ACRL has seventeen sections to help members individualize their ACRL experience through newsletters, electronic 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.
African American Studies Librarians (AFAS)
Promotes the study of librarianship and collection development as it progresses and relates to the African American Studies collection.
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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)
Contributes to library service and librarianship through activities relating to libraries and learning resource centers in community and junior colleges and equivalent institutions.(Note: this link will open a new browser window)
Distance Learning Section (DLS)
Advance extended campus librarianship and foster and to share information on extended campus library services.
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Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS)
Represents and serves librarians and specialists in the fields of education and behavioral sciences.
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 (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 special collections.
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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.
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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.
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Women's Studies Section (WSS)
Serves to discuss, promote, and support women's studies collections and services in academic and research libraries.
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