DALLAS — The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has announced its selection for the 2012 Listen List: Outstanding Audiobook Narration juried list.
DALLAS — The most noteworthy reference titles published in 2011 have been named to the 2012 Outstanding Reference Sources list, an annual award offered by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).
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The most noteworthy reference titles published in 2011 have been named to the 2012 Outstanding Reference Sources list, an annual award offered by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).</p>
DALLAS — “Sacred Trash: the Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza” by Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole (Schocken Books) is the 2012 recipient of the he Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) Sophie Brody Medal Award for outstanding Jewish literature.
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“Sacred Trash: the Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza” by Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole (Schocken Books) is the 2012 recipient of the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) Sophie Brody Medal Award for outstanding Jewish literature.</p>
DALLAS — Vanessa Irvin Morris, assistant teaching professor at Drexel University, is the 2012 recipient of the Reference and User Services Association’s Zora Neale Hurston Award.
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Vanessa Irvin Morris, assistant teaching professor at Drexel University, is the 2012 recipient of the Reference and User Services Association’s Zora Neale HurstonAward.</p>
DALLAS - Sarah L. Johnson, professor of library services at Eastern Illinois University and author of the blog Reading the Past, is the 2012 winner of the Louis Shores Award, an annual honor presented by the Reference and User Services Association to recognize excellence in book reviewing.
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Sarah L. Johnson, professor of library services at Eastern Illinois University and author of the blog <a href="http://readingthepast.blogspot.com/">Reading the Past</a>, is the 2012 winner of the Louis Shores Award, an annual honor presented by the Reference and User Services Association to recognize excellence in book reviewing.</p>
DALLAS - The 2012 Dartmouth Medal - an annual award from the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) recognizing the most outstanding reference work of the year - has been awarded to “Green’s Dictionary of Slang,” published by Chambers.
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<span>The 2012 Dartmouth Medal--an annual award from the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) recognizing the most outstanding reference work of the year--has been awarded to “Green’s Dictionary of Slang”</span><span>,</span><span> published by Chambers.</span></p>
See Sunday’s edition of ALA Cognotes. Spot yourself and friends in photos from alamw12 and the Fun Run, read about Empowering Libraries: Transforming Communities (day one), a panel discussion of Occupy Wall Street librarians, plus previews of Richard Harwood’s keynote at the President’s Program and many other meetings.
On Saturday and Sunday, January 21 and 22, David Lankes, who recently authored The Atlas of New Librarianship, led small groups in innovative and interactive conversations about harnessing the evolving role of libraries, and strengthening the librarian’s voice to help shape community perception.
Even though the romance genre has a popular focus, the four authors in the “From Sweet to Sexy: What’s Happening in Contemporary Romance” panel asserted that it can still have life-changing value.
The concept of World Book Night, April 23, 2012, is simple. Just sign up by February 1 as a volunteer to give away 20 copies of a popular book to new or reluctant readers in your community to encourage reading.
