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		<title>Literary Tastes  - A book lover&#39;s breakfast</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are expanding this year&#8217;s CODES Literary Tastes breakfast program to offer authors that will appeal to a variety of book readers.
We are featuring authors from the well-known Notable Books Council List for America&#8217;s Readers (fiction, non-fiction, poetry), Sophie Brody Medal list (of distinguished contribution to Jewish literature for adults) and, new this year, The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Outreach Toolkit for &#8220;The Truth About Cancer&#8221; film available to libraries</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2008/02/15/free-outreach-toolkit-for-the-truth-about-cancer-film-available-to-libraries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce that it is working with WGBH Boston on the upcoming national outreach campaign for the film, The Truth About Cancer, which will air on PBS April 16th at 9 p.m. (check local listings). The 90-minute documentary film, followed by a 30-minute expert panel, hosted by news [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning the basics of business reference</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2007/12/03/learning-the-basics-of-business-reference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cieslak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Reference 101 : Business Reference 101
Monday, Jan. 28, 2008 to Friday, Feb. 22, 2008 
Description:&#160; This course is for public, special and academic librarians and other researchers and library staff who may feel somewhat intimidated when faced with business reference questions. It is a &#8220;101&#8243; approach, meaning that it is primarily targeted at those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sixth Annual CODES Awards Reception Celebrating the Best Adult Reading</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2007/11/29/sixth-annual-codes-awards-reception-celebrating-the-best-adult-reading/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are Cordially Invited to The Sixth Annual CODES Awards Reception
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Come join your colleagues and members of the publishing industry at a cocktail reception honoring the best adult literature of the year.
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&#160;This year will be the first announcement of the Reading List, the new RUSA CODES literary award highlighting outstanding genre fiction.
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&#160;We will also announce [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Standard Definition of Reference?</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2007/11/14/a-new-standard-definition-of-reference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cieslak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A New Standard Definition of Reference?
To those with an interest in Reference:
The definition of reference is the basis for measuring and assessing
reference services in libraries. It is critical that the “standard” definition
engender trust in order to be applied appropriately. With that in mind, we ask
you to comment on this issue in the RUSA blog. Below, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Colonial Age in Historical Philadelphia to Digital Genealogy Records</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2007/11/05/the-colonial-age-in-historical-philadelphia-to-digital-genealogy-records/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The History Section’s will present a one-day institute “Behind the Genealogy Reference Desk: From Birthplace of a Nation to the Digital Age,” on Friday, January 11, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., during the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia.&#160;&#160; 
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“This institute will give you the skills you need to offer patrons great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Applied to be RUSA intern Spectrum Scholar</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2007/10/31/why-i-applied-to-be-rusa-intern-spectrum-scholar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I work towards completing my last six hours for my MLS, in applying to be the RUSA Intern Spectrum Scholar, I had/have three goals that I wanted to&#160;achieve.&#160;&#160;First,&#160;to learn more about research, reference sources, and tools that I can use&#160;that reflects upon my African American Heritage. Secondly,&#160;to learn more about ALA’s committee appointments process [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Award Winning Reference Services Research</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2007/10/12/award-winning-reference-services-research/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Past award-winning Reference Service Press Award&#160;articles, which appeared in the Reference and User Services Quarterly (RUSQ) are available on the Awards webpage.
This award is sponsored by Reference Service Press to&#160;recognize the most outstanding article published in RUSQ during the preceding two-volume year. The article is selected on the basis of originality, timeliness, relevance to RUSA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friendly reminder: RUSA/MARS still wants to hear from you</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2007/10/11/friendly-reminder-rusamars-still-wants-to-hear-from-you/</link>
		<comments>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2007/10/11/friendly-reminder-rusamars-still-wants-to-hear-from-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cieslak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have not completed the RUSA/MARS survey we&#39;d like to hear from you.&#160; 
&#160;
The survey will be available on the MARS Website through Monday, October 22:
http://www.ala.org/MARSmainTemplate.cfm?Section=MARS. 
&#160;
If that site is too busy, try:
http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/mars/marsce.html
&#160;
If you have already completed the survey or will do so now, thanks for
helping MARS move forward. 
&#160;
Linda Keiter&#160; 
&#160;
MARS Task Force [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second Call for the Louis Shore Greenwood Publishing Award</title>
		<link>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2007/10/10/second-call-for-the-louis-shore-greenwood-publishing-award/</link>
		<comments>http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2007/10/10/second-call-for-the-louis-shore-greenwood-publishing-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cieslak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In August, the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) issued its annual call for nominations for a range of RUSA Awards.
&#160;
Among the prestigious awards that RUSA offers is the Louis Shores-Greenwood Publishing Group Award. This award is given to an individual, group, editor, review medium, or organization that has made a distinguished contribution to helping [...]]]></description>
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