I don’t know about you, but I had plans to do some things over the past three months that just haven’t happened. Library-related, my plans involved checking out cookbooks and making use of my new kitchen with a gas range (!!!) and taking my one-year-old to storytime. Maybe your library plans…(Read More)
Podcast by Erika Valenti and Emerald Publishing. Diversity is being asked to the party, inclusion is being asked to dance, equity is setting the playlist. This series focuses on Gender Equity on how women are setting the playlist. Episode 1 : Interview with Julia Martin and Louise Feldmann, ALA BRASS leadership discussion on mentoring women.…(Read More)
As Higher Ed moves into developing and encouraging more Open Educational initiatives, how can libraries leverage collections available to them, become part of the conversation, and help build our growing OER communities? Register today for the upcoming webinar “Unlocking the Library of Congress: Enhancing your OER Initiatives via the Library’s Collections” scheduled for Tuesday…(Read More)
Thank you to those who stood in for elections for roles within RUSA leadership. We have the results for the 2020 election! Congratulations to our new leaders: DIVISION LEADERSHIP Vice-President/President-Elect: Christina Pryor Secretary: Jenny Presnell DIVISION BYLAWS AMENDMENT Amendment Item #1: The past president will serve as the board liaison for RUSA…(Read More)
Christina Pryor has been elected the 2020-21 President-Elect of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). Pryor will serve her Presidential term during 2021-22. “RUSA has been my professional home since I joined ALA as a student in the MLIS program and I’m honored to have the opportunity to continue my…(Read More)
Chris Le Beau, Librarian Emerita IV, University of Missouri-Kansas City, was selected as the 2020 winner of the Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award, the Reference and User Services Association’s highest honor. Chris is recognized for her distinguished career in reference librarianship, for her research and publications in business reference, for her mentoring of a…(Read More)
Lucy M. Lockley, Lead Collection Development Librarian for St. Charles City-County Library was selected as the 2020 winner of the Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award, sponsored by NoveList, for the positive contributions she has made to the profession, her library, and her colleagues across the country; for being one of the first…(Read More)
Jen Lemberger, MLIS, MPH, Programming Librarian, City of Santa Barbara Library was selected as the 2020 winner of the Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services, sponsored by ReferenceUSA, for her enthusiastic service and dedication to the community of Santa Barbara, CA and for building community relationships. As a Programming Librarian for the…(Read More)
For their consolidation of access to extensive archival materials relating to the history of labor and labor relations in Alaska and their support of the Alaska labor community in which one out of every 5 workers is a member of a union, Arlene Schmuland on behalf of employees of Labor Collections of the Archives and…(Read More)