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The time to lead

C&RL News, April 2005
Vol. 66. No. 4

Standing for ACRL section office is an opportunity to become involved with important issues affecting academic and research librarians in the 21st century, gain leadership experience, and build ties with colleagues. It is also an opportunity to be of service to your ACRL section community, ensuring that it continues to nurture the development of new members and forge deeper connections to the profession.

Nomination of ACRL section officers
Candidates for vice-chair/chair elect, secretary, and members-at-large of ACRL sections are selected by the nominating committee of each section. If you would like to nominate someone or be nominated yourself, contact the chair of the appropriate section nominating committee prior to the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Contact information is given below. Terms of office will begin on July 1, 2006.

2006 section nominating committee chairs
African American Studies Librarians: Myrtis Cochran, University of California-Berkeley, mcochran@library.berkeley.edu

Anthropology and Sociology: Jim Haug, Smithsonian Institution, haugj@si.edu

Arts: Edward Teague, University of Oregon, ehteague@darkwing.uoregon.edu

Asian, African, and Middle Eastern: Past Chair R. N. Sharma, West Virginia State University, sharmarn@wvsc.edu

College Libraries: Karen Fischer, University of Puget Sound, kfischer@ups.edu

Community College and Junior College Libraries: Cynthia Steinhoff, Anne Arundel Community College, cksteinhoff@aacc.edu

Distance Learning: Kathleen Conley, Illinois State University, kcconle@ilstu.edu 

Education and Behavioral Sciences: Scott Walter, University of Kansas, slwalter@mail.ku.edu

Instruction: Trudi Jacobson, University at Albany, tjacobson@uamail.albany.edu

Law and Political Science: Thomas Mann, Northwestern University, tmann@northwestern.edu

Literatures in English: Michaelyn Burnette, University of California-Berkeley, mburrnett@library.berkeley.edu

Rare Books and Manuscripts: Margaret Nichols, Cornell University, mnr1@cornell.edu

Science and Technology: Jill Newby, University of Arizona, newbyj@u.library.arizona.edu

Slavic and East European: Joanna K. Dyla, Stanford University, dylaj@stanford.edu

University Libraries: Gillian McCombs, Southern Methodist University, gmccombs@mail.smu.edu

Western European Studies: Bruce Swann, University of Illinois, bswann@uiuc.edu

Women’s Studies: Sandy River, Texas Tech University Libraries, sandy.river@ttu.edu