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…
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…
The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) will host its 2nd Annual RUSA Virtual Forum March 28 and 30. The Forum will offer two nonconsecutive days of programs dedicated to showcasing the work of its section groups and…
The Reference and User Services (RUSA) of the American Library Association is pleased to share a series of essential 101 in-depth courses that are the basis of librarianship. Business Reference This three-week asynchronous course is for any…
Cynthia Johnson, RUSA President 2022-23 Happy 2023, RUSA!, First, I want to extend a heartfelt “Thank You” to Jenny Presnell for stepping in as Acting Secretary for the RUSA Board in Fall 2022. Her last official note-taking duties…
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…
NEW ORLEANS – The CODES List, a committee of the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), has announced the 2023 selection of essential cookbooks for public libraries. Essential Cookbooks 2023: The CODES…
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…