Distance and Online Learning Section

Charge

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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.
The official DOLS committee rosters are listed below, and the DOLS website is available .

Roster

Ms. Anaya Jones
(Chair, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Brittni Ballard
(Vice-Chair, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Katherine Elizabeth Howell
(Secretary, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Jessica Bennett
(Past-Chair, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Dr. Melissa Atkinson
(Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025)
Mrs. Kimberly Michele Bailey
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Lisa Campbell
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Ms. Mou Chakraborty
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Michael Courtney
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Melissa Sue Del Castillo
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Madeleine Gaiser
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Natalie Haber
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Ms. Lia Horton
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Dr. Hope Y. Kelly
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Dr. Breanne Ariel Kirsch
(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Dr. Ash Lierman
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Dr. Theresa Mastrodonato
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Christina Norton
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Mollie E. Peuler
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Kaiya Schroeder
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Delandrus Seales
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Joseph Kevin Tuvera Sebastian
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Jennifer Shimada
(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Danielle Skaggs
(Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
John D. Stawarz
(Member, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Jennifer Steinford
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Katherine Elizabeth Howell
(Archivist, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
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

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Composition

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As of August 2024, DOLS had 1,558 members. The committee composition is determined by section leadership.

Subcommitees and Task Forces

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DOLS Anti-racism and EDI Committee

DOLS Awards Committee

Origin

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The Distance Learning Section was established in 1991. At its November 18, 2019, virtual meeting, the ACRL Board of Directors approved renaming the “Distance Learning Section” to the “Distance and Online Learning Section,” at the request of the DLS Executive Committee. The name change officially goes into effect on September 1, 2020.

Staff Liaison

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Megan Griffin
Association of College & Research Libraries
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E-mail: mgriffin@ala.org

Get Involved

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Volunteers will need to complete the Committee service that begins July 1. More information, including volunteer deadlines and requirements, can be found on the .