Many libraries have had to close their public spaces during the pandemic. As a result, the gap between those with the technology to access information and those without has become noticeably wider. This presentation will give an overview of how…
Registration is currently open for the 2021 ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits Virtual to be held January 22-26, 2021. In addition to an impressive list of featured speakers, the Virtual Exhibit Hall on Friday, Jan 22 will have showcasing…
RUSA invites experienced librarians and subject matter experts to submit proposals for webinars and online courses to be added to RUSA’s outstanding online learning offerings. We particularly encourage submissions that address innovative services and trends, emerging technologies, management and…
The submission site for the 2021 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…
Established in 2019, the ETS Best Emerging Technology Application Award offers $3,000…
Carmen Cole of Sally W. Kalin Librarian for Learning Innovations, Penn State University, has been selected as the ETS Achievement Award for 2020. Carmen has been an integral member of RUSA and RUSA’s Emerging Technology Section (ETS) since 2016…
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…
The RUSA-ETS Managing Emerging Technologies Committee and the RUSA-RSS Virtual Reference Services Committee mediated an eForum on the “Past, Present, and Future of Virtual Reference & Emerging Technologies” this past February. The forum attracted at least sixty-two…