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…
Brent Trout, Manager – History & Genealogy Department, St. Louis County Library, named winner of the 2026 HS Genealogy/History Achievement Award Brent Trout Brent Trout, manager of the History & Genealogy Department at St. Louis County Library, is the recipient…
Mike Holt has been elected the 2026-27 President-Elect of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). He will serve his Presidential term during 2027-28. Mike Holt Mike Holt is the head of Research and Instruction Services at…
Thank you to those who stood in for election for roles within RUSA leadership. We have the results for the 2026 election! Congratulations to our new leaders: DIVISION LEADERSHIP Vice-President/President-Elect: Michael Holt SECTION LEADERSHIP BRASS Vice-Chair…
Howe Library: “Journeys & Stories: A Passport to Memory” & Saluda County Library: “Sounds and Stories of Remembrance” selected 2026 winners of the Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library Programs for People Living with Dementia Howe Library “The…
Amelia Anderson, assistant professor of Library and Information Science, selected winners of the 2026 Gail Schlachter Memorial Research Grant Amelia Anderson “I am so honored to be selected for the 2026 RUSA Gail Schlachter Memorial Research Grant. Going beyond development…
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…
Ashley Jellison, Laura Kaspari Hohmann and Sheila Weir Named Winners of the 2026 RUSA Federal Achievement Award Ashley Jellison Laura Kaspari Hohmann Sheila Weir “Receiving the Federal Achievement Award is an honor that reflects our core mission at the Bateman…