January 10, 2017
Join members of RUSA for an opportunity to eat, drink, network, win door prizes and learn more about our division and its sections. The social is open to past, current and those interested in becoming members. All attendees are welcome…
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January 9, 2017
The 18th Annual Best Free Reference Websites list, previously published in the Fall 2016 issue of Reference & User Services Quarterly, is now also available on RUSA’s website. This year’s list features twenty-two websites with annotations composed…
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January 5, 2017
Booklist Adult Books editor and Carnegie committee chair Donna Seaman presents the 2017 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. Authors include, for fiction, Michael Chabon (Moonglow), Zadie Smith (Swing Time), and Colson Whitehead (The Underground Railroad); and…
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January 5, 2017
ETS looks forward to extending a warm winter welcome to all ALA Midwinter attendees later this month as we gather in Atlanta to learn, network, and conduct section business. We’ve planned a variety of discussions and programming, including sessions…
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January 3, 2017
These six TED talks from the second half of 2016 are a great way to start the new year. Focused on personal growth, topics range from lessons learned from soap operas to how to speak up for yourself: 6 Picks…
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December 30, 2016
RUSA Board Meeting I, scheduled for Monday, January 21, 2017, has been cancelled for RUSA members who wish to participate in the Atlanta March for Social Justice and Women. A virtual board meeting will be scheduled after the Midwinter meeting…
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December 30, 2016
Dear Colleagues, With every new year comes some changes and this is a perfect time to let you know about some upcoming improvements planned for RUSA and to hear your thoughts. A key objective of RUSA’s current strategic plan…
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January 6, 2017
**to get email notifications when a new edition is published, click here.** Note from the Editor: I hope that everyone is coming back from the holidays renewed and refreshed to start the new year. As the spring semesters begin and…
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December 20, 2016
The ALA Future of Libraries Fellowship will provide a $10,000 fellowship for an individual or group to advance new ideas and perspectives for the future of libraries. Take a look at this opportunity for yourself or to share with…
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