David Tyckoson,
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Neal Wyatt, Chesterfield County Public Library, was elected Vice-President/President-Elect. Full election results ... |
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Podcasts from President's Program
Once upon a time, there existed reference librarians. Working in libraries and depending on books and the Internet, they helped people do research and answered questions - free of charge! - in-person, over the phone, and via e-mail and instant messaging. But, of course, since then, things have changed. The year is 2017, and the world is not as we knew it. Speaking at this year's RUSA President's Program are four individuals who, through story, will paint pictures of how they imagine the world will be ten years from now. How will anthropological, economical, political, and technological forces shape what it means to provide reference services in libraries? Listen to what they had to say.
The RUSA Toolkit
A new wiki has been created to provide one-stop shopping for new committee chairs and members to find out what they need to know about their new responsibilities. But the RUSA Toolkit (see toolkit icon on the left) is only a framework on which we ask former chairs and committee members to contribute to enhance the information already presented. If you learned the hard way tips and tricks that fellow members could use, please share them! Are there pitfalls that go with the territory of a particular committee that you can help the newcomer avoid? Please help in any way you can! Registering is easy once you get to the page. Look for the Help pages for further information on how to edit or add pages.
Additions to Professional Tools
Information about social networking tools and Second Life have been added to the Professional Tools section of the RUSA Web site. Look for links in the left-hand menu once you arrive on the PT page. Also, the way to handle electronic mailing lists has been changed (for the better) and instructions have been revised, so please check that page, too, under Professional Tools. This was noted by Donavan's blog, but to ensure everyone sees them, it's being announced here as well. Finally, Donavan took part in a video produced by ALA Membership as part of "ALA in Focus." Use this link to view 10-minute video. |
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