Distance and Online Learning Section

Charge

Supports and promotes library services to off campus and distance education students; provides a vehicle for the professional development and exchange of ideas among librarians working with off campus and distance education students.
The official DOLS committee rosters are listed below, and the DOLS website is available here.

Roster

Ms. Anaya Jones
(Chair, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Brittni Ballard
(Vice-Chair, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Katherine Elizabeth Howell
(Secretary, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Jessica Bennett
(Past-Chair, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Dr. Melissa Atkinson
(Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025)
Mrs. Kimberly Michele Bailey
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Lisa Campbell
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Ms. Mou Chakraborty
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Michael Courtney
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Melissa Sue Del Castillo
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Madeleine Gaiser
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Natalie Haber
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Ms. Lia Horton
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Dr. Hope Y. Kelly
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Dr. Breanne Ariel Kirsch
(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Dr. Ash Lierman
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Dr. Theresa Mastrodonato
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Christina Norton
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Mollie E. Peuler
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Kaiya Schroeder
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Delandrus Seales
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Joseph Kevin Tuvera Sebastian
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Jennifer Shimada
(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Danielle Skaggs
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
John D. Stawarz
(Member, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Jennifer Steinford
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Ms. Kristin Miller Woodward
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Katherine Elizabeth Howell
(Archivist, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Tarida Anantachai
(Board Liaison, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Megan R. Griffin
(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
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Resources

Composition

As of August 2024, DOLS had 1,558 members. The committee composition is determined by section leadership.

Subcommitees and Task Forces

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DOLS Anti-racism and EDI Committee

DOLS Awards Committee

Communications Committee

Conference Program Planning 2025 Committee

Conference Program Planning 2026 Committee

DOLS Discussion Group

Instruction Committee

Membership, Events and Fundraising Committee

Mentoring and Networking Committee

Nominating 2025 Committee

Nominating 2026 Committee

Research and Publications Committee

Standards Committee

Strategic Planning Committee

Web Committee

Origin

The Distance Learning Section was established in 1991. At its November 18, 2019, virtual meeting, the ACRL Board of Directors approved renaming the “Distance Learning Section” to the “Distance and Online Learning Section,” at the request of the DLS Executive Committee. The name change officially goes into effect on September 1, 2020.

Staff Liaison

Megan Griffin
Association of College & Research Libraries
American Library Association
E-mail: mgriffin@ala.org

Get Involved

Volunteers will need to complete the volunteer form. Committee service that begins July 1. More information, including volunteer deadlines and requirements, can be found on the ACRL volunteer site.