University Libraries Section

Charge

Advances university librarianship, university library service, and the development of university libraries in institutions with graduate programs.
The official ULS committee rosters are listed below, and the ULS website is available here.

Roster

Nancy Snyder Gibson

(Chair, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025)

Rosan Mitola

(Vice-Chair, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025)

Laura Westmoreland Gariepy

(Past-Chair, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025)

Mary D. Galvin

(Secretary, July 1, 2023, to July 31, 2025)

Rachel Besara

(Member, July 1, 2023, to July 31, 2025)

Ms. Mou Chakraborty

(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)

Dr. Susanna M. Cowan

(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)

Jill Jeanette Crane

(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026)

Dr. Michelle Demeter

(Member, July 1, 2021, to July 31, 2024)

Dr. Michelle Demeter

(Member, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025)

Carrie Donovan

(Member, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025)

Ms. Veronica Arellano Douglas

(Member, July 1, 2023, to July 31, 2025)

María Evelia Emerson

(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027)

Ms. Brenda Fay

(Member, July 1, 2023, to July 31, 2025)

Ms. Anna Flak

(Member, July 1, 2023, to July 31, 2025)

Susan Garrison

(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027)

Teresa Lynne Gray

(Member, July 1, 2022, to July 31, 2025)

Ms. Jane Hammons

(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)

Ms. Karin L. Heffernan

(Member, July 1, 2022, to July 31, 2025)

Ms. Marna M. Hostetler

(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)

Rhonda Kay Huisman

(Member, July 1, 2023, to July 31, 2025)

Jennifer Hunter

(Member, July 1, 2023, to July 31, 2025)

Ms. Helen Kula

(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)

Michelle K. Mitchell

(Member, July 1, 2023, to July 31, 2025)

Ms. Meggan Press

(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2022, to July 31, 2025)

Colleen C. Quinn

(Member, July 1, 2023, to July 31, 2025)

Christopher Russell Sharpe

(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)

Rebecca Walton

(Member, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025)

Mr. Yang Wu

(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2022, to July 31, 2025)

Tisha M. Zelner

(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026)

Rebecca Miller Waltz

(Board Liaison, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025)

Megan R. Griffin

(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025)

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Resources

Composition

As of August 2024, ULS had 3,771 members. The committee composition is determined by section leadership.

Origin

The University Libraries Section was established in 1937.

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.