Educational & Behavioral Sciences Section

Charge

Serves the common interests of education and behavioral sciences librarians, including communications studies, psychology, and social work librarians. Members explore a host of issues in the areas of information literacy, effective use of technology in the classroom, collection development, scholarly communication, research, and other concerns pertaining to education and behavioral sciences librarianship.
The official EBSS committee rosters are listed below, and the EBSS website is available here.

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Roster

Ashlynn Kogut
(Chair, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Robin L. Ewing
(Vice-Chair, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Katherine Safiah Donaldson
(Secretary, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Yu-Hui Chen
(Past-Chair, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Dawn Victoria Behrend
(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Jylisa Kenyon
(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Charlene H. Loope
(Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Peter E. Tagtmeyer
(Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Kara Whatley
(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, EBSS had 981 members. The committee composition is determined by section leadership.

Subcommitees and Task Forces

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Advisory Council

Awards Committee

Communication Studies Committee

Conference Program Planning 2025 Committee

Conference Program Planning 2026 Committee

Curriculum Materials Committee

Education Committee

Education Research Libraries Discussion Group

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee

Evidence Synthesis Committee

Instruction for Educators Committee

Membership and Orientation Committee

Nominating 2025 Committee

Nominating 2026 Committee

Online Learning Research Committee

Psychology Committee

Publications and Communications Committee

Reference Sources and Services Committee

Research Committee

Scholarly Communication Committee

Social Work Committee

Origin

The Education and Behavioral Sciences Section was established in 1968.

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.