Science and Technology Section

Charge

The Science and Technology Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries provides a forum through which librarians in scientific and technical subject fields can achieve and maintain awareness of the impact and range of information with which they work; and promotes improved accessibility to and active use of this information.
The official STS committee rosters are listed below, and the STS website is available here.

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Roster

Mr. Samuel R. Putnam
(Chair, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Rebecca Hill Renirie
(Vice-Chair, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Patricia J. Hartman
(Secretary, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Audrey Gunn
(EDI Officer, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Ms. Rachel Ellen Hamelers
(Past-Chair, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Melissa Gold, Associate Professor
(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Aditi Gupta
(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Sarah Tribelhorn
(Publicity, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
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, STS had 1,273 members. The committee composition is determined by section leadership.

Subcommitees and Task Forces

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Awards Committee

College Science Librarians Committee

Conference Program Planning 2025 Committee

Conference Program Planning 2026 Committee

Council

Data Curation and Assessment Committee

Development Committee

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee

Government Information Committee

Hot Topics Committee

Information Literacy Committee

Liaisons Committee

Membership and Recruitment Committee

Nominating 2025 Committee

Nominating 2026 Committee

Organization and Planning Committee

Professional Development Committee

Publications Committee

Publisher/Vendor Relations Committee

Research Committee

Scholarly Communication Committee

Task Force on Section Structure and Responsibilities

STEMM Librarianship Resources Committee

Origin

The Science and Technology Section was established in 1961.

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.