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    Training Needs of Librarians Doing Adult Education Work
    (American Library Association, 1955) Asheim, Lester
    A report of the Allerton Park Conference, November 14-16, 1954, held under the auspices of the American Library Association and made possible by a grant from the National Committee on Study Grants for the Fund for Adult Education.
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    Guidelines for the Introduction of Electronic Information Resources to Users Version 2006
    (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2006-06) MARS Management of Electronic Resources and Services Committee
    These guidelines are intended to assist librarians who provide and publicize new electronic information resources to users and potential users. This document applies to Web-based, networked, and stand-alone resources that users may directly or indirectly access in an electronic format. The guidelines primarily apply to electronic information resources provided for end users and secondarily to mediated services. They apply to resources created by the library, commercially licensed, or freely available. Directed at information service staff who coordinate and manage the introduction of new electronic information resources, this document offers practical guidance to any library staff concerned with strategies for implementation, policy, procedure, education, and/or direct provision of electronic information resources.
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    Guidelines for Cooperative Reference Services Version 2006
    (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2006-06) Cooperative Reference Service Committee
    The Cooperative Reference Service Committee has developed this document to assist institutions in establishing and evaluating cooperative reference services. Cooperative reference service is a process through which information assistance is provided by referring the user, or the user's queries, to staff at another institution according to a system of established procedures. Cooperative Reference is understood to mean any type of cooperation through any modes of communication.
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    Guidelines for a Unit or Course of Instruction in Genealogical Research at Schools of Library and Information Science 2007 Retired
    (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2007-01-01) Genealogy Committee
    Librarians need to know how to serve patrons interested in genealogy. The majority of schools of library and information science offer very little about this subject. These guidelines provide an outline for a unit or course of instruction in genealogical research. They are intended to encourage and assist library schools to add training in genealogical research to their curriculum.
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    Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Multilingual Collections and Services 2007 Retired
    (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2007-01-01) Library Services to the Spanish-Speaking Committee
    It is the responsibility of libraries to provide an equitable level of service to all members of their communities regardless of ethnic, cultural, or linguistic background. Providing library materials for ethnic, cultural and linguistic groups should not be seen as an "additional" or "extra" service, but as an integral part of every library's services. Libraries should establish goals, objectives, and policies that integrate multilingual services into their overall work plan. These guidelines should serve as models with which to assess the provision of services and materials.
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    Guidelines for Library Services to Spanish-Speaking Library Users 2007 Retired
    (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2007-01-01) Library Services to the Spanish-Speaking Committee
    Although these guidelines were written by persons with professional interest in service to Spanish-speaking library users, they were written consciously for all library personnel who see a need to initiate service to this population. In that sense, the guidelines are a basic beginner's manual intended for a hypothetical librarian serving as an administrator of a medium-to-small institution having become aware of the needs of Spanish-speaking communities within its service area. As with any guidelines, these are designed to aid in the development of that service and to remind readers of professional concerns regarding the target population.
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    Guidelines for Developing a Core Genealogy Collection 2007 Retired
    (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2007-06-01) Genealogy Committee
    These guidelines address services, collection development, personnel, access, preservation, and fiscal considerations for genealogy services. They are intended to assist those who desire to create a core genealogy collection and provide basic genealogy services in order to meet the above-mentioned responsibilities, the American Library Association‘s Library Bill of Rights, and the markedly increased public interest in genealogical research.
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    Measuring and Assessing Reference Services and Resources: A Guide Version 2008
    (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2008-01-14) RUSA/RSS Evaluation of Reference and User Services Committee
    Measuring and Assessing Reference Services and Resources: A Guide offers an expansive definition of reference service, assessment planning advice, and measurement tools to assist managers in evaluating reference services and resources. The measurement tools presented here are fully analyzed for validity and reliability in The Reference Assessment Manual, RASD and Pierian Press, 1995. Where formally validated tools were not available, bibliographic references to assessment methods reported in the literature are provided.
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    Definition of Reference 2008
    (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2008-01-14) Reference Services Section (RSS) Executive Committee
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    Guidelines for Liaison Work in Managing Collections and Services
    (Collection Development and Evaluation Section of the Reference and User Services Association, a division of ALA, 2010-03) Liaison with Users Committee
    This document is intended to help librarians identify library user groups in various types of libraries and to suggest ways these groups can be involved in collection services and issues. It may also be used to identify objectives and continuing education opportunities for liaisons based on the mission statement and priorities of their institution.
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    Guidelines for the Preparation of a Bibliography
    (Collection Development and Evaluation Section, Reference and User Services Division, American Library Association, 2010-03) Bibliography Committee
    These guidelines originated as the "Criteria for Evaluating a Bibliography," adopted by the Reference Services Division Board in 1971. A revision of those guidelines under the current name, "Guidelines for the Preparation of a Bibliography" was approved by the RASD board of directors in 1982 and can be found in RQ22 (Fall 1982): 31-32. For purposes of these Guidelines, a ‘bibliography’ is a systematic list of bibliographic units within a subject. Bibliographies may exist as standalone works or may appear at the end of research documents. As appropriate to the audience, the author(s) may elect to use a more common term to describe the final bibliography, such as "pathfinder," "finding aid," or "research guide."
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    Guidelines for Establishing Local History Collections 2012 Retired
    (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2012-05-01) Local History Committee
    These guidelines are intended to assist librarians in establishing local history collections. In surveying the literature about the collecting of local materials it is apparent that many have already written about the use and the maintenance of the various media employed in local history.
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    Financial Education in Libraries: Guidelines and Best Practices for Service, Retired 2023
    (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2014-09-29) Business and Reference Services Section (BRASS)
    Management of personal finances requires information. Different kinds of information are needed to safely and successfully earn, borrow, save, invest, spend, and protect against risk. A multitude of sources provide financial information, and these sources can vary widely in their opinions, reliability and objectivity. Principles of information literacy should be integrated at each level of the financial literacy guidelines. As with other literacies, libraries are uniquely qualified to address this information need. Financial literacy programs and workshops should demonstrate how to: a. Identify, access, and compare financial information from a variety of sources. b. Critically evaluate the credibility, timeliness, and point of view or bias of financial information and its sources. c. Apply financial information wisely and productively. d. Use financial information ethically. Each content area includes program outcomes that can be applied to a variety of programs, workshops and classes. Also included are suggested program topics. The intent is for these guidelines to be dynamic documents, adaptable and flexible. These recommendations are intended to grow and change through the implementation process.
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    Health and Medical Reference Guidelines 2015 Retired
    (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2015-06-01) Reference Services Section (RSS) Executive Committee
    These guidelines are for all information services staff (hereafter referred to as “staff”), regardless ofquestions or library type. Health and Medical Reference refers to questions that pertain to any aspect ofhealth, medicine, or biomedicine, including but not limited to consumer health, patient health, public health,environmental health, complementary and alternative medicine, biomedical research, and clinical medicine. The purpose of these guidelines is to assist staff in responding to health or medical inquiries. For staff who rarely answer medical questions, the Guidelines are intended to assist staff to be prepared and feel confident that they are providing the best possible response. For staff who regularly answer medical questions, the Guidelines are intended to ensure that reference skills are well-rounded.
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    Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States 2016 Retired
    (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2016-01-11) Interlibrary Loan Committee
    The Reference and User Services Association, acting for the American Library Association in its adoption of this code, recognizes that the sharing of material between libraries is a core library service and believes it to be in the public interest to encourage such an exchange. This code establishes principles that facilitate the requesting of material by a library and the provision of loans or copies in response to those requests.
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    Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States Explanatory Supplement 2016 Retired
    (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2016-01-11) Interlibrary Loan Committee
    This Explanatory Supplement is intended to amplify specific sections of the Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States, providing fuller explanation and specific examples for text that is intentionally general and prescriptive. Topical headings refer to the equivalent sections in the Code. Libraries are expected to comply with the Code, using this Supplement as a source for general direction. For use with the Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States (2016).
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    Guidelines for Library Services with 60+ Audience: Best Practices Version 2017
    (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2017-09) Library Services to an Aging Population Committee
    Adults have different needs and interests as they age, encompassing career, family, health and creative pursuits. These updated best practices reflect basic principles in library services for the 60+ population including embracing and encouraging diversity, variety and flexibility in planning collections, programs, and services.
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    Professional Competencies for Reference and User Services Librarians Version 2017
    (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2017-09-07) RUSA Professional Competencies for Reference and User Services Librarians Task Force
    As the professional organization for reference and user services, the Reference and Users Services Association (RUSA) has developed and updated a model statement of competencies essential for successful reference and user services librarians.
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