Awards News

2023 RUSA Gail Schlachter Memorial Research Grant

March 22, 2023

Christina Plakas, PhD student of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina – Columbia, selected winner of the 2023 Gail Schlachter Memorial Research Grant The Gail Schlachter Memorial Research Grant is awarded annually to financially support an individual or…

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2023 RUSA John Sessions Memorial Award

March 22, 2023

Princeton University’s Industrial Relations Library wins 2023 John Sessions Memorial Award Charissa O. Jefferson, Labor Economics Librarian and Adrianna Taraboletti, Industrial Relations Collections Assistant “The American Library Association’s Reference & User Services Association presents the 2023 John Sessions…

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2023 RUSA Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award

March 22, 2023

Jennifer C. Boettcher, Business Research Librarian, Georgetown University, selected winner of the 2023 Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award Jennifer C. Boettcher “Jennifer C. Boettcher is the recipient of the 2023 RUSA Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions…

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2023 ETS Best Emerging Technology Application Award

March 16, 2023

Matthew Toro, Robert Cowling, Eric Friesenhahn and Jill Sherwood for 3D Explorer & Janet Lee and Tegest Hailu, M.D. for the Kindle Early Language Learning Chosen for the 2023 Best Emerging Technology Application (BETA) Award Sponsored by Chatstaff and…

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Interview with Heidi Rhea, Alpha Park Public Library

February 7, 2023

Interview with Heidi Rhea from Alpha Park Public Library, one of the two winners of the 2022 Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library Programs for People Living with Dementia By Janet Tom, San Francisco Public Library, Reference Librarian…

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2023 Dartmouth Medal Winner Announced

January 29, 2023

New Orleans — The winner of the 2023 Dartmouth Medal for most outstanding reference work, an annual award presented by the expert reference and collection development librarians of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of ALA, is…

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