IS Research and Scholarship Committee

Charge

To promote and support research and scholarship opportunities for academic and research librarians by identifying instruction-related topics for study and research. The committee maintains and promotes the Section publication “Research Agenda for Library Instruction and Information Literacy;” interviews scholars for the “Research Agenda Conversations” series; writes and promotes the “Five Things” series on current topics relevant to library instruction; and maintains "A Selective List of Journals on Teaching and Learning."

Roster

Alyssa N. Denneler
(Chair, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023)
Lijuan Xu
(Vice-Chair, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023)
Natalia Estrada
(Secretary, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023)
Martha Adkins
(Member, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023)
Brianna Buljung
(Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024)
Ms. Holly K. Herndon
(Member, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023)
Megan Hodge
(Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024)
April Joy Schweikhard
(Member, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023)
Amber M. Sewell
(Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024)
Dr. Elena M. Soltau
(Member, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023)
Jessica Szempruch
(Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023)
Brittany Paloma Fiedler
(Liaison, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023)

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Resources

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Composition

The committee composition is determined by section leadership.

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.