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		<title>RUSA genealogy events: online course closes today, institute registration open</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/11/05/genealogyevents-nov09remind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know?
 
Genealogical research is one of the primary patron uses of the reference desk, and remains one of the most time consuming reference desk duties in public libraries, especially for those generalist desks that do not have genealogy or history specialists on staff. Academic librarians who service students assigned local history projects quickly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Registration for reference and genealogy online courses closing VERY soon</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/10/28/onlinece-fall09reminder1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’re holding registration for “The Reference Interview”, a RUSA online course, open through the end of the day tomorrow (Thursday).
There are only a few spots left for this session, Nov.2-Dec. 18—don’t’ miss out!
Coursework for “The Reference Interview” is completed at your own pace, with a few scheduled chat sessions to help you practice the reference [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RUSA&#8217;s Midwinter Genealogy Institute in Boston</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/10/09/mw10-genealogyinst1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RUSA online courses added to schedule: Reference Interview and Genealogy 101</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/10/09/fall09-rusa-refint-geneal/</link>
		<comments>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/10/09/fall09-rusa-refint-geneal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two more RUSA courses have been added to the fall lineup!
The Reference Interview, Nov. 2 &#8211; 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. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ASCLA Midwinter Institute prepares librarians for successful consulting careers</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/10/01/asclaconsultingmw2010/</link>
		<comments>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/10/01/asclaconsultingmw2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We thought this opportunity from our friends at ASCLA was so awesome and not-to-miss, we had to share it with you.
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Librarians looking to strike out on their own in the library profession, or those library professionals approaching retirement and seeking a flexible way to maintain employment, won’t want to miss “Assembling a Consulting Toolkit: What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RUSA seeking nominations for Boucher-OCLC ILL librarian award</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/09/30/boucher2010-noms/</link>
		<comments>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/09/30/boucher2010-noms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) is actively seeking outstanding interlibrary loan and document delivery librarians as nominees for the 2010 Virginia Boucher-OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award.
The award, which is sponsored by the Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section (STARS) of RUSA, honors a librarian for outstanding professional achievement, leadership and contributions to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RUSA Readers’ Advisory 101 online course now open for registration</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/09/24/ra101-fall09announce/</link>
		<comments>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/09/24/ra101-fall09announce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RUSA&#8217;s popular online course Readers’ Advisory 101 is now open for registration for the upcoming fall session.
This popular course, which will be offered Oct. 26 – Dec. 7, is perfect for support staff, library technicians and newly hired reference librarians looking to become more comfortable in providing readers&#8217; advisory (RA) services, as well as those [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/09/15/rusa-2010programslate-announcement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Reference]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category>
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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>Nominations open for 2009 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/08/31/2009ilovemylibrarian-nominationsopen/</link>
		<comments>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/08/31/2009ilovemylibrarian-nominationsopen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK&#8211;Nominations are open for the 2009 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award.
The award invites library users to recognize the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community college and university libraries for their efforts to improve the lives of people in their community. Nominations will run through October [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Act now, potential emerging leaders! ALA EL program deadline is Friday, July 31</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/07/22/el2010-deadline-july3109el2010-deadline-july3109/</link>
		<comments>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/07/22/el2010-deadline-july3109el2010-deadline-july3109/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting applications for the 2010 class of Emerging Leaders.  Applications can be found at http://www.ala.org/cfapps/emergingleaders/. The deadline to apply is July 31, 2009.
The program is designed to enable approximately 100 library workers to get on the fast track to ALA and professional leadership.  Participants are given [...]]]></description>
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