Amanda Dinscore, MS, MLIS
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Service

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Library Association (ALA) 2008 - present
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 2008 - present
California Academic and Research Libraries (CARL) 2006 - present

SERVICE IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
  • Chair, College and Research Libraries News Editorial Board. 2017-2019
  • Member, ACRL Publications Coordinating Committee. 2017-2019
  • Member, ACRL ULS Technology in University Libraries Committee. 2014 - 2018
  • Member, ACRL Distance Library Services (DLS) Instruction Committee. 2014 - 2018
  • Member, College and Research Libraries News Editorial Board. 2013 - 2017
  • Member, ACRL IS Instructional Technologies Committee. 2014 - 2016
  • Member, ALA Emerging Leaders Interest Group. 2010 - 2014
  • Chair, CARL Conference 2014, Discussion Session Proposal Review Team. 2013
  • Co-Chair, ACRL LES New Members Discussion Group. 2011 - 2013
  • Member, ACRL LES Executive Committee. 2011 - 2013
  • Chair, ACRL Membership Recruitment Committee. 2011 - 2012
  • Chair, CARL Conference 2012, Poster Session Proposal Review Team. 2011 - 2012
  • ACRL Representative, ALA Recruitment Assembly. 2010 - 2012
  • Member, ACRL Membership Coordinating Committee. 2010 - 2012
  • Member, ACRL LES Membership Committee. 2010 - 2012
  • Vice-Chair, ACRL Membership Recruitment Committee. 2010 - 2011

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO

University Service
  • Member, Exploring Fresno State Operations in a Post COVID World (task force of the Academic Senate) 2021 - Present
  • Member, Writing Competency Subcommittee (standing subcommittee of the Academic Policy and Planning Committee, Academic Senate) (2015 - 2016 & 2018 - Present) 
  • Creativity & Innovation for Effectiveness (CAIFE) project team formed to explore and plan for the creation of an undergraduate research center at Fresno State (2018 - 2019)
  • Member, Academic Affairs Leadership Team (2016 - 2018) 
  • Member, Veterans Affairs Steering Committee (2017)  
  • Senator, Academic Senate (2009 - 2011) 

Library Service
  • Member, Library Diversity Committee (2021 - Present) 
  • ​Member, Diversity in Our Collections working group (2021 - Present)
  • Member, Library Collections Review Committee (2020-Present)
  • Member, Library Faculty Personnel Committee (2019 - Present)
  • Member, Library Strategic Planning Committee (2019 - Present)
  • Member, Library Sabbatical Review Committee (2020 & 2021) 
  • Member, Library & DISCOVERe Working Group (2017 - 2019) 
  • Member, Library Web Innovation Team (2009 - 2020) 
  • Member, Library Wiki Development Group (2017 - 2019) 
  • Member, Technology Lending Advisory Committee (2017 - 2019) 
  • Lead, Library Priority Planning Group (2017) 
  • Chair, Web Innovation Team (2012 - 2016) 
  • Member, Web Developer search committee (2014) 
  • Team Leader, College of Arts and Humanities Team (2012 - 2014) 
  • Principal Investigator, Web Usability Workgroup (WUW) (2010 - 2014) 
  • Chair, Public Services Librarian search committee (2013) 
  • Member, Digital Services Librarian search committee (2013) 
  • Member, Public Services Horizon Task Force (2012) 
  • Chair, Library Marketing Committee (2011 - 2012) 
  • Member, Library Internship Advisory Group (2009 - 2010) 
  • Secretary, Library Faculty Committee (2008 - 2010) 
  • Member, Library Xerxes Revision Group (2009 - 2010) 
  • Member, Probationary Plan Revision Group (2010)

VOLUNTEER SERVICE
  • Team lead and volunteer, Afghan refugee sponsorship effort, Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno (2021-present)
  • Volunteer, Fresno Unified School District. K-12 Reading lists project celebrating diversity (2020-2021)
  • Immigrant Justice Leadership Team (Chair), Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno. 2017 - present 
  • Take Back the Night event volunteer. 2018
  • Internet Archive and Open Library Project. 2011-2016
  • Site Coordinator and volunteer for World Book Night. 2012 - 2014
  • Member and Volunteer, LunaFest Planning Committee. September, 2010-2011
  • Member and Volunteer, Smittcamp Honors College Selection Committee. 2010-2015