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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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