Politics, Policy and International Relations Section

Charge

Serves as an educational forum and information exchange for librarians with an interest or subject expertise in politics, policy and international relations.

The official PPIRS committee rosters are listed below, and the PPIRS website is available here.

Formerly called the ACRL Law & Political Sciences Section (LPSS), PPRIS became the official name of the section on September 1, 2016.

Roster

Mrs. Nadine R. Hoffman
(Chair, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026)
Andrew Dudash
(Past-Chair, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026)
Mark D. Robison
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Allison Symulevich
(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)

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Resources

Composition

As of August 2024, PPIRS had 682 members. The committee composition is determined by section leadership.

Origin

The Law and Political Science Section (LPSS) was established in 1960. At the 2016 ALA Annual Conference, the ACRL Board approved changing the name to the Politics, Policy and International Relations Section (PPIRS).

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.