Recruitment Call
The ACRL Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS) is currently seeking applications to serve a three-year term (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2026) as the ACRL Liaison to the American Anthropological Association (AAA). Liaisons are responsible for outreach, education, and communication between AAA and ACRL to form strong relationships and advance the interests of ACRL and ANSS.
About AAA
The American Anthropological Association (AAA), founded in 1902, is one of the largest Anthropological organizations in the world and was democratically formed to address the needs of people interested and working in the field of Anthropology. The AAA also is responsible for regularly releasing issues of the journal, the American Anthropologist.
For more information about the organization, please visit https://www.americananthro.org/.
Liaison responsibilities and expectations:
● Contact the previous ACRL ANSS AAA liaison and the current ANSS Liaison Committee Chair for help and information especially about ongoing work and projects.
● Join and be actively involved in AAA. Participate in a subject section of AAA.
● Work to increase collaboration between ACRL ANSS and AAA by sharing information with members of both organizations via email (minimum) and other impactful communication venues such as presentations at AAA and ACRL conference on topics of interest to both groups.
● Keep abreast of scholarly interests and other matters that might be pertinent to ACRL/ANSS and academic librarianship
● Provide annual report on AAA's meeting and your activities to the ACRL Board, ANSS Chair/Executive Committee, and ANSS Liaison Committee.
● Communicate with the ANSS membership via reports in Currents, virtual meetings, blogs etc. Past reports available at https://acrl.ala.org/anss/index.php/publications/currents/.
● Attend AAA (usually in November), ALA, and meetings of ANSS, ANSS Liaison Committee, and ACRL Liaisons Assembly Committee, in-person or virtually.
○ You may be able to supplement your institutional funding with ACRL funding. Please note funding request proposals are due the first of August each year for attending meetings in the upcoming year.
Deadline for Applications: May 1, 2023
Qualifications
Required:
● Current membership in ANSS, ACRL, and AAA (AAA may be joined upon appointment)
● Experience collaborating with anthropology faculty and providing assistance to anthropology students
● Interest in coordinating activities to increase interaction between AAA and ACRL, ability to articulate ideas for collaboration and discuss options for carrying them out
● Experience with or interest in outreach and education efforts
● Excellent leadership abilities and communication skills
● Financial support to attend AAA Annual Conferences for the length of the three-year term, if not fully funded by ACRL.
○ Note: ANSS may provide limited, supplemental funding; ACRL Liaison committee reviews funding requests (deadline August 1)
Desired:
● Record of serving ANSS and/or ACRL on committees, task forces, etc.
● Participation in one or more sections of AAA
● Advanced degree or graduate coursework in anthropology or related areas
Submission Requirements
Candidates must submit:
● A letter of application articulating qualifications and current curriculum vitae (CV) to:
o Tom Diamond, ANSS Liaison Committee Chair: notted@lsu.edu
Selection Process Timeline
● May 1 - Deadline for applications
● May 1 – May 9: ANSS Liaison Committee reviews submitted applications and recommends a liaison candidate to the ANSS Executive Board
● May 9 – May 15: ANSS Executive Board reviews recommendation sand contacts the successful candidate to confirm they are still able to serve
● May 16 - May 19: ANSS Executive board officially appoints successful candidate
● May 22 - May 23: ANSS Liaison Committee chair(s) contacts successful and unsuccessful candidates
● Annual Conference: Selected candidate attends ALA Annual for the start of the 2023-2026 term and is invited to the ANSS Liaison committee meeting and the ANSS Executive Committee meeting
If you have any questions, please contact Tom Diamond, notted@lsu.edu, ANSS Liaison Committee Chair.
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Tom Diamond
Collection Services & Business Librarian
Louisiana State University Libraries
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