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Join the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of ALA’s Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) at the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in Las Vegas for the Publisher’s Forum

Please join the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of ALA’s Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) at the American Library Association’s annual conference in Las Vegas for the Publisher’s Forum, a free event. This year’s Forum is titled: “Hitting the Jackpot – Sources for Local and Regional Business Information” and is scheduled for Sunday June 29th, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM, at the Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, Ballroom F.

The panel will consist of: Dean A. Stoecker, Chairman, CEO, and founding partner of Alteryx, maker of Demographics Now, Jo-Ann Hogan, Publisher, ProQuest, maker of ABI/Inform Dateline (local and regional business journals), Sean Griffin, Business Development Account Manager, Euromonitor International, maker of Passport GMID Cities, and Matt Dunie, President, Data-Planet. There will also be time at the end for questions from the audience.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Your RUSA ALA Annual Conference Guide!

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RUSA Election Results 2014!

Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
Vice-President/President-Elect – Liane Taylor
Director-At-Large (three-year term) – Danise G. Hoover and Stephanie Atkins Sharpe

Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS)
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect – Paul J. Brothers
Secretary (two-year term) – Adele L. Barsh
Member-At-Large (three-year term) – Patricia Kenly

Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES)
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect – Edward Kownslar
Member-At-Large (two-year term) – Joseph Patrick Wall and Charlene Rue
Secretary (two-year term) – Alec Sonsteby

History Section (HS)
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect – David Murray
Member-At-Large (three-year term) – Chella Vaidyanathan

Emerging Technologies in Reference Section (MARS)
Vice-Chair/Chair –Elect – Donna Scanlon
Secretary (two-year term) – Chanitra Bishop
Member-At-Large (three-year term) – Matt Torrence

Reference Services Section (RSS)
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect – Crystal Lentz
Secretary (two-year term) – Tom Reinsfelder
Member-At-Large (three-year term) – Cathay Keough

Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section (STARS)
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect – Tom Bruno
Secretary (two-year term) – Collette Gurley Mak
Member-At-Large (three-year term) – Tess Gibson

Thank you to all candidates!

 

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We are excited to announce the RUSA Division and Section slate of nominees standing for election in 2014.

They are:

RUSA
Vice-President/President-Elect
Anne   Beaubien                   
Liane Taylor               

Director-at-Large
Danise G. Hoover
Stephanie Atkins Sharpe   
William A. McHugh              

BRASS
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
Julia A. Martin                       
J. Paul Brothers                     

Secretary
Arguello, Natasha              
Barsh, Adele L.                           

Member-at-Large
Dewland, Jason C.                 
Kenly, Patricia E.

CODES
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
Kownslar, Edward                 
Yue, Joseph                              

Member-at-Large
Wall, Patrick Joseph            
Rue, Charlene                          
Cobb, Jannie R.                      
Crosser, Cynthia                    

Secretary
Ferree, Curtis                        
Sonsteby, Alec                      

HISTORY
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
Murray, David C.                 
Wilke, Mary I.                       

Member-at-Large
Kitchens, Joel D.                    
Vaidyanathan, Chella           
Lupkin, Joshua M.                        

MARS
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
Coleman, Jason Matthew  
Scanlon, Donna                      

Secretary
Bishop, Chanitra                    

Member-at-Large
Houlson, Van                         
Torrence, Matt                             

RSS
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
Lentz, Crystal M.                   
Boozer, Donald E.                 

Secretary
Reinsfelder, Tom                   

Member-at-Large
Keough, Cathay                    
Yue, Joseph                            

STARS
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
McHone-Chase, Sarah M.  
Christenson, Troy Alan      
Bruno, Tom                             

Secretary
Moskal, Robin Barnard     
Mak, Collette Gurley          
Clausen, Beth                         

Member-at-Large
Gibson, Tess                           
Highham, Krista L.               

A heartfelt thank you to all above who are standing for election and donating their valuable time!

Susan Hornung

Executive Director, RUSA