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		<title>Nominations sought for RUSA Shores/ABC-CLIO award honoring book reviewing</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/09/30/shores2010-noms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RUSA is seeking nominations for the 2010 Louis Shores/ABC-CLIO Award.
The award is presented to a librarian, individual, group, editor, review medium or organization for their extraordinary contribution to the book/media reviewing process that helps librarians make selections. It is named in honor of Louis Shores, Ph.D. (1904-1981), former dean of the library schools at both [...]]]></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>
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		<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>Publishers invited to submit nominations for RUSA reference and adult reader literary awards</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/09/22/nomcall-2010litawards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RUSA&#8217;s literary awards committees are seeking outstanding published works for consideration for a variety of 2010 reference awards and prestigious lists for the adult reader.
The Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of RUSA, which is home to librarians with expertise in both collection development and readers’ advisory, offers five annual book awards—the Notable Books List, [...]]]></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>Literary Tastes: Awesome author lineup&#8211;don&#8217;t miss out, get tickets now!</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/06/29/littastes09-regreminder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Book lovers take note! The author lineup for the 2009 Literary Tastes Breakfast is set:
&#8211;Toby Barlow, author of Sharp Teeth, a 2009 Reading List selection
&#8211;Nick Taylor, author of American-Made: The Enduring Legacy of the WPA: When FDR Put the Nation to Work, a 2009 Notable Books List selection
&#8211;Mark Harris, author of Pictures at a Revolution: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In May&#8217;s American Libraries&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/05/05/in-mays-american-libraries/</link>
		<comments>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/05/05/in-mays-american-libraries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 21:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out &#8220;Read This Now&#8221; beginning on page 49. The article covers prestigious book and media awards throughout ALA, including RUSA&#8217;s own Dartmouth Medal (pg. 50), Outstanding Reference Sources and Sophie Brody Medal (pg. 51).
Speaking of the Sophie Brody Medal, the 2009 winner, Peter Manseau will be speaking about the winning book, Songs for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Songs for the Butcher’s Daughter” author featured at Literary Tastes Breakfast</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/05/04/petermanseau-littastes/</link>
		<comments>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/05/04/petermanseau-littastes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 21:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author Peter Manseau will bring his award-winning tale “Songs for the Butcher’s Daughter” to life at RUSA&#8217;s 2009 Literary Tastes Breakfast, a not-to-miss event for book lovers and ALA conference participants alike.
The breakfast, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, July 12 in the Red Lacquer Room of the Palmer House [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birth of cinematic revolution to be recounted by Mark Harris, author and journalist, at Literary Tastes Breakfast</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/05/04/markharris-littastes/</link>
		<comments>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/05/04/markharris-littastes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 21:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Harris, contributor to Entertainment Weekly, Slate and The New York Times will speak about his award-winning book “Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies as the Birth of the New Hollywood,” a New York Times bestseller and selection for the 2009 Notable Books List at the Literary Tastes Breakfast.
The breakfast, which will be held from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RUSA welcomes Toby Barlow, &#8220;Sharp Teeth&#8221; author, to Literary Tastes stage</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/04/20/tobybarlow-09littastes/</link>
		<comments>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2009/04/20/tobybarlow-09littastes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz, RUSA staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toby Barlow, author of “Sharp Teeth,” is slated to speak about his spellbinding werewolf novel at the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) Literary Tastes Breakfast, the premier event for book lovers at ALA’s Annual Conference.
This not-to-miss event is a conference tradition, held from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, July 12. Book lovers and [...]]]></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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