RUSA would like to give a special thanks to all of the 2019-2020 Board members! 2019-2020 RUSA Board Beth GermanCourtney McDonaldAnn BrownBobray BordelonAlesia McManusStephanie GravesM. Kathleen KernGreg FlemingDavid KetchumPat GregoryCynthia LevineMelissa GonzalezChristina PryorEd Garcia RUSA would now like…
Celebrate the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence at an exciting virtual gala hosted by Booklist and RUSA. Our keynote speaker is Pulitzer Prize winner and 19th U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, author of five…
Dating back to 1865, June 19th marks the date Major General Gordon Granger landed in Galveston, TX with the news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. 2020 marks the 155th Anniversary of what is…
RUSA Supports ALA, BCALA, and APALA Statements Condemning Violence and Racism RUSA stands with the ALA Black Caucus, the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association, and ALA in condemning violence and racism. We endorse the statement by the ALA Black Caucus…
ALA Virtual – Community Through Connection An online event with educational programming, special author events, and social networking. New Discoveries in Reference: The 26th Annual Reference Research Forum Wednesday, June 24, 2020 | 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM CT Reaching…
I don’t know about you, but I had plans to do some things over the past three months that just haven’t happened. Library-related, my plans involved checking out cookbooks and making use of my new kitchen with…
Podcast by Erika Valenti and Emerald Publishing. Diversity is being asked to the party, inclusion is being asked to dance, equity is setting the playlist. This series focuses on Gender Equity on how women are setting the playlist. Episode 1…
As Higher Ed moves into developing and encouraging more Open Educational initiatives, how can libraries leverage collections available to them, become part of the conversation, and help build our growing OER communities? Register today for the upcoming webinar “Unlocking the…
Thank you to those who stood in for elections for roles within RUSA leadership. We have the results for the 2020 election! Congratulations to our new leaders: DIVISION LEADERSHIP Vice-President/President-Elect: Christina Pryor Secretary: Jenny Presnell DIVISION BYLAWS…