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- From Lincoln Logs to Linkin' F...
Chicago, IL
Friday, July 10 at 9:00am - Reinvented Reference V: Using ...
TBD
Friday, July 10 at 8:30am - Mastering Business Acumen (MBA...
Chicago, IL
Friday, July 10 at 9:00am - A Dialogue with the Aging Netw...
Chicago, IL
Wednesday, February 25 at 5:00pm - Behind the Genealogy Reference...
Denver Public Library
Saturday, January 24 at 8:00am - RUSA Membership Social @ Midwi...
Baur's Ristorante
Friday, January 23 at 5:00pm - The Reference Interview
Online
Monday, October 13 at 12:00pm - Business Reference 101
Online
Monday, October 13 at 12:00pm - Marketing Basics for Libraries
Online
Thursday, September 25 at 11:00am - Genealogy 101
Online
Monday, September 1 at 12:00pm
Susan J. Beck Now one more time -- please go to the facebook page For the Love of Reference and joininthe fun. Share your experiences by clicking on the discussion tabs for questions and tell us why you love reference work. Your comments are needed as part of the RUSA president's Program in DC -- Participate -- see what your friends are saying!
Susan Hello - I'm the new Executive Director of RUSA and I am so happy to be here! Reference Librarians, Collection Development Librarians, Reader's Advisory Librarians, etc. are definitely some of the nicest people to work with and for. They have great people skills and are wonderful, productive volunteers. Thanks to all the members!
Susan J. Beck Please go to the Facebook group For the love of reference and tell us why you like being a reference librarian or working in reader's advisory - please share your stories for the annual RUSA president's Program -- Thanks Susan J Beck RUSA president
Cynthia de Leon I think that Reference and User Services Quarterly is a very useful journal.
Susan J. Beck I want someone else besides me to write here and tell me what they like about RUSA
Susan J. Beck
If anyone is interested in a RUSA Committee appointment please fill out the volunteer form at http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc
Thank you !
Susan J. Beck
Hi, I am trying to write an article on what your favorite reference books are -- please email me -- susan.beck@rutgers.edu -- RUSA President Elect
Thanks all -- i hope to hear from you soon -- Lianne -- I do have your comments.
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
Today’s libraries face new challenges in serving the information needs of baby boomers and older adults—a rapidly growing segment of the population increasingly concerned about its future. Attendees will learn how libraries and organizations for the aging can collaborate at the local and national levels. RUSA's newly r...evised “Guidelines on Library and Information Services to Older Adults “will be discussed. Speakers include representatives from organizations such as the American Society on Aging, the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging and AARP, along with library professionals with expertise in services to older adults.
Tickets: Advance Registration (until May 22): RUSA member, $100; ALA member, $145; Non-member, $220; Student, $60
Regular Registration (after May 22): RUSA member, $125; ALA member, $160; Non-member, $245; Student, $85
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Tickets: Advance Registration (until May 22): RUSA member, $100; ALA member, $145; Non-member, $220; Student, $60
Regular Registration (after May 22): RUSA member, $125; ALA member, $160; Non-member, $245; Student, $85
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The New Guidelines on Library and Information Services to Older Adults
Time:5:00PM Wednesday, February 25th
Location:Chicago, IL
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
Sponsored by RUSA Business and Reference Services Section (BRASS)
A first time offering, MBA in a Day complements the very successful RUSA BRASS Business Reference 101 seminar. MBA in a Day will provide librarians with basic knowledge about business to support reference services in this area. Public, academic and specia...l librarians as well as library school students who are new to business reference or who want to improve their understanding of basic business concepts will benefit from this pre-conference. (Please note: library management and budgeting is not the focus of this seminar.)
Speakers: Elisabeth Leonard, consultant, Library Solutions, and instructor, Marketing Basics for Libraries, RUSA online course (Management); Chris LeBeau, business reference librarian, University of Missouri, Kansas City and clinical instructor, School of Information Science and Learning Technologies (Finance); Susan Klopper, executive director, Goizueta Business Library, Emory University (Accounting); Gary White, head, Schreyer Business Library, Penn State (Marketing).
Tickets: Advance Registration (until May 22): RUSA member, $135; ALA member, $180; Non-member, $255; Student, $80
Regular Registration (after May 22): RUSA member, $160; ALA member, $205; Non-member, $280; Student, $100
Event Code: RU3Read More
A first time offering, MBA in a Day complements the very successful RUSA BRASS Business Reference 101 seminar. MBA in a Day will provide librarians with basic knowledge about business to support reference services in this area. Public, academic and specia...l librarians as well as library school students who are new to business reference or who want to improve their understanding of basic business concepts will benefit from this pre-conference. (Please note: library management and budgeting is not the focus of this seminar.)
Speakers: Elisabeth Leonard, consultant, Library Solutions, and instructor, Marketing Basics for Libraries, RUSA online course (Management); Chris LeBeau, business reference librarian, University of Missouri, Kansas City and clinical instructor, School of Information Science and Learning Technologies (Finance); Susan Klopper, executive director, Goizueta Business Library, Emory University (Accounting); Gary White, head, Schreyer Business Library, Penn State (Marketing).
Tickets: Advance Registration (until May 22): RUSA member, $135; ALA member, $180; Non-member, $255; Student, $80
Regular Registration (after May 22): RUSA member, $160; ALA member, $205; Non-member, $280; Student, $100
Event Code: RU3Read More
Need business knowledge to serve your patrons better? Get it here.
Time:9:00AM Friday, July 10th
Location:Chicago, IL
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
What better way to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth in the “Land of Lincoln” than to explore your own family heritage and learn how to help patrons discover theirs using new and exciting Illinois-related related resources. Librarians serving genealogists and others who are interested in these ...resources for personal searches can benefit from this pre-conference. The event will be held in a historically significant site. A tour of the facility, lunch and coffee breaks are included.
Speakers: George Morgan, Genealogy Guys and others to be announced
Tickets: Advance Registration (until May 22): RUSA member, $100; ALA member, $145; Non-member, $220; Student, $75
Regular Registration (after May 22): RUSA member, $125; ALA Member, $170; Non-member, $245; Student, $100Read More
Speakers: George Morgan, Genealogy Guys and others to be announced
Tickets: Advance Registration (until May 22): RUSA member, $100; ALA member, $145; Non-member, $220; Student, $75
Regular Registration (after May 22): RUSA member, $125; ALA Member, $170; Non-member, $245; Student, $100Read More
Discover family roots with Illinois resources
Time:9:00AM Friday, July 10th
Location:Chicago, IL
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
Check out the complete 2009 Annual preconference and program schedule:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/e
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
Technology, staffing, collaboration, and assessment pose big challenges to most libraries. Wish you could get answers to real world library problems? Tired of hearing "how we did it" stories that don't mention overcoming hurdles? Wish that sessions were more interactive and less "sage on the stage"? Come to Reinvent...ed Reference V! Reference librarians and managers of reference services interested in discovering solutions to the challenges of staffing models, technology, collaboration, or assessment in an interactive format will reap huge rewards from Reinvented Reference V. Go home with practical, concrete ideas from our expert panel—and your colleagues—that you can implement at your library. Lunch is included.
Speakers: Bill Pardue, virtual services librarian at Arlington Heights Memorial Library; Char Booth, e-learning librarian at UC Berkeley; Lisa Ennis, systems librarian and assistant professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Brian Matthews, user experience librarian, Georgia Tech Libraries.
Tickets: Advance Registration (until May 22): RUSA member, $195; ALA member, $240; Non-member, $315; Student, $90
Regular Registration (after May 22): RUSA member, $220; ALA member, $265; Non-member, $340; Student, $115
Event Code: RU1
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Speakers: Bill Pardue, virtual services librarian at Arlington Heights Memorial Library; Char Booth, e-learning librarian at UC Berkeley; Lisa Ennis, systems librarian and assistant professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Brian Matthews, user experience librarian, Georgia Tech Libraries.
Tickets: Advance Registration (until May 22): RUSA member, $195; ALA member, $240; Non-member, $315; Student, $90
Regular Registration (after May 22): RUSA member, $220; ALA member, $265; Non-member, $340; Student, $115
Event Code: RU1
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Sponsored by RUSA Reference Services Section (RSS) and RUSA Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS)
Time:8:30AM Friday, July 10th
Location:TBD
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
Kick off the 2009 ALA Midwinter Meeting in style with the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) Membership Social—an opportunity to eat, drink, network and learn more about RUSA.
RUSA leadership and longtime members will be on hand to answer questions about ways to get involved with the division, which serves... a broad range of library professionals, including reference and business reference librarians, as well as those in the fields of collection development, readers advisory, genealogy, bibliography, historical reference, resource sharing and computer-based reference, among others.
Those professionals involved in these areas of work but not currently members are encouraged to come and learn more about RUSA. All attendees are encouraged to use the evening to network with colleagues and friends, both old and new.
Past, present and future RUSA members are all invited to this event. RSVPs are not required. Download the official invitation at http://rusa.ala.org/media/rusasocial2009
RUSA leadership and longtime members will be on hand to answer questions about ways to get involved with the division, which serves... a broad range of library professionals, including reference and business reference librarians, as well as those in the fields of collection development, readers advisory, genealogy, bibliography, historical reference, resource sharing and computer-based reference, among others.
Those professionals involved in these areas of work but not currently members are encouraged to come and learn more about RUSA. All attendees are encouraged to use the evening to network with colleagues and friends, both old and new.
Past, present and future RUSA members are all invited to this event. RSVPs are not required. Download the official invitation at http://rusa.ala.org/media/rusasocial2009
Eat, drink, network!
Time:5:00PM Friday, January 23rd
Location:Baur's Ristorante
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
Kick off the 2009 ALA Midwinter Meeting in style with the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) Membership Social—an opportunity to eat, drink, network and learn more about RUSA.
RUSA leadership and longtime members will be on hand to answer questions about ways to get involved with the division, which serves... a broad range of library professionals, including reference and business reference librarians, as well as those in the fields of collection development, readers advisory, genealogy, bibliography, historical reference, resource sharing and computer-based reference, among others.
Those professionals involved in these areas of work but not currently members are encouraged to come and learn more about RUSA. All attendees are encouraged to use the evening to network with colleagues and friends, both old and new.
Past, present and future RUSA members are all invited to this event. RSVPs are not required. Download the official invitation at http://rusa.ala.org/media/rusasocial2009
RUSA leadership and longtime members will be on hand to answer questions about ways to get involved with the division, which serves... a broad range of library professionals, including reference and business reference librarians, as well as those in the fields of collection development, readers advisory, genealogy, bibliography, historical reference, resource sharing and computer-based reference, among others.
Those professionals involved in these areas of work but not currently members are encouraged to come and learn more about RUSA. All attendees are encouraged to use the evening to network with colleagues and friends, both old and new.
Past, present and future RUSA members are all invited to this event. RSVPs are not required. Download the official invitation at http://rusa.ala.org/media/rusasocial2009
Eat, drink, network!
Time:5:00PM Friday, January 23rd
Location:Baur's Ristorante
