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	<title>RUSABlog &#187; Business Reference</title>
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		<title>Future business reference librarians sought for student conference travel award</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/11/04/brassstudenttravelawd10-no/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) seeks applicants for the 2010 BRASS Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel Award, a cash award to assist a current library school student with an interest in business reference librarianship with attending the upcoming 2010 ALA Annual Conference.
Students enrolled in an ALA-accredited library school program are encouraged to apply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Application period open for RUSA business reference research grant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The application period for the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) Emerald Research Grants is now open.
The award consists of two grants, each worth $5,000, which are sponsored by Emerald Group Publishing, Ltd. and administered by the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of RUSA. These grants will be awarded to two applicants seeking support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seeking nominations for BRASS Public Librarian Support Award</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/10/14/2010publibsupportaward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business librarians rock! Nominate the most outstanding one you know for 2010 RUSA award</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/09/28/gale2010bizlibaward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nomination period is now open for the 2010 Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship, a Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) award presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to business librarianship.
Sponsored by Gale Cengage Learning and administered by the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of RUSA, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing RUSA&#8217;s program lineup for 2010 Annual Conference</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/09/15/rusa-2010programslate-announcement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has released its list of programs scheduled for the 2010 ALA Annual Conference, June 24-29, 2010 in Washington, D.C.
RUSA, the home to general and specialized reference, readers advisory, resource sharing and collection development within ALA, will offer 14 programs on a variety of timely topics in these fields. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RUSA professional development is key to success in business reference</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/04/22/rusa-bizref-extravaganza/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library professionals interested in adding basic business knowledge and business reference skills to their resume are invited to participate in “Business Reference 101,” an online course, and “Mastering Business Acumen (MBA) in a Day,” a one-day workshop, both offered by RUSA.
The consistently sold out “Business Reference 101” course is appropriate for all types of librarians [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Bird Registration Ends Tomorrow! (Friday, March 6)</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/03/05/early-bird-registration-ends-tomorrow-friday-march-6/</link>
		<comments>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/03/05/early-bird-registration-ends-tomorrow-friday-march-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve only got 48 hours left to save big on ALA Annual Conference registration fees&#8230;don&#8217;t miss out on the best continuing education and networking event in town!
Check out our &#8220;How to Register&#8221; blog entry to get moving on registration.
Why attend Annual Conference? For the programming and preconferences, among other things. Check out RUSA&#8217;s offerings for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 BRASS Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel Award winner selected</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/03/03/2009-brass-gale-cengage-learning-student-travel-award-winner-selected/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frans Jozef Velasco Albarillo, a student of the University of Hawai’i at Manoa’s Library and Information Science program, has been selected as the 2009 winner of the BRASS Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel Award.
Albarillo was selected for his demonstrated interest in business reference librarianship, most notably  in his assistantship with the University of Hawai’i [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business know-how subject of RUSA BRASS preconference</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/02/19/business-know-how-subject-of-rusa-brass-preconference/</link>
		<comments>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/02/19/business-know-how-subject-of-rusa-brass-preconference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Mastering Business Acumen (MBA) in a Day,” a preconference at ALA&#8217;s 2009 Annual Conference will arm a wide variety of librarians with the know-how needed to address patrons&#8217; basic business questions.
Public, academic and special librarians as well as library school students new to business reference can reap the rewards of this professional development event hosted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Course Schedule for Spring 2009</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2008/12/02/online-course-schedule-for-spring-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Need that professional competitive edge in the new year? Consider one of our online courses to sharpen your resume.
Registration is now open for the spring offerings, including:
Reference Interview, Feb. 2 – March 13 and May 4 – June 19
Genealogy 101, Feb. 16 – March 21
Business Reference 101, Feb. 16 – March 13 and May 4 [...]]]></description>
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