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  • Federal and Armed Forces Libraries Interest Group (FAFLIG) Manual 
    Federal and Armed Forces Libraries Interest Group (FAFLIG) (Federal and Armed Forces Libraries Interest Group (FAFLIG) Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) American Library Association (ALA), 2020-11-18)
    This manual is a compilation of information, guidelines, procedures and policies for FAFLIG leaders and members. It is intended to be a living document. It was adopted by vote of the FAFLIG membership on November 18, 2020. ...
  • Federal and Armed Forces Libraries Interest Group (FAFLIG) Manual 
    Federal and Armed Forces Libraries Interest Group (FAFLIG) (Federal and Armed Forces Libraries Interest Group (FAFLIG) Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) American Library Association (ALA), 2022-05-25)
    This manual is a compilation of information, guidelines, procedures and policies for FAFLIG leaders and members. It is intended to be a living document. It was adopted by vote of the FAFLIG membership on November 18, ...
  • Financial Education in Libraries: Guidelines and Best Practices for Service, Retired 2023 
    Business and Reference Services Section (BRASS) (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2014-09-29)
    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 ...
  • Guidelines for a Unit or Course of Instruction in Genealogical Research at Schools of Library and Information Science 2007 Retired 
    Genealogy Committee (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2007-01-01)
    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 ...
  • Guidelines for Business Information Responses Version 2022 
    BRASS Education Committee (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2022-02-11)
    This sixth revision of the Guidelines for Business Information Responses is designed to assist information services staff in meeting user needs to resolve business information inquiries, as developed by members of the ...
  • Guidelines for Cooperative Reference Services Version 2006 
    Cooperative Reference Service Committee (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2006-06)
    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 ...
  • Guidelines for Developing a Core Genealogy Collection 2007 Retired 
    Genealogy Committee (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2007-06-01)
    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 ...
  • Guidelines for Establishing Local History Collections 2012 Retired 
    Local History Committee (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2012-05-01)
    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 ...
  • Guidelines for Liaison Work in Managing Collections and Services 
    Liaison with Users Committee (Collection Development and Evaluation Section of the Reference and User Services Association, a division of ALA, 2010-03)
    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 ...
  • Guidelines for Library Services to Spanish-Speaking Library Users 2007 Retired 
    Library Services to the Spanish-Speaking Committee (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2007-01-01)
    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 ...
  • Guidelines for Library Services with 60+ Audience: Best Practices Version 2017 
    Library Services to an Aging Population Committee (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2017-09)
    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 ...
  • Guidelines for Resource Sharing Operations Management Version 2022 
    Codes, Guidelines and Technical Standards Committee (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2022-11-18)
    The purpose of this document is to: 1.) Make recommendations regarding the qualifications needed for Resource Sharing Managers; 2.) Recommend guidelines for hiring, training, and maintaining the skills of Resource Sharing
  • Guidelines for Resource-Sharing Response to Disaster Preparation and Response 
    Codes, Guidelines, and Technical Standards Committee (Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section (STARS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2017-09-07)
    The nature of a disaster that may affect a library is difficult to predict in terms of type, timing, and level of damage. It is therefore difficult but necessary for libraries to plan for potential disasters. Regardless ...
  • Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Multilingual Collections and Services 2007 Retired 
    Library Services to the Spanish-Speaking Committee (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2007-01-01)
    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 ...
  • Guidelines for the Introduction of Electronic Information Resources to Users Version 2006 
    MARS Management of Electronic Resources and Services Committee (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2006-06)
    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 ...
  • Guidelines for the Preparation of a Bibliography 
    Bibliography Committee (Collection Development and Evaluation Section, Reference and User Services Division, American Library Association, 2010-03)
    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 ...
  • Health and Medical Reference Guidelines 2015 Retired 
    Reference Services Section (RSS) Executive Committee (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2015-06-01)
    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, ...
  • Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States With Explanatory Text Version 2023 
    Codes, Guidelines, and Technical Standards Committee (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2023-06-13)
    In 2023, the separate Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States and its accompanying Explanatory Supplement were merged into one document called the Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States with Explanatory Text. ...
  • Measuring and Assessing Reference Services and Resources: A Guide Version 2008 
    RUSA/RSS Evaluation of Reference and User Services Committee (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2008-01-14)
    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 ...
  • Recommendations for Resource-Sharing Disaster Preparation and Response Version 2021 
    Codes, Guidelines, and Technical Standards Committee (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2021-12-02)
    The purpose of this document is two-fold: 1) to make recommendations regarding preparation in advance of potential disasters and 2) to make recommendations regarding resource-sharing responses to libraries affected by ...

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