Cynthia Johnson Happy September, RUSA! Budget News I am pleased to share that RUSA has made noticeable progress in our continued effort to stabilize our finances. With thanks to our RUSA Futures Task Force, and now our RUSA Budget…
Dear Colleagues, As noted in the August 15th RUSA President Update, in April 2021 the RUSA Board charged a Publications Task Force to “… review and assess the current RUSA publications program which encompasses communication regarding section and division activities…
The submission site for the 2023 ALA Annual Conference Program Proposals is now open. We encourage all RUSA members to consider submitting a proposal for the 2023 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL, please see the schedule below. Please use…
CHICAGO- The American Library Association- Reference and User Services Division (RUSA), continues to offer an outstanding combination of repeat and new courses/webinars. Check out our list of upcoming programming below: Marketing the 21st Century Library Four-week asynchronous course…
Perspectives from A Newbie: RUSA’s Achievement Awards By Lillian Velez, Dee J. Kelly Law Library, LRVelez@Law.Tamu.Edu The RUSA Achievement Awards were presented on Thursday, July 21, 2022, and I am so glad to have had the…
Interview with Marie Concannon, winner of the RUSA Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services – interview conducted by Chris LeBeau, Chair of the RUSA Achievement Awards Committee. (August 10, 2022) Marie Concannon Chris: I have here today,…
Cynthia Johnson Happy August, RUSA! First off, congratulations to all of the RUSA Achievement Awardees! And thank you to everyone who attended the Town Hall on July 21st. I also want to thank the RUSA Achievement Award Committee members who…
A New Member’s Understanding of RUSA’s Behavioral Guidelines’ Second Draft By Lillian Velez, Dee J. Kelly Law Library, LRVelez@Law.Tamu.Edu This Town Hall represents the collaborative overhaul of the second guideline in the Reference Toolkit, following…
Cynthia Johnson Hello RUSA! I’m excited to begin my year as President. This coming year we will continue to build on the Division’s successes over the past year, as well as the contributions of everyone in RUSA…