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  • Training Needs of Librarians Doing Adult Education Work 
    Asheim, Lester (American Library Association, 1955)
    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.
  • 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 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 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 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 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 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 ...
  • Definition of Reference 2008 
    Reference Services Section (RSS) Executive Committee (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2008-01-14)
  • 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 ...
  • 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 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 ...
  • Founding a Group for New Business Librarians: The First Six Months Vol 7 (2), Fall 2012 
    Unknown author (2012)
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 Explanatory Supplement 2016 Retired 
    Interlibrary Loan Committee (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2016-01-11)
    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 ...
  • Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States 2016 Retired 
    Interlibrary Loan Committee (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2016-01-11)
    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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Professional Competencies for Reference and User Services Librarians Version 2017 
    RUSA Professional Competencies for Reference and User Services Librarians Task Force (Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), 2017-09-07)
    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 ...
  • RUSA programs sponsorship opportunities information sheet 
    RUSA (2019)

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