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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December 21, 2016
Wishing you and your family a happy and safe holiday season! Sincerely, RUSA Staff (from left to right) Melissa, Jennifer, Susan & Leighann…
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December 20, 2016
A Name Change Task Force was created in March 2016 by then RUSA President Anne Houston to look deeply at the pros and cons of changing the RUSA name. Read the final results here: http://connect.ala.org/node/261419…
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December 20, 2016
Love this RUSQ article and its title: Trickery as Marketing Strategy, by Mallory Arents, RUSQ, volume 56, issue 1, Fall 2016. Sometimes a little subterfuge is necessary to get patrons to think outside the box of what they normally expect…
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December 19, 2016
The Reference and User Services Association will be holding a book drive for the organization Books for Africa during the 2017 ALA Midwinter meeting, January 20-23, in Atlanta, Georgia. Feel free to bring a book with you on the…
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December 19, 2016
Don’t miss the latest letter from RUSA President, Alesia McManus. Includes information on the status of RUSA’s reorganization and a call for volunteers. See more here: http://www.rusaupdate.org/quarterly_update/presidents-note…
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November 17, 2016
Dear RUSA Update readers, Awesome! Innovative! Accessible! Fun! This is what we’re hearing about the new RUSA news website (and we hope you’ll agree). As a part of our commitment to keep things flexible, valuable, and fun, we…
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December 19, 2016
Dec. 2, 2016, Phil Bradley explores why people create fake news stories – and what librarians can do to educate and guide. http://www.infotoday.eu/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/Fake-news-the-awful-truth-115109.aspx…
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December 16, 2016
Meet Christina Shutt, Chair of the History Section of RUSA. Listen now…
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