NEW ORLEANS- The Listen List Council of the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has announced the 2023 selections of the Listen List: Outstanding Audiobook Narration. This year’s committee evaluated 293…
NEW ORELANS – The Reading List Council has announced the 2023 selections of the Reading List, an annual best-of list comprised of eight different fiction genres for adult readers. A shortlist of honor titles, up to 4 per genre was…
NEW ORLEANS- The Notable Books Council, first established in 1944, has announced the 2023 selections of the Notable Books List, an annual best-of list composed of titles written for adult readers and published in the US including fiction…
Interview with the 2022 winner of the Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award sponsored by EBSCO, Melissa Wong conducted by Chris LeBeau, past Chair of RUSA’s Achievement Awards and Grants Committee Melissa Wong The Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award sponsored by EBSCO…
Timothy J. Dickey [Gary W. White] How did you get into the field of librarianship? [Dr. Timothy J. Dickey] Libraries have actually been a motif throughout my life. My first library jobs were work-study during my undergrad years, shelving…
Perspectives from A Newbie: RUSA’s Achievement Awards By Lillian Velez, Dee J. Kelly Law Library, LRVelez@Law.Tamu.Edu The RUSA Achievement Awards were presented on Thursday, July 21, 2022, and I am so glad to have had the…
Interview with Marie Concannon, winner of the RUSA Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services – interview conducted by Chris LeBeau, Chair of the RUSA Achievement Awards Committee. (August 10, 2022) Marie Concannon Chris: I have here today,…
Don’t Miss this Exciting Event from RUSA Literary Tastes: Celebrating the Best Reading of the Year Sunday, June 26 8:00am-10:00am Courtyard Marriott, Shaw Ballroom Register Online Details: What could be better than books and breakfast? Maybe…
The Historical Materials Committee of the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) History Section has selected the 2021 Best Historical Materials. This list recognizes the effectiveness in coverage of historical resources in all fields of history and promotes enhanced…