October 21, 2009 – 9:53 am
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 Gale Cengage Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Services, a Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) award that recognizes outstanding achievements in these areas.
Established in 1990 and sponsored by Gale Cengage Learning, the award is given to a library or library system for developing an imaginative [...]
October 14, 2009 – 4:04 pm
Nominations are now being accepted for the Public Librarian Support Award, a conference travel award administered by RUSA for public librarians who provide business reference services.
This annual award, which is sponsored by investment research firm Morningstar, Inc., offers $1,000 in travel funds for ALA’s Annual Conference to a public librarian who has performed outstanding business [...]
October 9, 2009 – 1:49 pm
Engaging speakers and informative presentations will abound at the upcoming Midwinter Institute “The Genealogy Reference Desk: Where Everyone Knows Your Name”, a full-day workshop focused on New England genealogy resources and genealogy research techniques, and presented by the History Section of RUSA.
Genealogical research skills and tools are a vital resource for any library providing reference [...]
Posted in Careers, Customer Service, Genealogy, Job Performance, Large Research Libraries, Professional Development, Public Libraries, Reference, Small & Medium Libraries, Special Collections, User Services
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October 9, 2009 – 11:21 am
Two more RUSA courses have been added to the fall lineup!
The Reference Interview, Nov. 2 – Dec. 18
This popular introductory course provides a comprehensive overview focused on the methods of evaluating reference service, behavioral aspects of reference service and the different types of questions that can be used to help patrons identify what they need. [...]
Posted in Careers, Genealogy, Job Performance, Large Research Libraries, Online learning, Professional Development, Public Libraries, Reference, Small & Medium Libraries, Technology, User Services
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