Dear RUSA Members, After the 2019 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, WA, I would like to call your attention to RUSA Statement Against Racism, Discrimination, and Harassment in the Profession, which was passed by the RUSA Board of Directors on…

Elizabeth Malafi, Editor From the BRASS Chair BRASS Notes Executive Committee Future of BRASS Task Force The BRASS Exec established the Future of BRASS task force after 2018 ALA Annual. Their charge was to explore possible scenarios for BRASS as…

Barry Trott, Editor At ALA Midwinter 2019, the CODES Book & Media Awards committees revealed the year’s most outstanding titles for our library collections. There was a new award this year, the CODES List, which will highlight a new…

The History Section had several meetings and events during ALA Midwinter in Seattle, including the RUSA Genealogy Institute (sponsored by ProQuest), the History Librarians and Local History & Genealogy Discussion Groups, and an All-Section meeting. At the RUSA History…

Steven M. Miller, Jr., editor Message from the Chair: Hello RSS Readers, Thank you to everyone who joined us at Sweet Iron Waffle Bar for our Annual Pancake Breakfast during ALA’s Midwinter conference. RSS took over more than half…