Our RUSA Strategic Plan, July 2015 – June 2018
Please see the section directly below for information on the RUSA Strategic Plan.
Headline events for RUSA members at ALA Annual in San Francisco!
Planning your schedule for ALA Annual 2015? I find the official conference scheduler to be an invaluable tool, available at http://alaac15.ala.org/scheduler. For one thing you don’t need to worry about any time changes that might otherwise cause problems if you used your everyday electronic calendar. You can also easily create your own personal appointments. On your smart phone you can navigate to the mobile site http://alaac15.ala.org/m and save a shortcut to your home screen. This essentially creates an app. You then have access to your schedule wherever you go!
If you’ll be in San Francisco on Friday, June 26, 2015 you’ll want to take advantage of these special pre-conferences, with discounts still available to RUSA members.
- History Section’s Genealogical Librarianship Symposium (Registration is free!)http://alaac15.ala.org/node/29537
Also on Friday we’ll be holding our annual RUSA 101 from 3:00 – 4:00 in the afternoon at the Westin St. Francis, Tower Salon A & B. This is a fantastic opportunity for all conference attendees to learn about RUSA, connect with established members, and enjoy some free refreshments. See http://alaac15.ala.org/node/29504. Ann Brown and I have been hosting monthly RUSA 101 sessions online since last summer, and I know that we are both looking forward to seeing people in-person for this one!
Saturday, June 27, 2015
- 1:00pm to 2:30pm
RUSA Board of Directors Meeting #1
Hilton San Francisco Union, Continental 2
Visit this open meeting to learn about the work of our association!
http://alaac15.ala.org/node/29507
- 4:00pm to 5:30pm
RUSA President’s Program featuring speaker danah boyd, – It’s Complicated: Navigating the dynamic landscapes of digital literacy, collapsing contexts, and big data
danah is a prolific blogger and speaker with big ideas about how librarians can make a difference in the data deluge!
Moscone Convention Center, 3014-3016 (W)
http://alaac15.ala.org/node/28619
- 8:00pm to 10:00pm
The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Announcement and Reception
Hotel Nikko, Nikko Ballroom
Join us for ALA’s only single-book award for adult fiction and nonfiction, followed by a chance to mingle at the dessert and drinks reception. I’m incredibly excited that we’ll get to meet Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who is serving as our keynote speaker! Tickets are $25 for RUSA Members, $35 for others.
http://alaac15.ala.org/node/28669
Sunday, June 28, 2015
- 8:00am to 10:00am
Literary Tastes
Moscone Convention Center, West Exhibit Hall, 1st Floor
Hear from some of the year’s best authors and enjoy light refreshments. #literarytastes
http://alaac15.ala.org/node/28616
- 10:30am to 11:30am
21st Annual Reference Research Forum
Moscone Convention Center, 2014 (W)
At this popular event you are able learn about notable research projects and meet the people who are changing the way that we think about the future of reference services.
http://alaac15.ala.org/node/28620
- 5:00pm – 6:30pm
RUSA Achievement Awards Ceremony
Westin St. Francis, California West BR
Share in the celebration and join RUSA colleagues as we recognize this year’s outstanding achievement award winners! Light refreshments will be served.
http://alaac15.ala.org/node/29509
Monday, June 29, 2015
- 2:00pm to 4:00pm
RUSA Board of Directors Meeting #2
Moscone Convention Center, 200-212 (S)
Visit this open meeting to learn about the work of our association!
http://alaac15.ala.org/node/29506
Please make sure to use the scheduler to find all of the other great programs and discussions that have been organized by our RUSA sections!
Congratulations and THANK YOU to our elected officers
Serving in a leadership role for our association is a significant commitment of energy and for many of us is volunteer work accomplished on our own free time. Please thank the following individuals for their dedication! Their terms officially begin at the conclusion of the ALA Annual Conference 2015 in San Francisco.
RUSA
Vice-President/President-Elect: Anne Houston
Secretary: Kate Oberg
Division Councilor: Sarah J. Hammill
Director-at-Large: Ed Garcia & Mary Mintz
BRASS
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Louise Mort Feldmann
Member-at-Large: Penny Scott
CODES
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Daniel C. Mack
Member-at-Large: Emily Hamstra & Matthew J. Wayman
HISTORY
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Christina Thompson Shutt
Member-at-Large: Melissa Finley Gonzalez
Secretary: Jennifer Eileen McElroy
ETS (MARS): EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SECTION
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Courtney Greene McDonald
Member-at-Large: Jason Coleman
RSS
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Amy Elizabeth Rustic
Member-at-Large: Ellen Keith
STARS
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Heidi Nance
Member-at-Large: Kerry Keegan
As this is my final column as RUSA President, I absolutely must take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all of our fantastic RUSA member volunteers across the association, as well as our dedicated RUSA staff: Susan Hornung, Leighann Wood, Marianne Braverman, and Andrea Hill. All of the webinars, courses, programs, discussions, articles, events, and awards only happen because of your great efforts.
It’s been a great privilege to serve you over this past year.
–Joe
Joseph Thompson
RUSA President 2014-2015
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