Many thanks to Jen Bishop (Carroll County Public Libraries), Don Undeen (Georgetown University), and Liz Sundermann (Baltimore County Public Libraries) for being the stars of the inaugural ALA RUSA Emerging Technologies Section Tech Showcase. What started as a good and…
The submission site for the 2020 ALA Annual Conference Program Proposals is now open. We encourage all RUSA members to consider submitting a proposal for the 2020 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL, please see the schedule below. Please use…
Toward Empowerment Reflecting on inclusion in user services By Carrie Smith | June 23, 2019 Does eliminating the reference desk create inequity? When Ann Brown was asked this question at a session several years ago, she promised to bring it to…
Don’t miss this exciting event from RUSA! Literary Tastes: Celebrating the Best Reading of the Year Sunday, June 23, 8:00 am – 10:00 am Renaissance, Congressional Ballroom, Washington D.C. Details: What could be better than books and…
ALA’s Steering Committee on Organizational Effectiveness (SCOE) has been working since June 2018 to carry out a comprehensive review and study of ALA’s governance, member participation, and legal structures and systems, with the goal of proposing changes that…
RUSA is sponsoring 10 programs in addition to the President’s Program during the 2019 ALA Annual Conference. Additionally there will be meetings of the RUSA board, Section boards, committee meetings and discussion groups. All RUSA-sponsored events may be…
Come hear the experts from the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and Consumer Financial Protection…
The CODES List, a committee of the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), has announced the inaugural selection of essential cookbooks for public libraries. The CODES List: Cookbooks highlights titles for both…
Seattle—The Listen List Council of the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has announced the 2019 selections of the Listen List: Outstanding Audiobook Narration. This year’s committee evaluated 261 titles…