RUSA and Section Candidate Slates for 2023 ALA Ballot Many thanks to those individuals who have agreed to stand for election in the coming ALA elections, to be held March 13 – April 5, 2023. We also extend our appreciation…
Cynthia Johnson, RUSA President 2022-23 Dear RUSA Members, I hope everyone is having a wonderful December. This Update will focus on some highlights from the December 11th RUSA Board meeting. We heard an exciting update from the RUSA Nominating…
ETS Website Is Under New Management By Michelle McKinney and Donte Perry, ETS Web Coordinators December 8, 2022 Michelle McKinney, Reference and Web Services Librarian at University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College, and Donte Perry, Reference and Digital Resources &…
Interview with the 2022 winner of the Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award sponsored by EBSCO, Melissa Wong conducted by Chris LeBeau, past Chair of RUSA’s Achievement Awards and Grants Committee Melissa Wong The Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award sponsored by EBSCO…
Timothy J. Dickey [Gary W. White] How did you get into the field of librarianship? [Dr. Timothy J. Dickey] Libraries have actually been a motif throughout my life. My first library jobs were work-study during my undergrad years, shelving…
Alexis HaleyBrown RUSA is proud to sponsor Alexis HaleyBrown, who is a member of the 2023 Class of Emerging Leaders. The American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leaders (EL) program is a leadership development program which enables newer library workers from…
If you are interested in being considered for appointment as a Committee member/Associate (not divisional representative) for the following three ALA Committees, please let Joseph Yue, Vice-President/President-Elect, know via email contact.jyue@gmail.com by Nov…
Cynthia Johnson Dear RUSA Members, I hope everyone is enjoying the month of November. This Update is filled with happy news and RUSA events, which I hope many of you can attend. As you know, in October the RUSA Board…
RUSA Virtual Forum March 2023 The Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association is proud to announce the 2nd RUSA Virtual Forum scheduled for March 28 & 30, 2023. With the theme of Reference and User…