ACRL Sections
ACRL has seventeen sections to help members individualize their ACRL experience through newsletters, discussion lists, specialized programming, preconferences, recognition, and focused activities. Below you will find links to general information related to ACRL sections as well as links to each section's Web site.
Section Committee Volunteer Form (for ALA and ACRL members only) 
ALA Connect
Section Discussion List Information
Online Presence of ACRL Communities of Practice
A listing of each section’s online presence with links to each section’s Web site and (if applicable) wiki, Facebook profile, and blog.
Section Committee Rosters
2009-10 Section Committee Rosters (for ALA and ACRL members only)
2010-11 Section Committee Rosters (for ALA and ACRL members only)
Index to Section Resources
This index provides ACRL members with comprehensive access to the many offerings available online from ACRL's seventeen sections.
Sections
African American Studies Librarians Section (AFAS)
Promotes the study of librarianship and collection development as it progresses and relates to the African American Studies collection.
Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS)
Supports the study of those aspects of library service that require knowledge in anthropology, sociology and related fields.
Arts Section
Provides an umbrella organization for the promotion of library service in the field of visual and performing arts through discussion of current issues, the exchange of information, and the carrying out of suitable projects.
Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Section (AAMES)
Represents librarians and specialists in the fields of Asian, African and Middle Eastern area studies.
College Libraries Section (CLS)
Advances college librarianship and encourages the development of library services in baccalaureate-degree-granting institutions.
Community and Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS)
Serves to share common areas of interest to enhance library services and librarianship in libraries and learning resource centers in two-year institutions and to support the educational programs of these institutions.
Distance Learning Section (DLS)
Supports and promotes library services to off campus and distance education students; provides a vehicle for the professional development and exchange of ideas among librarians working with off campus and distance education students.
Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS)
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.
Instruction Section (IS)
Enhances the ability of academic and research librarians to advance learning, teaching, and research with respect to information literacy in higher education.
Law and Political Science Section (LPSS)
Represents librarians in the fields of law and political science in regard to those aspects of library service that require special knowledge of law and political science.
Literatures in English Section (LES)
Represents members of ACRL who specialize or are otherwise professionally involved in the selection, acquisition, organization, and use of information resources related to literatures in English.
Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS)
Exercises leadership in the local, national, and international special collections communities to represent and promote concerns related to rare books, manuscripts, and other special collections.
Science and Technology Section (STS)
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.
Slavic and East European Section(SEES)
Represents librarians and specialists in the fields of Slavic and Eastern European Studies.
University Libraries Section (ULS)
Advances university librarianship, university library service, and the development of university libraries in institutions with graduate programs.
Western European Studies Section (WESS)
Promotes the improvement of library services supporting study and research in Western European affairs from ancient times to the present.
Women's Studies Section (WSS)
Serves to discuss, promote, and produce resources to support women's studies collections and services in academic and research libraries.