African-American Studies Librarians Interest Group
Charge
Provides the resources—ideas, programs, discussion forums and networking opportunities—to support the development of African American Studies librarianship and resources in academic and research libraries.
Roster
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Resources
ALA Connect Community
African-American Studies Librarians IG Discussion List
This discussion list is currently hosted through ALA Connect. In order to post to the list you will need to join the group’s ALA Connect Community and address all discussion list email messages to the Connect discussion list address ALA-acrlaaslig@ConnectedCommunity.org.
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The African-American Studies Librarians Interest Group was established by the ACRL Board of Directors at the 2016 Midwinter Meeting. Prior to this, the AASL IG was the African American Studies Section (AFAS).
Megan Griffin
Association of College & Research Libraries
American Library Association
E-mail: mgriffin@ala.org
Please join this Interest Group's ALA Connect space. Instructions for joining the Connect space and using the discussion list are available above under "Resources."
If you have any questions, suggestions, or ideas for discussion topics, please reach out to the conveners within the ALA Connect space.
If you'd like to volunteer to serve as an Interest Group convener, which is a 3-year term, please reach out to the current convener within the ALA Connect space.
