RUSA is sponsoring multiple programs in addition to the President’s Program during the 2022 ALA Annual Conference. Additionally meetings of the RUSA board, Section boards, committee meetings and discussion groups will be added to the Conference Scheduler in mid-April.
Saturday, June 25, 2022
A Tiny Library with a Million Volumes: the Open Source Future of Resource Sharing
9:00 am – 10:00 am
From Censorship to Digitization: Bringing Sensitive Collections to Light
9:00 am – 10: 00 am
Census 2020 from the perspective of maps, GIS, and data librarians
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
UN Decade of Health Aging 2021-2030: Global Collaborations Begins & Your Library
2:30 pm – 3: 30 pm
ALA Trivia Championship
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Ceremony and Reception
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Literary Tastes: Celebrating the Best Reading of the Year (RUSA)
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Save, Edit, Delete: Pushing Virtual Services Forward While Returning Onsite Post-Pandemic
9:00 am – 10:00 am
2022 Emerging Technology Showcase
11:00 am- 12:00 pm
RUSA President’s Program *Title TBD
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Build Back Stronger- Build Back Smarter! Transforming Business Development through Partnerships
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Creating a Telephone Reference Service During a Pandemic- and Making it Last
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Communities in Crisis: Legal Reference Skills to the Rescue
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Deploying Your Skills: The Libraries and Veterans National Forum Project
4:00 pm – 5: 00pm
Monday, June 27, 2022
Help Build a Community’s Financial Well-Being
10:30 am – 11:30 am
New Discoveries in Reference: The 28th Annual Reference Research Forum
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Why won’t they answer me? Understanding the barriers to communication between libraries and non-librarian faculty about collection development and scholarly communication
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Read Hard: Get the Most Out of Your Reading Life as an Library Professional
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Reference Repertoire: You Know more than you know
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Help your community by offering passport services at your library
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm