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RUSA Offers Many Opportunities for Networking in Las Vegas
Friday June 27
The Reference User Services Association (RUSA) will host RUSA 101, a networking and orientation event for librarians working in adult services, reference, reader's advisory, collection development, genealogy, resource sharing, and technology. New members of RUSA looking for their “home” within the division, nonmembers interested in learning more about the division, and current members with experience to share are all encouraged to attend this event on Friday, June 27 from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the Las Vegas Convention Center, room S222.
Each special interest section will be represented at this event. Make your way to the table to meet others with your shared interests:
BRASS: Business Reference and Services Section
CODES: Collection Development and Evaluation Section (adult readers advisory, collection development)
HS: History Section (genealogy, archives)
MARS: Emerging Technologies in Reference Section (everything tech and reference)
RSS: Reference Services Section (frontline reference, evaluation and assessment of reference, management of reference)
STARS: Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section (ILL/ interlibrary loan, resource-sharing)
This event will include a brief and informative presentation by Ann Brown orienting attendees to RUSA and how to get involved. There will also be refreshments, a raffle and networking opportunities so bring business cards, curiosity, and passion for adult library services, and we’ll see you there!
Saturday June 28
Come to the RUSA President's Program, “Our Values, Ourselves: Examining Our Values and What Others Value about Us” from 4:00 — 5:30 p.m. at the Las Vegas Convention Center, rooms N255/257.
Join us for a thoughtful debate, when we take a close look at whether our own values and self-perceptions interfere with providing services that our patron communities both need and want. Are they the same things that our users think of as important and fundamental? This program exposes and explores the big question about who we are and what we do. We will discover if they are the same things that our users think of as important and fundamental.
The discussion will be lead by a multitude of leaders within the library community and provide a comprehensive overview of how our values and self-perceptions impact how we provide services within our communities.
Sunday June 29
Enjoy a light and refreshing break-fast while listening to some of the year's best authors discuss their work and the craft of writing, while enjoying the company of other book lovers at the Literary Tastes Author Event, Celebrating the Best Reading of the Year. All Annual Conference registrants are invited to participate in this conference program at the Las Vegas Convention Center, room N258 from 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
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ACRL 2015 Registration Now Open
Registration materials are now available for the ACRL 2015 conference to be held March 25-28, 2015, in Portland, Ore. Register by the early-bird deadline and save $70 or more! Special group registration prices, scholarships, hotel discounts, and reduced airfares are also available. ACRL 2015 features more than 300 carefully curated programs to help you stay at the forefront of the academic and research library profession. Get the inside scoop, be the first to receive conference announcements, connect with fellow attendees, and learn more about ACRL 2015 on the conference website.
Caesars Palace, Forum Shops at Caesars (Photo courtesy Las Vegas News Bureau).
Gale Reaches New Heights with Products — and Performances
As if a slot machine and a money machine weren't enough, Gale, part of Cengage Learning, will be hosting an aerialist in its booth (#1303) over the conference weekend. It is Vegas, after all.
Much like the way its new technology, InterLink, connects periodical content to contextually-related content within its ebooks, the aerialist will link through the air delighting all who stop by. Performances will be held Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
While free money and acrobatics are always a winner, Gale will also have many of its award-winning products on display and ready to demo such as its ebook platform, GVRL, and Analytics On Demand, an innovative new data analysis tool. Stay on top of all Gale's ALA news by following @CengageGale on Twitter.
Get Your Bid Entered in the ERT/Christopher J. Hoy Scholarship and Artist Alley Silent Auction
The 16th Annual ERT/Christopher J. Hoy and Artist Alley Scholarship Silent Auction will feature numerous quilts donated by the ALA BiblioQuilters and friends of ERT. The Silent Auction will also feature original art donated by participants of Artist Alley in the exhibits.
Check the ALA website closer to the conference for details on items to be auctioned, and plan to stop by during the conference. Bidding ends on Sunday, June 29, at 3:00 p.m.
Internet Room
Open to ALA members, the Internet Room in the Exhibit Hall is open during exhibit hours. It is managed by ALA's Internet Steering Committee and staffed by volunteers.
CLICK HERE for EXHIBITS INFORMATION
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