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Now offering CEUs for genealogy institute at Midwinter!

Participants will receive 0.5 CEUs for completing the “Genealogy Resources for Librarians” institute at Midwinter! A certificate and letter of completion will be sent via email 8-10 days upon completion of the course.
This event is sponsored by ProQuest.

This all-day institute addresses issues of importance to library staff and administration when serving or partnering with patrons, volunteers, scholars, or educators interested in genealogy research. Nationally known specialists will discuss everything from superb free resources to future directions at NARA to webinar outreach, new online offerings, webinar instruction, government documents, Quaker resources, and making the financial case for genealogical librarianship. Luncheon included.

Date: Friday, January 24, 2014
Time: 8:30AM-4:30PM
Location: Philadelphia Free Library conference room, 1901 Vine St., Philadelphia, PA
Audience: All administrators, librarians, and archivists welcome.

Program details:
9AM Panel - Getting More Than You Pay For: Free Access to Genealogical Resources: panelists Kim Harrison, Ancestry.com; Michael Hall, FamilySearch; Sandra
M. Hewlett, CGSM

10AM Speaker - Meg Phillips, Liaison Director, NARA, and Jefferson M. Moak, Archivist, National Archives at Philadelphia, Future Directions for the National Archives and Records Administration

11 AM Panel - Reaching Reference Librarians Through Genealogical Webinars
panelists Kimberly Powell, V.P., Association of Professional Genealogists; Amber Case, University of Washington; Cherie’ Weible, University of Illinois, U-C

Noon Lunch – ProQuest program

1:30 PM Panel - Quaker Collections panelists Ann Upton, Haverford; Tom Hamm, Earlham; Gwen Gosney Erickson Guilford College

2:30 PM Speaker – Connie Reik, Tufts, Genealogical Use of Government Publications

3:30 PM Speaker - Making the Financial Case for Genealogical Librarianship Curt Witcher, Allen County Public Library

Registration rates: 

Category Advance Onsite
ALA Member $60 $60
Division Member $50 $50
Retired Member $40 $40
Student Member $40 $40
Non-Member $70 $70

Space is limited! Register now at http://alamw14.ala.org/register-now!

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Meet Reference Librarian, Latanya Jenkins, this week’s IAmRUSA interviewee

Starting today, RUSA’s week-long interview series, IAmRUSA, is featuring Reference Librarian, Latanya Jenkins from Temple University!

Ever wonder exactly what kind of work members of RUSA do, or maybe which courses they would recommend for students looking for a career in reference or user services? Read on and ask away!

My name is Latanya and I received my Bachelor’s degree in anthropology and English at F&M. I received my Master’s in Information Science and Library Science at Drexel University in 2006 in Philly, while working full-time at Temple University’s Health Sciences library as a clerk.

Currently, I am working as a Reference Librarian at Temple University’s Paley Library on the Main campus, a position which I just started in January. I am the Reference Librarian for Government Information and African American Studies.

I am also working on collecting books in the area of African American Studies and the faculty are also keeping me busy with Instruction. I am also responsible for Government documents at Temple University managing that collection. Academic libraries is where I have all of my professional experience. I have a lot of experience with the associations as well.

I became active in RUSA through the Emerging Leaders program, which helped me understand more about committee work and how to volunteer in projects that could use my talents, which would help the association.

Latanya N. Jenkins
Reference Librarian for Government Information
Liaison to the African American History Department

Hosted on ALA Connect in the IAmRUSA Community –http://connect.ala.org/node/211629 ALA members have the opportunity to ask questions of participating RUSA members about their professional careers, their passions, and anything else that may come up involving librarianship.

Be sure to join in the community and if you are interested in participating as an interviewee, contact Kirk MacLeod at kgmcleod@ualberta.ca or Sarah Hammill at hammills@fiu.edu for more information.

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RUSA 2014 elections slate of candidates

The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) announces the following individuals as candidates for the 2014 elections:

Liane Luckman Taylor,  Continuing Resources Librarian, Texas State University
President-elect

Anne Beaubien,  Director, MLibrary Document Delivery & Grants Officer, University of Michigan
President-elect

Danise Hoover,  Associate Librarian for Public Services, Hunter College
Director-at-Large

Stephanie Atkins Sharpe, Head of Access Services, Washington University
Director-at-Large

William McHugh,  Reference Collection Management Librarian, Northwestern University
Director-at-Large

Janalyn L. Moss, American History Librarian, University of Iowa
Director-at-Large

Good luck, candidates!

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Meet Katelyn Angell, RUSA’s newest Emerging Leader!

Katelyn Angell, reference and instruction librarian at Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus Library has been selected as the 2014 Emerging Leader for the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). The ALA Emerging Leaders (EL) program is a leadership development program which enables newer library workers from across the country to participate in problem-solving work groups, network with peers, gain insight of the ALA structure and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity.

Beginning at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia, ELs will meet for a daylong introductory session followed by six months of project engagement through online learning and networking environments. At the end of the program, ELs will present their project results with a poster session display at the ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas. As the RUSA Emerging Leader, Angell will collaborate with other ELs on the project of their choosing. Angell will also have the opportunity to work closely with RUSA leadership throughout the year.

Angell received her MLIS in 2009 from St. Johns University,  and her BA in Psychology and English from Wesleyan University. She is currently working on her MA in Psychology from Long Island University. Prior to her current position she worked at Sarah Lawrence College as a social sciences reference librarian. She has authored and co-authored several publications in the Library and Information Science field and has presented at numerous conferences. Her research interests include games based library instruction, the organization of information, and community outreach.

On behalf of the RUSA community, welcome, Katelyn! We look forward to working with you!