ALA Annual Write-Up from this year’s BRASS Student Travel Award winner Vani Sharma From left to right: Wendy Pothier (BRASS Chair), Vani Sharma, and Juan Vasquez (SimplyAnalytics) Reflections on My First ALA Annual Conference Attending the ALA Annual…
HD McKay & Michael Groenendyk, named 2026 recipient of the BRASS Research Grant Award Hyun Duck Michael Groenendyk “We are so grateful for this award which will be instrumental in pushing our Dataweb.ai (https://dataweb.ai/) projects forward. This…
Vani Sharma, Master of Information Science Student at Rutgers University and Library Intern at New York University named winner of the 2026 BRASS Student Travel Award sponsored by SimplyAnalytics Vani Sharma “I am honored to be selected as this year…
Joan D. Delgado, Business Librarian, New York Public Library, is the 2026 winner for the BRASS Public Librarian Support Award. Joan D. Delgado “As an early-career library professional, I am grateful for the opportunity to connect with and learn…
BRASS Excellence in Business Librarianship sponsored by LSEG Data & Analytics names it’s 2026 Winner – Ilana Stonebraker, Head, Sciences and Social Sciences Head, Business/SPEA Library Librarian, Indiana University, Bloomington Ilana Stonebraker “Ever since I walked into my first…
Nicole Sari Stith, Business Librarian, East Carolina University, named winner of the 2026 BRASS Academic Business Librarianship Travel Award sponsored by Finaeon Nicole Sari Stith “Thank you to the BRASS Committee and Finaeon for supporting me to attend my first…
The Annual Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Virtual Forum is scheduled for March 10 & 12, 2026. The Forum Theme is: Reference and User Services: Stepping Boldly Forward Reference and User Services are navigating a turbulent landscape marked by…
Kick off the Year with RUSA’s 2026 Online Learning The American Library Association – Reference and User Services Division (RUSA) 2026 CE offerings are booming with an outstanding combination of repeat and new courses/webinars. Our list of upcoming programming…
The American Library Association- Reference and User Services Division (RUSA) November/December 2025 CE offerings are blooming with new webinars. Our list of upcoming programming is below: Activating AI Education and Algorithmic Literacy at Toronto Public Library 60-minute webinar…