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2023-2025 Secretary of RUSA Announced

April 12, 2023

Sara Hess has been elected the 2023-25 Secretary of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). Sara F. Hess has worked at the Pennsylvania State University Libraries as a business & entrepreneurship librarian since 2019. Prior to joining Penn…

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2023 Election Results

April 12, 2023

Thank you to those who stood in for election for roles within RUSA leadership. We have the results for the 2023 election! Congratulations to our new leaders: DIVISION LEADERSHIP Vice-President/President-Elect: Ilana Stonebraker Secretary: Sara Hess SECTION LEADERSHIP…

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April 2023 Online Learning with RUSA

March 29, 2023

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: Reference Interview 101 Six-week asynchronous course beginning on Tuesday…

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2023 STARS Publication Recognition Award

March 22, 2023

Mia Partlow, Robin C. Davis, Dawn Pearce, and Silvia Sheffield of North Carolina State University, chosen for the 2023 STARS Publication Recognition Award Dawn Pearce, Technology Support Specialist, NC State University Libraries Mia Partlow Robin C. Davis, Associate Head, User…

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2023 HS History Research and Innovation Award

March 22, 2023

Whitney Thompson, Graduate Library Assistant, Edgewood College, awarded the 2023 History Research and Innovation Award sponsored by Gale Cengage Whitney Thompson Whitney Thompson’s research centers on the most popular ballad composer of 1860s England, Charlotte Alington Barnard AKA “Claribel…

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2023 HS Genealogy / History Achievement Award

March 22, 2023

Michelle Enke, Manager of Genealogy / Special Collections, Wichita Public Library, named winner of the 2023 HS Genealogy/History Achievement Award Michelle Enke “For her work on the “Tell Your COVID Story” project as well as her great contributions to genealogical…

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2023 ETS Achievement Award

March 22, 2023

ETS Achievement Award presented to Shannon D. Jones, Director of Libraries, Medical University of South Carolina & Director, Region 2, Network of the National Library of Medicine Shannon D. Jones “For initiative and enthusiasm as a member of ETS, and…

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2023 CODES Louis Shores Award

March 22, 2023

Diana Tixier Herald, Independent Reviewer, named winner of 2023 CODES Louis Shores Award Diana Tixier Herald “In recognition of a career in service to collection development through print and digital reviews, education, and readers advisory resources.” – Award Committee statement…

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2023 BRASS Research Grant Award

March 22, 2023

Wendy G. Pothier, Associate Professor, Business and Economics Librarian, University of New Hampshire and Patricia B. Condon, Assistant Professor, Research Data Services Librarian, University of New Hampshire named 2023 recipients of the BRASS Research Grant Award Wendy G. Pothier Patricia…

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