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		<title>Publishers invited to submit nominations for RUSA reference and adult reader literary awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
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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 Approves New Definition of Reference</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2008/01/31/rusa-approves-new-definition-of-reference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cieslak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the January 14, 2008, meeting of the RUSA Board, a new definition of reference was approved. It was based on solicited input received on the RUSA Blog as of 12/8/07. Thank you to all those who gave input, as well as all those who worked hard to come up with a definition that could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Digitization Projects for Local History (RUSA-HS)</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2007/07/06/digitization-projects-for-local-history-rusa-hs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cieslak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Local History Committee of RUSA&#39;s History Section has recently discussed creating a list of digitization projects with content for local history. Librarians could add to the list, refer patrons to the list, and help our committee keep the list current.
All History is Local in a Digital World. Our program at ALA Annual in 2007 [...]]]></description>
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