Times of Declining Resources." Speaker, Robert Migneault; Chair, Marianna Markowetz.

1986: "Getting Testy about Access/New Developments in Access to Tests." Speaker: Robert Jordan, James V. Mitchell, Jr., and Mary McMahon; Co-Chairs, Inge Kauffman and Charles Thurston. Sponsored by Psychology/Psychiatry Committee.

1987: "Teacher Education Reform: A Partnership." Speakers, Laura A. Wagner, Nel Noddings, & Jean Lowrie; Chair, Jean Thompson.

1988: "Accreditation Review Strategies in Education and Psychology." Speakers: Ursula Delworth; Stephen Bensman; Marilyn Miller; Chair, Ray Gerke. Co-sponsored by AASL.

1989: "Selecting, Evaluating and Creating Policies for Computer-Based Resources in the Behavioral Sciences and Education." Speakers: Peggy Seiden, Katherine Chiang, Kathy Jackson; Chair, Nancy O'Brien. Co-sponsored by RASD MARS. Corporate Sponsors: H. W. Wilson and Laurence Erlbaum. Program handouts available as ERIC ED 313 014.

1990: "ACCESS ERIC." Speaker: Sam Fustukjian. Chair, Laurene E. Zaporozhetz.

1991: "Teaching Study Skills: The High School to College Experience." Speakers: Bonnie Armbruster, John N. Gardner, Carol Kuhlthau. Reaction Panel: Denise Dwyer, Bonnie Gratch, Paula Montgomery, Nancy P. O'Brien; Moderator: Tara Fulton. Co-sponsored by AASL, BIS and LIRT. Corporate Sponsors: Garland Publishing, Inc., Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., Harper Collins Publishers, The Highsmith Co., Inc., and Wadsworth Inc. Additional funding provided by ACRL.

1992: "Brief Encounters: Using Techniques from Psychology and Education to Improve the Effectiveness of Reference Service." Speakers: Anne Lipow, Dr. Bill Winn, Todd Kelley; Chair, Kimberley K. Kelley. Co-sponsored by LIRT and RASD. Program handouts available as ERIC ED 358 843.

1993: "Risk Takers and Thrill Seekers - Honoring the Founding Spirit of EBSS." Speaker: Frank Farley; Chair: Jo Ann Carr. Sponsors: ACRL, American Psychological Association, Barnes & Noble, Lawrence Erlbaum, Marilyn Hicks (EBSS Member), Kraus, Oryx, Reed Reference Publishing (GALE), SIRS, Silver Platter, Vestal, Yankee Bookseller.

1994: "Making the NET*WORK: Is There a Z39.50 in Gender Communication?" Speakers: Becky M. Mulvaney, Susan C. Herring, James Carmichael. Moderator: Ruth Dickstein. Chair: Judith Segal. Co-sponsored by ACRL Women's Studies Section.

1995: "Distance Education in the 21st Century: Removing the Campus Walls." Speakers: Steven F. Schomberg, Sharon M. Edge. Chair: Kay Womack.

1996: Chair: Laurene Zaporozhetz.

1996: "Strategic Academic Partnerships: Leading the Development of Interactive Learning Environments." Chair: Kim Kelley.

1997: "Imagining the Learning Library." Presidents Program, co-sponsored by ACRL/AAMES/CJCLS/CLS/EBSS/ECLS. Chair: Mary Beth Minnick.

1998: "Equity in Education in the Electronic Age." Chair: Dorothy Persson.

1999: "Oh, Say Can You See! Librarian Leadership, Civic Action, and the Electronic Age." Speakers: Steven L. Clift, Joanne Dittersdorf, Linda Alec Draper, Robin Tremblay-McGaw. Chair: Jan Wilson. Co-sponsored by GODORT Education Committee, Social Responsibilities Round Table, and the Public Library Association.

2000: "Collaborative Cool: Partnerships that Produce." Speaker: Russell L. Lewis Jr. Chair: Ellen D. Gilbert.

2000: (Preconference). "Visit to the UW Madison School of Education: Sustaining a Sense of Place in a Digital World." Chair: Jo Ann Carr.

2001: "Old Friends, New Partners: Academic Librarians Redefine K-12 Outreach." Chair: Lorna Lueck.

2002: "Games Academics Play: Mastering the Social Psychology of Faculty/Librarian Relationships." Co-chairs: Penny Beile and Lyn Thaxton. Speakers: John Budd, Mindy Strombler, Lars Christiansen, and Jim Emshoff.

2003: "What's Trump? Making Decisions about Professionalism and Ethics in a New Century." Co-chairs: Sally Lawler and Karen Bacsanyi. Speakers: Roma Harris, University of Western Ontario, and Thomas Froehlich, Kent State University.

2004: "Pedagogy and the Online Learner" Chair: Mary Jane Brustman. Speakers: Professors Michael Newlin, and Maria LaVooy, Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida; and Jerilyn Veldof, Director of Undergraduate Initiatives, University of Minnesota Libraries.

2005: "Empirical Desires, Realized Dreams: Quantitative and Qualitative Research in the Era of No Child Left Behind." Chairs: Kevin Barry and Judy Walker. Speakers: Harrison Dekker, Social Sciences Statistics Librarian, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa Markham, Associate Director of the Education Research Section, Princeton University; Craig B. Howley, Education Studies Department Ohio University; Aimee Howley, Educational Administration, Ohio University.

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Discussion group established 1990. First meeting held at Midwinter 1991 meeting.

                 

Conference	Discussion Topics
1991, Midwinter:	Pam Baxter and Mary Beth Minick "Evaluation of Bibliographic Instruction: How you do it Good (and Might Want to do it Better)"; "Management and Assessment of Curriculum Collections: The Methods and the Madness"; CD-ROM Products: "The Impact of PsycLIT, ERIC, Sociofile and others on Bibliographic Instruction and Reference Service in Education and the Behavioral Sciences".
1992, Midwinter:	Mary Beth Minnick and Charles Thurston "Accreditation"
1993, Midwinter:	Gail F. Latta and Thomas Tollman "American Psychological Society
1994, Midwinter:	Kay Womack "Co-operative Acquisitions," "Responsibilities of Support Staff," and "Keeping Up with Technology"
1994, Annual:	Kay Womack "Internet, Bibliographic Instruction and the Role of Reference in the Overall Scheme of Restructuring"
1995, Midwinter:	Lorene Sisson and Lorna Lueck "Internet Training for Educators" ; "Electronic Information and Collection Development"
1995, Annual:	Lorene Sisson and Lorna Lueck "California's Learning Resources Display Centers"; "Psychology Resources on the Internet"
1996, Midwinter:	Jane McKeever and Janice Wilson "Test Collections in the Academic Library"
1997, Midwinter:	Mary Beth Minnick Tour of the National Library of Education
1998, Midwinter:	Dane Ward "Our Collaborative Future: Librarians and Faculty Working Together"
1999, Midwinter:	Ellie Marsh and Beth Anderson "Information Literacy and Bibliographic Instruction for Graduate Social Work Students." Discussion Leader: Mary Jane Brustman; "Curriculum Materials Collections: Housing, Administration, Standards and Trends." Discussion Leader: Penny Beile; "ERIC, SSCI and Other Indexing." Discussion Leader: Kate Corby
2000, Midwinter:	Nancy Schafer McAuliffe "Psychology Collection Assessment." Kay Womack "Electronic Access to Test Materials." Jeannie Kamerman "Curriculum Materials Centers' Classification Schemes, Schedules, and Subject Cataloging."
2001, Midwinter:	During the first hour Don Frank from the ERIC Facility and Nancy Cawley from E*Subscribe gave brief presentations and answered questions. During the second hour Linda Beebe from the American Psychological Association/PsycINFO and John Kuranz and Dennis Auld from E-psyche gave brief presentations and answered questions.
2002 Midwinter	Five discussion tables: Information Literacy For Pre-Service Teachers (facilitated by Scott Walter); Guided Autobiography: A Research Technique For Gerontology (facilitated by Sally Lawler); Role And Control Of The Internet In Collection Development (facilitated by Marian Shemberg); Evalution Of Social Welfare And Psychology Collections (facilitated by Lyn Thaxton); Future Directions For Curriculum Materials Centers (facilitated by Trish Lenkowski).
2003 Midwinter	Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) journal selection process for the citation indexes, a discussion with Mariana Boleta.
2004 Midwinter	"The Future of ERIC and its Impact on Education Librarians." Discussion leaders: Kate Corby, Chair of the EBSS Ad Hoc Committee on Access to Government Sponsored Education Research, Nancy Cawley of the ERIC Document Reproduction Service, and Dave Lankes of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology
2005 Midwinter	"Supporting the Interdisciplinary Nature of Teaching and Research in Psychology," discussion leader Lorna Lueck; "Marketing CMC Services and Resources," discussion leader Jen Fabbi; "Observing the Academy: Librarians Studying Higher Education," discussion leader Scott Walter; "What is a Publication?" Discussion Leader Marcia Keyser; "Teacher Education Assessment Initiative and How We Support Them," discussion leader Jo Ann Carr; and "Evidence Based Practice" discussion leader, Kate Silfen.

 

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Charge: To examine areas of concern in curriculum materials administration; to explore the possibilities for improving curriculum materials administration (including selection, acquisition, classification, reference and retrieval, automation aspects, circulation, personnel, facilities, national and regional needs, cooperation, and continuing education); and to recommend to the EBSS Executive Committee alternative actions for making such improvements.

Ad hoc: 1967-1977

Standing: 1977--

Archives available: 1967--

Publications:
"Directory of Curriculum Materials Centers," Lois Lehman and Eva Kiewitt. Virginia Beach, VA: CBN University Library, 1981. (Full results of survey available in ERIC Document ED 194 110.)

"Curriculum Materials Center Collection Development Policy," 1984. Chicago: ACRL, 1985. ERIC ED 256 360. Developed by Collection Management Subcommittee of Curriculum Materials/Problems of Access and Control of Education Materials Committees.

"Guide for the Development and Management of Test Collections with Special Emphasis on Academic Settings," 1985. Chicago: ACRL, 1985. Developed by Test Collections Subcommittee of Curriculum Materials/Problems of Access and Control of Education Materials Committees.

"Directory of Curriculum Materials Centers," 2nd ed. Lois Lehman and Eva Kiewitt. Chicago: ACRL, 1985.

"Administrator's Checklist of Microcomputer Concerns in Education Libraries," C&RL News, (January, 1986: 69-71). EBSS Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Microcomputer Issues in Education Libraries. Ilene Rockman and Barbara Kemp, Co-Chairs.

"Cataloging Practices and Resource Sharing of Curriculum Collections in Academic Libraries." Journal of Library Administration 6 (Winter, 1986: 81-88).

"Directory of Historical Curriculum Collections." Virginia Beach, VA: CBN University Library, 1988. (ERIC ED 313 045)

"State Education Documents: A State-by-State Directory for their Acquisitions and Use." Chicago: ACRL, 1989.

"Directory of Curriculum Materials Centers," 3rd ed. Chicago: ACRL, 1990.

"Curriculum Materials in Online Catalogs," C&RL News 51 (June, 1990: 562-565).

"Directory of Curriculum Materials Centers," 4 ^th ed. Chicago: ACRL, 1996.

CMC/EBSS Webliography: Selected Web Sites of Importance to Education Librarians in College and University Settings," [Online]. (1999). Available: http://www.uncc.edu/lis/library/collections/cimc/EBSSCMC/edweb.htm [1999, March 23].

Chairs:

Term	Appointee
1976-1979	Lois Lehman
1981-1984	Leslie Bjorncrantz
1984-1985	Adele Dendy
1985-1987	Nancy O'Brien
1987-1989	Eileen Schroeder
1989-1990	Ilene Rockman
1990-1992	Virginia Nordstrom
1992-1993	Kay Tavill
1993-1995	Judith A. Walker
1995-1997	Lorene Sisson
1997-1998	Lorna Lueck
1998-1999	Penny Biele
1999-2001	Jeannie Kamerman
2001-2003	Trish Lenkowski
2004-2005	Jen Fabbi
2005- 2006	Darla Bressler

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Charge: Prepare the Directory for publication at five-year intervals; to examine previous editions, develop a questionnaire and cover letter for preparation of the next edition; to develop a mailing list from the previous edition and other sources; to mail the questionnaire; to compile the responses received; to develop a format that will incorporate additional directory entries and the increased information requested; and to control publication costs by staying within the paging of the previous edition.

Ad hoc subcommittee: 1988-1990; 1992-1995; 1998-2002; 2004-2007

Chairs:

Term	Appointee
1988-1990:	Donald Osier
1992-1995:	Laverna Saunders
1995-1996	Beth Anderson
1998-2002	Fred Olive
2004-2007	Benita Strnad

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Charge: To develop, plan and implement the EBSS Distinguished Librarian Award.

This award honors a distinguished academic librarian who has made an outstanding contribution as an education and/or behavioral sciences librarian through accomplishments and service to the profession.

Award: A citation presented by the EBSS Award Committee.

Criteria: Nominees should have demonstrated achievements in one or more of the following areas:

1. Service to the organized profession through ACRL/EBSS and related organizations;
2. Significant academic library service in the areas of education and/or behavioral sciences;
3. Significant research and publication in areas of academic library services in education and/or behavioral sciences.
4. Planning and implementation of academic library programs in education and/or the behavioral science disciplines of such exemplary quality that they could serve as a model for others.

Submission Procedure: Send the award nomination form (available from committee chair, or on the EBSS Web Page), to current committee chair, full address at http://www.lib.msu.edu/corby/ebss/nomform.htm.

Deadline: December 1 ^st of each year

Ad hoc: 1991--

Chairs:

Term	Appointee
1991-1995	Laurene E. Zaporozhetz
1995-1998	Leslie B. Bjorncrantz
1998-1999	Leslie B. Bjorncrantz
1999-2000	Adele Dendy
2000-2002	Tammy Rabideau
2002-2004	Charles Thurston
2004-2006	Nancy O'Brien

Recipients:

Year	Awardee
1994	Mary Ellen Collins
1995	Hannelore B. Rader
1996	Donald V. Osier
1997	Nancy P. O'Brien
1998	Eva L. Kiewitt
1999	JoAnn Carr
2000	Leslie Bjorncrantz
2001	Charles B. Thurston
2002	Barbara Kemp
2003	Ilene Rockman
2004	Laurene E. Zaporozhetz
2005	Kate Corby

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   EBSS ELECTRONIC DISCUSSION LIST MODERATOR

The moderator of the EBSS Electronic Discussion List is selected by the Publications and Communications Committee with the approval of the Section Chair. Upon appointment the Electronic Discussion List Moderator becomes an ex-officio member of the Publications and Communications Committee. There is no set term for the position. The Electronic Discussion List Moderator should endeavor to provide 3-6 months notice of her/his intent to resign to allow for continuity and transition.

The Electronic Discussion List Moderator's responsibilities include:

1. hosting the EBSS Discussion List
2. monitoring discussions to assure subscribers adhere to the EBSS Discussion List policies; and
3. addressing technical needs of subscribers and/or the list itself.

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    ELECTRONIC DISCUSSION LIST    
June 2003

1. Purpose
   1. To provide an electronic forum for Education and Behavioral Sciences Librarians to discuss topics of interest n the areas of Education and the Behavioral Sciences as they relate to the field of Librarianship.
   2. To provide specific information about EBSS/ACRL/ALA activities To provide an electronic forum for Education and Behavioral Science Librarians to discuss topics of interest in the areas Education and the Behavior Sciences as they relate to the field of Librarianship. B. To provide specific information about EBSS/ACRL/ALA activities.
2. Selection and Role of Electronic Discussion List Moderator
   1. A member of EBSS.
   2. Selected by the Publications and Communications Committee with the approval of the Chair.
   3. Serves as an ex-officio member of the Publications and Communications Committee.
   4. Serves as a non-voting, ex officio member of the Advisory Council.
   5. Keeps informed of ACRL and ALA electronic discussion list policy decisions and maintains the EBSS discussion in compliance with those policies.
3. Membership Guidelines and Responsibilities
   1. The EBSS Electronic Discussion List is open to anyone interested in the Education and the Behavioral Sciences as it relates to the field of librarianship. They do not need to be a member of EBSS, ACRL or ALA.
   2. Discussions and communications should be related to librarianship, education and/or the behavioral sciences such as psychology, gerontology, sociology, communications, etc.
   3. There will be no advertising of specific commercial products or projects by companies.
   4. The posting of job opportunities is permitted as along as they are related to librarianship, education and the behavioral sciences.
   5. Discussions and communications will be conducted in a professional manner.
   6. Members posting to the list should include at minimum their name, institution and contact information.
   7. The Electronic Discussion List Moderator can remove without notice any member who does not abide by these membership policies.
4. IV. Current Configuration of the Electronic Discussion List
   1. It is a closed list, which means the moderator must approve all subscription requests.

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Charge: To investigate relevant electronic resources for communication studies; assess and evaluate relevant electronic resources for usability and function; encourage the development of better electronic resources within communication studies through careful vendor feedback; to inform and educate librarians about relevant electronic resources, their use, and implementation as a library resource; and to update and enhance the Library Resources for Communication Studies web site on a regular basis.

Standing: 2005-

Chair:

2005-2007: Lisa Romero

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Charge: In an effort to assist the Department of Education achieve their goal of providing effective and efficient access to quality educational resources the ERIC Users Committee will: organize and conduct an ERIC Users Discussion Group at the ALA Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference; act as a liaison between the education community within ACRL/ALA and the Education Resources Information Center’s personnel and the Department of Education by keeping the education community informed of changes occurring with ERIC and the Department of Education and acting as an advocate for the education community by formally presenting concerns and issues to ERIC and the DOE; and finally collaborate with other organizations within the library profession and the broader education community on issues concerning ERIC.

Standing: 2004-

Chair:

2004-2007: Judy Walker

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   HIGHER EDUCATION

Charge: To provide a forum for librarians who serve as liaisons either to academic programs with a focus on higher education or to researchers or practitioners working in the area of higher education; to sponsor discussions or programs that discuss collection development resources for higher education, or public service programs aimed at serving the special needs of researchers and practitioners in the area of higher education.

Standing: 2002--

Chair:

Term	Appointee
2002-2004	Ann Brownson
2004-2006	Stephanie Davis-Kahl and Lynn Lampert, co-chairs

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Charge: To plan and produce a directory of historical curriculum collections in libraries and special collections. This directory will facilitate the identification, retrieval, and access to historical curriculum resources for students, faculty and researchers.

Ad hoc: 2000-

Chair:

2000: Nancy O'Brien

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Charge: To provide a forum for librarians interested in bibliographic instruction in education; to identify the issues and problems encountered by librarians serving schools, colleges and departments of education in colleges and universities; to develop approaches and solutions to those problems and to recommend appropriate actions to the EBSS Executive Committee; to make distinctive contributions as education library specialists to the field of bibliographic instruction.

Ad hoc: 1976-1977

Standing: 1977--

Archives available: 1977--

The Committee was entitled Bibliographic Instruction for Educators from 1976 - 1996, Annual Conference.

Programs Presented: "Faculty Liaison: Case Studies in Developing Course-Related Library Instruction," 1979, panel presentation. Chair, Hannelore Rader.

Publications:

"Worksheet on How to Use Resources in Education," C&RL News, (October, 1978: 287).

"Bibliographic Competencies for Education Specialists," C&RL News, (July-August, 1981: 209-210).

"BI Tip Sheet for Administrators and Support Staff," C&RL News, (November, 1984: 546-548).

"Teaching Library and Information Retrieval Skills to Academic Administrators and Support Staff," C&RL News, (April, 1988: 217-233)

"Information Retrieval and Evaluation Skills for Education Students," C&RL News, (October, 1992: 583-588).

Teaching Information Retrieval and Evaluation Skills to Education Students and Practitioners: A Casebook of Applications. Patricia O'Brien Libutti and Bonnie Gratch, editors. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 1995.

The Collaborative Imperative: Librarians and Faculty Working Together in the Information Universe. Dick Raspa and Dane Ward, editors. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2000.

Chairs:

Term	Appointee
1976-1978	Patricia Butcher
1978-1980	Hannelore Rader
1980-1981	Joan Worley
1981-1984	Charles Thurston
1984-1987	Tara Fulton
1987-1989	Barbara Celone
1989-1991	Bonnie Gratch
1991-1992	Bonnie Gratch (Co-Chair) Pat Libutti (Co-Chair)
1992-1993	Pat Libutti
1993-1994	Pat Libutti
1994-1996	Prue Stelling
1996-1998	Dane Ward
1998-1999	Dane Ward
1999-2001	Doug Cook
2001-2003	Sarah Beasley
2003-2005	Natasha Cooper
2005-2007	Laura Koltutsky

 

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Charge: To propose strategies for recruitment, retention and orientation of members in EBSS and to their leadership roles in the section. To promote active interest in and support for the Section and to enhance members' effectiveness.

Ad hoc: January 1991

Standing: 1992--

Archives available: 1991--

Chairs:

Term	Appointee
1991-1993	Adele Dendy
1993-1995	Mary Harrison
1995-1997	Charles Thurston
1997-1998	Charles Thurston
1998-2000	Charles Thurston
2000-2001	Barbara Kemp
2001-2003	Laverna Saunders
2002-2003	Helga Visscher, co-chair
2003-2005	Melissa Cast
2005-2007	Venta Silins

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Association of College and Research Libraries
American Library Association

March 1991

The Editor of the EBSS Newsletter is a non-voting, ex officio member of the EBSS Executive Committee and a member of the ACRL Section Newsletter Editors Group. The EBSS Newsletter editor is appointed for a two-year, once-renewable term by the EBSS Executive Committee upon recommendation of the Publications Committee. The editor works with the EBSS Executive Committee to implement policy and to coordinate activities with the ACRL Publications Office and its staff.

The editor reports administratively to the Publications Committee. The Publications Committee presents to the Executive Committee budget, policy, and other items requiring Executive Committee action. The editor provides information reports to both the Executive Committee and the Publications Committee.

The editor's responsibilities include: (a) preparation of the EBSS Newsletter, (b) maintaining communication with the various committees and discussion groups within EBSS to obtain information of interest to the membership and others interested in EBSS activities, (c) working with the EBSS Executive Committee and ACRL Publications Office to publish and distribute two issues of EBSS Newsletter per year in a timely manner, (d) attending regularly-scheduled EBSS Publications Committee and ACRL Newsletter Editors meetings at both Annual and Midwinter meetings, and (e) providing a written report to the ACRL Publications Committee at Annual Conference.

It is the responsibility of the editor to revise, lengthen, or shorten articles submitted to accommodate space limitations, rectify syntactic irregularities, and the like. If this involves more than stylistic changes and may influence an article's content or meaning, the editor will consult with the author of the report or article to insure unambiguous content. The editor may also request that extensive revisions be undertaken by the author.

The editor may also decline to include material if it is not revised to conform to length limitations, appropriateness to the audience, or quality of the material. The editor will consult other members of the Publications Committee and Section officers as necessary.

The Executive Committee and the Publications Committee affirm their roles of non-interference with editorial decisions as articulated in "ALA Policy Manual" section 10.2.

 

Adopted by EBSS Executive Committee: 1-28-92

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March 1991

1. Purpose
   1. To disseminate regularly to EBSS members information about EBSS, Executive Committee actions and other EBSS activities, projects, and committee (standing and ad hoc) work from all areas of the Section.
   2. To announce EBSS meetings and programs for the ALA Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference and ACRL national conferences in a timely manner.
   3. To carry information of interest to education and behavioral science librarians.
   4. To apprise EBSS members of state and regional activities and projects of interest to education and behavioral sciences librarians.
   5. To increase awareness of Section activities on behalf of membership and to encourage participation in EBSS formal committee structure and other activities.
2. Editor
   1. Is a member of EBSS.
   2. Is appointed by the Executive Committee on recommendation of the Publications Committee.
   3. Serves a two-year, once-renewable term of appointment.
   4. Serves as non-voting, ex officio member of the Executive Committee.
   5. Serves as an ex-officio, voting member of the EBSS Publications Committee and attends meetings of the ACRL Section Newsletter Editors Group.
   6. Works closely with the Executive Committee and the Publications Committee on matters of policy and budget.
   7. Works closely with ACRL Publications Office on matters of layout and design.
   8. May appoint assistant and/or feature editors as needed.
3. Contents
   1. The editor has sole responsibility for determining content that best meets the purpose of the newsletter within the following general guidelines.
   2. Typical article and column topics include continuing education, grants, awards, draft guidelines and position statements, EBSS committee appointments, EBSS Executive Committee actions, and EBSS section, committee, and discussion group news and reports.
   3. In-depth articles or articles of a scholarly nature are referred to C & RL News or C & RL.
4. Frequency
   1. Two times per year: May, November.
   2. The EBSS Newsletter began in 1986 as volume one and issues are numbered one through two.
   3. Changes in the format and frequency of the newsletter that cannot be made within budget constraints should be proposed to the EBSS Publication Committee for discussion and forwarding to the EBSS Executive Committee.
5. Format
   1. The editor determines size, layout, typography, and other aspects of format within existing budget constraints.
6. Distribution
   1. Members of EBSS receive EBSS Newsletter as a perquisite of current membership.
   2. Individual and back issues are available at prices established by the EBSS Executive Committee

Adopted by EBSS Executive Committee: 1-28-92

Editors:

Term	Appointee
1986-87	Tom Peischl
1987-90	Pam Baxter
1990-91	Nancy O'Brien
1991-93	Laverna Saunders
1993-95	Deborah Rollins
1996-2001	Helga B. Visscher
2001-2004	Doug Cook
2005-	Beth Broyles

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Charge: To prepare a slate of candidates for officers of the Section by recruiting nominees who reflect the diversity and professional environments of the Section membership.
Nominating Committee chairs and members are appointed two years in advance of the elections for which they will draw up the slate of nominees. Traditionally the immediate Past Chair of EBSS has served as the chair of that year's Nominating Committee. ACRL Procedures for Nominating Committees have been followed for several years. These procedures are available at: http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Our_Association/Divisions/ACRL/About_ACRL/Resources_for_Working_with_ACRL/Guide_to_Policies_and_Procedures2/Chapter_7_Appointments_and_Nominations.htm.

Chairs:

Term	Appointee
1966-1968	Chairs not known
1968-1969 for 1969 elections	Howard Dillon
1969-1970 for 1970 elections	Barbara Marks
1970-1973	Chairs not known
1973-1974 for 1974 elections	Katharine Stokes
1974-1975 for 1976 elections	Lorraine Mathies
1975-1976 for 1977 elections	Toyo Kawakami
1976-1977 for 1978 elections	Wayne Gossage
1977-1978 for 1979 elections	Ruth Bauner
1978-1979 for 1980 elections	Joe Mapes
1979-1980 for 1981 elections	Jean Jones
1980-1981 for 1982 elections	Vera Hinds
1981-1982 for 1983 elections	Eva Kiewitt
1982-1983 for 1984 elections	Ann Randall
1983-1984 for 1985 elections	Hannelore Rader
1984-1985 for 1986 elections	Virginia Parr
1985-1986 for 1987 elections	Tom Peischl
1986-1987 for 1988 elections	Adele Dendy
1987-1988 for 1989 elections	Jean Thompson
1988-1989 for 1990 elections	Ray Gerke
1989-1990 for 1991 elections	Nancy O'Brien
1990-1991 for 1992 elections	Laurene Zaporozhetz
1991-1992 for 1993 elections	Tara Fulton
1992-1993 for 1994 elections	Barbara Kemp
1993-1994 for 1995 elections	JoAnn Carr
1994-1995 for 1996 elections	Francine DeFranco
1995-1996 for 1997 elections	Nancy O'Brien
1996-1997 for 1998 elections	Charles Thurston
1997-1998 for 1999 elections	Mary Beth Minnick
1998-1999 for 2000 elections	Nancy Becker
1999-2000 for 2001 elections	Jan Wilson
2000-2001 for 2002 elections	Ellen Gilbert
2001-2002 for 2003 elections	Lorna Lueck
2002-2003 for 2004 elections	Brian Quinn
2003-2004 for 2005 elections	Kate Corby
2004-2005 for 2006 elections	Scott Walter

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Charge: To provide a forum for librarians interested in psychology and psychiatry to become more active in EBSS; to address issues and areas of interest specific to psychology and psychiatry.

Ad hoc: 1978-80

Standing: 1980--

Archives available: 1977--

Programs Presented:
1979: "Wisdom of Make Believe, Psychological Insights from Some Famous Works of Fiction," Jean Roberts, MD, speaker.
1980: "Psych Abstracts: Inside and Out," presentation & panel discussion.
          "Working Session on Academic Test Collections," panel & discussion groups.

Program Suggestion:
1986: "New Developments in Access to Tests," EBSS Conference Program.

Publications:
"Psychological Abstracts, Past, Present, and Future." Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian 5(1), Fall, 1985, 21-42.

"Buros and Beyond: A Test Resource Bibliography," a four-page list of reference sources accessing tests. Produced by the EBSS Psychology/Psychiatry Committee and compiled by Harriet O. Nelson for the 1986 EBSS Conference Program.

"Getting Testy About Access?" a program flyer for the 1986 EBSS Conference Program.

"Psychology and Psychiatry Serials: A Bibliographic Aid for Collection Development," Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian 9(2), 1990, vii-121.

"Library and Information Resource Instruction for Psychology Guidelines," EBSS Newsletter 10(1), 1995, 5-7.

Other Action:
1983: "Letter of Concern" to NIMH about the closing of the National Clearinghouse for Mental Health Information Database.

1985: "Memorandum of Concern" to the American Psychological Association about price increases and fulfillment problems.

1986: Prepared and compiled results of the program evaluation for the 1986 EBSS Conference Program for the Executive Board.

1998: Formed a joint interest group on the Teaching of Psychology with Division 2 of the American Psychological Association.

Chairs:

Term	Appointee
1978-1980:	Virginia Parr
1982-1984:	Ann Marie Breznay
1980-1982:	Dave Legel
1984-1986:	Inge Kauffman
1986-1988:	Dorothy Persson
1988-1989:	Robert Jordan
1989-1991:	Kimberly Banks
1991-1992:	David E. Shontz
1992-1995:	Paul Fehrman
1995-1996:	Jan Wilson
1996-1998:	Jane McKeever
1998-2000:	Brian Quinn
2000-2002:	Darlene Nichols
2002-2004	Maggie Ressel
2004-2006	Lorna Lueck and Alice Perez, co-chairs

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Charge: To investigate the avenues of publishing open to the Section; to assume primary responsibility for the EBSS Newsletter; to clarify to the Section the procedures required by ACRL and ALA for publishing; to review all EBSS publications and to provide written procedural guidance during initial planning stages and prior to any submission for funding or publication; to assist the Section and its committees in finding appropriate areas for publishing projects as approved by the EBSS Executive Committee.

Other Action:

1988: Prepared, "Guidelines for EBSS Newsletter Content."

1992: Updated, expanded and replaced above guidelines with two documents: "EBSS Newsletter Editorial Policies" and "Responsibilities and Relationships of EBSS Newsletter Editor."

Chairs:

Term	Appointee
1986-1987	Tom Peischl
1987-1990	Pam Baxter
1990-1993	Nancy O'Brien
1993-1996	Joan B. Fiscella
1996-1998	Barbara Kemp
1998-2000	Francine DeFranco
2000-2002	Ted Wygant
2002-2004	Marcia Keyser
2004	Tricia Libutti
2004-2006	Anne Fields

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Charge: To produce publications, encourage Section sponsorship of programs, and conduct projects to improve academic library reference services in education and the behavioral sciences; to encourage communication among and the professional development of, reference librarians working in these areas; to serve as resource persons and advocates to publishers and vendors producing reference materials in these disciplines, including those accessed via computer and other new technologies; to provide liaison with other ALA groups as appropriate.

Standing: 1991--

Publications:
"Research in Education: A Comparison and Analysis of Databases." College & Research Libraries News 61(1), January 2000, 16-19, 24.

Chairs:

Term	Appointee
1991-1993	Charles B. Thurston
1993-1995	Peggy Wright
1995-1997	Nancy Becker
1997-1998	Anne Page Mosby
1998-1999	Jack Black
1999-2001	Julie Tharp
2001-2003	Roland Person
2003-2005	Laura Lillard
2005-2007	Kate Silfen

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Charge: Investigate and propose ways the section can provide a forum for behavior science librarians to share ideas about new directions in behavior science librarianship, research in progress and current topics of interest.

Ad Hoc: 2005-2007

Chairs:

2005-2007: Penny Beile

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Charge: To provide a forum for librarians who serve social work/social welfare fields in academic settings; to sponsor discussions and programs; to produce publications to meet the needs of this clientele; and to undertake liaison activities with other professional organizations as appropriate.

Publications:
Human Service Organizations and Their Publications: A Directory of Selected Sources. Edited by Francine M. DeFranco and Donna L. Ferullo. Alexandria, VA.: Council on Social Work Education, 1996.

Programs:
2000, Annual:   Cynthia Pierard "Integrating Information Competencies in the Social Work Curriculum."

Standing: 1991--

Term	Appointee
1991-1993	Jennifer Kuehn
1993-1995	Francine DeFranco
1995-1997	Ellie Marsh
1997-1998	Ellen Gilbert
1998-2001	Sally Lawler
2001-2003	Karen Reiman-Sendi
2003-2005	Brian Quinn
2005-2007	Mary Jane Brustman

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January 2000

The manager of the EBSS web site is selected by the Publications and Communications Committee with the approval of the Section Chair. Upon appointment the Web Manager becomes an ex-officio member of the Publications Committee. There is no set term for the position. The Web Manager should endeavor to provide 3-6 months notice of her/his intent to resign to allow for continuity and transition.

The Web Manager's responsibilities include: (a) hosting the EBSS Home Pages; (b) maintaining the currency of information and links on the core EBSS pages; (c) consulting with EBSS committees on the technical aspects of web projects; (d) assuring that all pages that are products of EBSS or one of its committees adhere to guidelines established by ALA, ACRL and EBSS.

Adopted by EBSS Executive Committee 1-12-2001

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January 2000

1. Purpose
   1. To make essential information about EBSS, its committees, activities and projects readily available to the membership.
   2. To provide specific information about EBSS meetings and programs.
   3. To serve as a recruiting tool for section membership and committee activities.
   4. To provide professional information as a service to education and behavioral science librarians.
   5. To serve as a cost-effective method of making detailed historic and governance information about the section available to anyone with web connectivity.
   6. To utilize input forms and other similar capabilities of the web to solicit information about selected EBSS activities from interested users.

    

2. Selection and Role of Manager
   1. A member of EBSS.
   2. Selected by the Publications and Communications Committee with the approval of the Chair.
   3. Serves as an ex-officio member of the Publications and Communications Committee.
   4. Keeps informed of ACRL and ALA web site policy decisions and maintains the EBSS site in compliance with those policies.
   5. Serves as a technical consultant for EBSS committees pursuing web publication.
3. Contents
   1. The site will prominently display information about the purpose of EBSS and ways to contact officers.
   2. Pages created by EBSS or any of it's committees, will include a link back to the EBSS home page. Exceptions may be made for forms and reproductions of printed documents.
   3. Committee web projects are welcomed. Once they have gone through the publication approval process they should be linked from the section pages and housed on the main section server. Any project so linked will include a welcoming front page in the current official EBSS format, and will be maintained using the same criteria as the general EBSS pages.
   4. All information must be current to within three months unless otherwise specified in these Guidelines. Conference information must be updated within one month.
   5. The web version of the EBSS Manual is the official version and must be maintained promptly and accurately. Updates and changes should be made within one month of their receipt from the Membership and Orientation Committee.
   6. The EBSS Newsletter is published simultaneously in print and electronic formats. The EBSS web site will make the Newsletter available in two electronic formats, so that users with differing computer configurations can access it easily..
4. Format
   1. The manager consults with the Publications and Communications Committee on matters of overall site format and design. Final approval of the design template is made by the Executive Committee.
   2. The EBSS site must conform to ALA and ACRL policies and guidelines.
   3. Between Publications and Communications Committee meetings, the web manager has sole responsibility for determining whether pages on the site meet format guidelines.

Adopted by EBSS Executive Committee 1-12-2001

Web Managers:

Term	Appointee
1997-1998	Deborah Rollins
1998- 2005	Kate Korby
2005 -

 

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Committee Charges and Chairs - Defunct

   ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT SPONSORED EDUCATION RESEARCH

Charge: To explore issues related to ongoing access to government-sponsored education resources, including best practices, censorship, timeliness, and relevancy. This committee will address current federal policy changes, which restrict access to selected material and may affect the ERIC Clearinghouse network. The committee will keep sections members informed, recommend advocacy efforts and interact with appropriate ACRL and ALA offices.

Ad hoc: 2003-2005

Chair: Kate Corby

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Charge: To examine current EBSS bylaws in light of ACRL policies and procedures and in light of EBSS goals as noted in the latest section review, to propose changes to both the structure and content of EBSS bylaws at the 1992 midwinter ALA conference, and to draft a new set of bylaws for review by the Executive Committee at the 1992 annual conference. Should the Planning Committee become a standing committee, ongoing responsibility for bylaws review will be assumed by this committee. The Ad Hoc Bylaws Review Committee will be chaired by a present or past member of the Executive Committee and shall consist of a member of the Ad Hoc Planning Committee and two other members.

Ad hoc: 1990-1993

Archives available: 1990--

Chairs:

Term	Appointee
1990-1991	Jean Thompson
1991-1993	Don Osier

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Charge: To develop published standards or guidelines for curriculum materials centers in the areas of, but not limited to, collections, services, management, budget, personnel and facilities.

Ad hoc: 2000--2003

Chairs:

Term	Appointee
2001-2002	Ann Brownson(Co-Chair) Gary Lare (Co-Chair)

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Charge: To extend the work of the Management of Curriculum MaterialsCenters Committee by developing a parallel Internet based publication. This publication should include the content of the print title and supplement it with case studies of CMCs, links among the articles in the management guide, links to CMCs and other related organizations and supplementary narrative. This committee should work with the Ad Hoc Committee on the CMC Directory to develop an Internet based version of the Directory complete with searchable statistical tables.

Ad hoc: 2000-2002

Chairs:

2000-2002: Jo Ann Carr

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Charge: To plan for and complete the appropriate application process for establishing an EBSS Librarian of the Year Award.

Ad hoc: 1987-1989 Dissolved in 1989 with recommendation to be reconstituted at a later time.

Archives available: 1987-1989

Chair:

1987-1989: Laurene Zaporozhetz

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Committee Charges and Chairs - defunct

   

Charge: The committee will examine options for the provision of effective service for education materials. In many libraries education specialists have been incorporated into general reference departments due to budgetary constraints and reorganization decisions. Education specialists may need to orient their colleagues to provisions of education and psychology/ psychiatry education. Education specialists will need to adjust to the general reference environment. The ad hoc committee will investigate these and other problems associated with this development and describe the extent of the change.

Ad hoc: 1982-1986

Archives available: 1982-1986

Chairs:

Term	Appointee
1983-1984	Vera Hinds
1984-1986	Marianna Markowetz

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Charge: To provide a forum for librarians who serve gerontology researchers, practitioners, and students in academic settings; to sponsor discussions to explore the application of social gerontology research and services in library settings; to sponsor programs and outreach to librarians who serve older adults; to provide publications to meet the needs of these clientele; and to undertake liaison activities with other professional organizations as appropriate.

Standing: 2000- 2004

Chair:

Term	Appointee
2000-2002	Kay Womack
2002-2004	Mary Jane Brustman

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Charge: To monitor federal legislation and other governmental issues of interest to the EBSS community; to help coordinate responses to these issues for the Section; to provide liaison with other legislative groups, both within and outside of ALA, especially the ACRL Governmental Relations Committee; to report back to the EBSS membership through the EBSS Newsletter, C&RL News, etc.; and to provide expertise and consult with the ALA Washington Office, legislators and government agencies to influence policy formation.

Standing:; 1991--2000

Chairs:

Term	Appointee
1991-1993	James Hodson
1993-1995	Mary Gilles
1996-1997	Paul Fehrmann
1997-1998	Robert Hinton
1998-1999	Robert Hinton
1999-2000	Robert Hinton (Co-Chair) Lorene R. Sisson (Co-Chair)

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Committee Charges and Chairs - defunct

   

Charge: Monitors legislation concerning education and behavioral sciences information resources and reports to EBSS Executive Committee; provides statements on these issues as needed; develops strategies as appropriate for effective resolution of these issues; and makes a recommendation to the Executive Committee as to whether a standing Legislative Committee should be established.

Ad hoc: 1989 - [ca 1991]

Chair: Barbara Celone

Publications:
"Sources of Information on Legislation." EBSS Newsletter 6(2) November 1991: 6-7.

"Groups Concerned With Legislative Issues." EBSS Newsletter 7(1) May 1992: 6-7.

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Committee Charges and Chairs - Defunct

   

Charge: To develop a resource on the management of curriculum materials centers and curriculum materials that will meet the professional development needs of those responsible for planning and administering these centers and materials. To review the work of the Curriculum Materials Center (ad hoc) Committee and to revise plans made by the group as required by changes in technology, resources, and audience need.

Chair:

1998-2000: JoAnn Carr

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Committee Charges and Chairs - defunct

   

Charge: To review the current EBSS Orientation Manual and to develop a revised manual by June 1995. Five members will include a member of the Membership & Orientation committee. Manual name changed to EBSS Manual, January 2003.

Ad hoc: 1993-1995

Chair:     1993-1995     Connie Phelps

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Committee Charges and Chairs - defunct

   

Charge: To review the ALA and ACRL strategic plans, and the recent Section review; to identify areas in which the Section is already involved as well as areas where the Section may logically become involved; to identify special goals unique to the Section; to recommend processes to implementation of the strategic plan for EBSS; to recommend to the Executive Committee strategies for the ongoing review of the Section; to make a recommendation to the Executive Committee as to whether a standing Planning Committee should be established.

Ad hoc: 1989-[ca 1991]

Chair:

1989-1990: Kathleen McGowan

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Committee Charges and Chairs - defunct

   

Charge: To review problems of the subject access systems for education literature and to recommend to the EBSS Executive Committee effective ways of improving such systems.

Ad hoc: 1976-1977, as a Committee on Classification and Subject for Education

Standing: 1977--

Archives available: 1981--

Publications:
(See Curriculum Materials Committee.)

Chairs:

Term	Appointee
1977-1979	Darrell Jenkins
1979-1981	Toyo Kawakami
1981-1984	Adele Dendy
1984-1985	Leslie Bjorncrantz
1985-1987	Emily Fabiano
1987-1988	Barbara Kemp
1988-1990	Ilene Rockman
1990-1992	Beth G. Anderson
1992-1995	Allison Kaplan
1995-1996	Jean Caspers

Sunset at 1996 Annual Conference

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Committee Charges and Chairs - defunct

   

Charge: To investigate the avenues of publishing open to the Section; to clarify to the Section the procedures required by ACRL and ALA for publishing within and outside their auspices; to review all EBSS publications during initial planning stages and prior to any submission for funding or publication; to assist the Section and its committees in finding appropriate areas for publishing projects that have been approved by the EBSS Executive Committee. To develop written guidelines for publication review within EBSS; to make a recommendation to the Executive Committee as to whether a standing Publications Review Committee should be established.

Ad hoc: 1989-1991

Chair:
1989-1991:    Barbara Kemp

Developed EBSS "Publications Flow Charts," 1991.

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Committee Charges and Chairs - defunct

   

Charge: To explore possibilities for developing standards or guidelines for education library services for teacher education and educational research; to explore how such standards or guidelines might relate to ACRL-sponsored college and university library standards; to explore how quality education library programs might become more clearly a part of regional, state, and professional accreditation processes for institutions for higher education; and to make appropriate recommendations to the EBSS Executive Committee.

Ad hoc:     1976-1977, as Committee on Standards for Education Library Services, and Relationships to Accreditation.

Standing: 1977-1986

Archives available: 1979-1986

Chairs:

Term	Appointee
1977-1980	Clarence Gorchels
1980-1982	Ruth Bauner
1982-1985	Betty Cleaver
1985-1986	Laurene Zaporozhetz

Publications:
"Standards for Education Library Resources and Services," 1983. Unpublished manuscript.

"Checklist for Accreditation Review," 1984. Unpublished manuscript.

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Charge: To plan and produce a directory of collections in libraries and special collections.

Purpose: To facilitate the identification, retrieval, and access to test resources for students, faculty and researchers.

Ad hoc: 1997--2000

Chair:

Term	Appointee
1997-2000	Nancy O'Brien (Co-Chair)
1997-2000	Paul Fehrmann (Co-Chair)

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Committee Charges and Chairs - defunct

   

Charge: To plan and implement in coordination with the Conference Planning Committee a celebration to be held at the 1993 Annual Conference to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of EBSS.

Publication: EBSS 25th Anniversary Roster, 1968 - 1993.

Ad hoc: 1991-1993

Chair:
1991-1993:     Laurene E. Zaporozhetz

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Ad hoc subcommittee: 1982-1984

Archives available: 1982-1984

Chairs:

Term	Appointee
1982-	Linda Buescher
1982-1984	Carole Wilson

Publications:
"Cataloging Practices and Resource Sharing of Curriculum Collections in Academic Libraries." Journal of Library Administration, 6, 81-88.

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Charge: Create a revision of the "Curriculum Materials Center Collection Development Policy" published in 1984.

Ad hoc subcommittee: 1990-1992

Chair:     Karin Duran

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Disbanded upon the publication of, "Curriculum Materials Center Collection Development Policy," 1984.

Ad hoc subcommittee: 1982-1984

Archives available: 1982-1984

Chair:
1982-1984:     Ilene Rockman

Publications:
"Curriculum Materials Center Collection Development Policy," 1984. Chicago: ACRL, 1985. ERIC ED 256 360. Developed by Collection Management Subcommittee of Curriculum Materials/Problems of Access and Control of Education Materials Committees.

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Ad hoc subcommittee: 1985-1989

Archives available: 1985-1989

Chair:     Eva Kiewitt

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Ad hoc subcommittee: 1982-1984

Chair:

1982-1984:     Joan L. Kuklinski

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Charge: Write an article identifying the issues relating to placing curriculum materials in the on-line catalog. The article will also include information and suggestions to facilitate the placing of curriculum materials in the on-line catalog.

Ad hoc: 1988-1990

Chair:

1988-1990:     Rolland McGiverin

 

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Charge: Investigate sources used by librarians in collecting and evaluating curriculum materials.

Ad hoc subcommittee: 1990-1992

Chair:     Allison Kaplan

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Ad hoc subcommittee: 1985-1989

Archives available: 1985-1989

Chair:
1985-1989:     Eileen Schroeder

Publications:
"State Education Documents: A State-by-State Directory for Their Acquisition and Use." Chicago: ACRL, 1989.

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Ad hoc subcommittee: 1984-1988

Archives available: 1984-1988

Chair:
1984-1988:     Lois Lehman

Publications:
"Directory of Historical Curriculum Collections." Virginia Beach, VA: CBN University Library, 1988. (ERIC ED 313 045)

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Charge: Investigate the concerns and needs of education and curriculum libraries as they pertain to the procurement, implementation, and utilization of microcomputers.

Ad hoc subcommittee: 1984-1986

Archives Available: 1984-1986

Chairs:

Term	Appointee
1984-1986	Barbara Kemp (Co-Chair)
1984-1985	Ilene Rockman (Co-Chair)

Publications:
"Administrator's Checklist of Microcomputer Concerns in Education Libraries," C&RL News, (January, 1986: 69-71). EBSS Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Microcomputer Issues in Education Libraries. Ilene Rockman and Barbara Kemp, Co-Chairs.

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Ad hoc subcommittee: 1983-1985

Archives Available: 1983-1985

Chairs:

Term	Appointee
1983-1985	Emily Fabiano (Co-Chair)
1983-1985	Nancy O'Brien (Co-Chair)

Publications:
"Guide for the Development and Management of Test Collections with Special Emphasis on Academic Settings," 1985. Chicago: ACRL, 1985.

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Association of College and Research Libraries
American Library Association

 

HISTORY ¹

 

The Education and Behavioral Sciences Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries, American Library Association, originated from the interest and planning of two education librarians in 1967, immediately after the summer annual conference in San Francisco.

Barbara S. Marks, then Education Librarian, General University Library, New York University, and Howard W. Dillon, then Associate Librarian of the Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, met at that San Francisco conference and discussed problems that they had in common in their respective libraries. As a result of their discussion, they began a movement to establish a subsection of education librarians within the Association of College and Research Libraries.

Shortly after the 1967 ALA conference, a letter, signed jointly by Mr. Dillon and Mrs. Marks, was sent to education librarians in the organization. The letter, drafted by Mrs. Marks, stated in the opening paragraph:

In the same letter, they informed their fellow education librarians that, at that time, there were four subsections in the Subject Specialists Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries, and that:

The petition for the formation of an Education Subsection caught the attention of librarians from the East to the West coast, and they joined in the proposal.

From these 27 names were drawn a mailing list for a newsletter written by Mr. Dillon. The newsletter ran to four issues, from November, 1967 to May, 1968. He did not intend it to be an official publication, but a means of communication during the early stages. At the same time he conducted a survey of education libraries. In the first newsletter he reported a suggestion from Wayne Gossage that the petition be broadened to include psychology and sociology.

At the request of Mrs. Marks, Mr. Dillon drafted the statement of purpose for the proposed subsection in November, 1967. This statement of purpose and scope, which was submitted to the Association of College and Research Libraries at the 1968 ALA Midwinter Meeting2 was approved:

In March, 1968, the third newsletter announced the approval for the formation of the Subsection and the planning for an organizational meeting at the ALA Annual Conference in Kansas City. The fourth, and final, newsletter of May 20, 1968, gave the time for a late afternoon meeting, and the first formal program was to be a discussion of educational abstracting and indexing services. The first program featured a panel composed of Harvey Marron, Chief, Educational Research Information Center (ERIC), James Humphrey III, soon to become a vice-president of the H.W. Wilson Company, and Sidney Forman.

The mechanics of establishing the Subsection were devised by Howard Dillon, Wayne Gossage and Barbara Marks at their meeting in April. According to the words of Mrs. Marks in her letter requesting assistance from other librarians, "...in the absence of any formal democratic machinery", they appointed themselves as temporary officers with Mr. Dillon as Program Chairman, Mr. Gossage as Chairman of the Bylaws Committee, and Mrs. Marks as Chairman of the Subsection.

Two committees were formed, and members were named to the Organizing and Bylaws Committees. The Organizing Committee was composed of Barbara Anderson, Lorraine Mathies and Rose Marie Service, and the Bylaws Committee of Toyo Kawakami, Margaret Mattern, and Jacqueline Peldzus. The first draft of the Bylaws was written by Mrs. Kawakami, and it was amended by other members of the committee.

The first official meeting of the Subsection as a recognized body within the American Library Association was held at the ALA Annual Convention for 1969 in Atlantic City. The scheduled meeting was held on June 24 with Mrs. Marks presiding. About fifty or more librarians, representing the subject areas designated in the name of the Subsection, attended this session.

The program of this section was based on "Tests: Problems of Bibliographic Control, Collection, Maintenance, and Preservation", with Mr. Dillon as moderator. The Speakers were Oscar Buros, the distinguished editor of Tests in Print and the Mental Measurements Yearbook, and Priscilla Linsley from the Carl Campbell Brigham Center of the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey.

At the 1970 ALA Conference in Detroit the Subsection sponsored a series of workshops on ERIC held on successive days, and a lecture by Harvey Marron, Chief of ERIC, at the membership meeting.

 

The Bylaws for the Subsection, ³ written two years before, were ratified at the same 1970 conference.

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Archival materials show evidence of three EBSS committees active in 1970:

--- Committee on ASCD Curriculum Materials. Chair, Earl Shaffer.
--- Committee on Bibliographic and Physical Control of Nonprint Materials. Chair, Margaret Mattern.
--- Committee on Psychological Tests. Chair, Priscilla Linsley.

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In 1976 Wayne Gossage and Ruth Bauner organized responses to Gossage's "open letter" to EBSS members in the February, 1976, C&RL News and ideas generated in "discussion circles" held at the 1976 ALA Annual Conference. Five ad hoc committees were established for the 1976-77 year. Of these five, four become standing committees with slight variation in their titles and charges.

 

Further, an extensive mailing from Wayne Gossage, Immediate Past Chair, in September 1976, clearly defined expectations for committee members and charges for the newly formed ad hoc committees. The current foci of EBSS are a direct outgrowth of this organization of the Education and Behavioral Sciences Section.

 

(NOTE: In 1992, during an update of the manual, the archival materials were removed. Copies of these items are located at the ALA Archives at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library.)

 

 

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¹Drafted by Toyo Kawakami. Edited by Virginia Parr.

² College and Research Libraries News, May, 1968, p. 131.

³ College and Research Libraries News, November, 1969, pp. 353-355.

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May 1998, updated 2004

The Manual is an online document maintained by the EBSS Web Manager. The EBSS Publications and Communications Committee, with assistance from the Past-Chair, is responsible for revising the contents of the Manual. The Manual is revised after each Annual Conference.

1. Check with EBSS Section Chair (or Vice-Chair) to find out if any committee charges have been revised.
2. Check with EBSS Section Chair to find out if any committees have become defunct or if any new ones have been instituted. Move defunct committees from "active" section of manual to "defunct" section.
3. Update list of Executive Committee members. Current information should be available on the EBSS Contacts web page.
4. Get names of new committee chairs and discussion leaders from the EBSS Section Secretary.
5. Add any new forms that have been developed and replace any revised forms. Check with the EBSS Section Chair or Secretary.
6. Check ACRL and ALA phone numbers and web addresses for any changes.
7. Announce at the Advisory Council meeting that all committee chairs should check the information about their committee in the Manual and give any needed revisions to the Publications and Communications Committee Chair.
8. Provide all changes to EBSS Web Manager.
9. EBSS Manual revised 2006 (PDF)

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