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The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), is a Division of the American Library Association. [1]
RUSA honors books and media with major annual awards. [2] Awards are selected by RUSA's Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) committees, the Business Reference and Service Section (BRASS) and the History Section (HS).
Book and Media Awards include "Notable Books for Adults", selected by the RUSA Notable Books Council since 1944. The Notable Books Council is in the RUSA CODES Section. [3] [4]
RUSA also recognizes outstanding professional achievement in reference librarianship and its many specialties with annual achievement awards at the Division level and by each section.
RUSA awards the year's best in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, audiobook narration, reference materials and more, hand-picked by RUSA expert selection committees that work closely with adult readers. The sections that give book and media awards are CODES, BRASS and the History Section. [5]
RUSA also honors librarians with professional achievement awards. Each RUSA Section gives awards in its area of specialization. [6]
Awards given by the RUSA Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) Committees. [7]
The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York is administered by the American Library Association. The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) and Booklist cosponsor the awards. Selection is by three former members of the RUSA CODES Notable Books Council and editors from Booklist.
The Sophie Brody Medal is an annual award of the Reference and User Services Association RUSA. It is given for outstanding achievement in Jewish literature, for works published the previous year, in the U.S. The award is named after Sophie Brody and was established by her husband, Arthur Brody, and the Brodart Foundation.
The Reading List-A RUSA CODES committee that compiles an annual list of the best genre books for the adult reader. [9]
The Listen List Council of the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) includes fiction and nonfiction and features voices that enthrall, delight, and inspire. [10]
Essential Cookbooks highlights titles for both avid home chefs and those just learning the rewards of making a meal. [11]
The Outstanding Reference Sources Committee was established in 1958 to recommend the most outstanding reference publications published the previous year for small and medium-sized public and academic libraries. The selected titles are valuable reference resources and are highly recommended for inclusion in any library's reference collections. [12]
The Dartmouth Medal of the American Library Association is awarded annually to a reference work of outstanding quality and significance, published during the previous calendar year. [13]
The Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) focuses on all aspects of business reference. [14] BRASS publications are Academic BRASS: A biannual newsletter produced by the Business Reference in Academic Libraries Committee; Public Libraries Briefcase: A quarterly column produced by the Business Reference in Public Libraries Committee;and BRASS Notes, A quarterly column devoted to news about current BRASS activities. [15] Each year BRASS awards "Outstanding Business Reference Sources" and "Best of the Best Business Web Resources".
Each year, the Business Information Sources Committee of the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) selects the outstanding business information sources published since May of the previous year. [16]
The BRASS "Best of the Best Business Web Resources Award" debuted in 2009. Awards recognize four web-based resources that are highly relevant to information professionals involved in providing business reference services. Selected by members of the BRASS Education Committee.
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The History Section represents the subject interests of reference librarians, archivists, bibliographers, genealogists, historians, and others engaged in historical reference or research. It brings together representatives of history collections in all formats from all types of libraries, archives, and historical societies. [20] It was established in 1961. [21]
The RUSA HS Historical Materials Committee annually compiles and publishes the Best Historical Materials list with extensive annotation at the RUSA HS website. [22] [23]
The Reference and User Services Association represents librarians and library staff in the fields of reference, specialized reference, collection development, readers' advisory and resource sharing.
RUSA's Achievement Awards Program honors the best in reference librarianship and its many specialties. [6] [24]
Awards given by the RUSA Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) Committees.
"These wonderful books highlight titles for both avid home chefs and those just learning the rewards of making a meal. The list further supports those who appreciate the many joys of reading cookbooks, even if they rarely venture into the kitchen. As judged by librarians who cooked from, enjoyed, and discussed them, these cookbooks expand and enrich collections and offer cooks multiple ways to make delicious meals. They will become reliable favorites and nourish readers, today and for years to come." [46]
The 2023 Awards recognize four web-based resources that are highly relevant to information professionals involved in providing business reference services. Selected by members of the 2022/23 BRASS Education Committee. [18]
Winners of RUSA Awards for previous years are at the website of the Reference and User Services Association: RUSA Awards.
Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. It has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by the Germany-based media conglomerate Bertelsmann.
A librarian is a person who works professionally in a library providing access to information, and sometimes social or technical programming, or instruction on information literacy to users.
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The Bodley Head is an English book publishing imprint of Penguin Random House. Founded in 1887 by John Lane and Elkin Mathews, The Bodley Head existed as an independent entity or as part of multiple consortiums until it was acquired by Random House in 1987 alongside sister companies Jonathan Cape and Chatto & Windus. Random House used The Bodley Head as a children's book imprint until April 2008, when it was repositioned as an adult non-fiction imprint within the Vintage Books division.
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Dorling Kindersley Limited is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel, history, geography, science, space, nature, sports, gardening, cookery, parenting and many others. The worldwide CEO of DK is Paul Kelly. DK has offices in New York, Melbourne, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto, Madrid, Beijing, and Jiangmen. DK works with licensing partners such as Disney, LEGO, DC Comics, the Royal Horticultural Society, MasterChef, and the Smithsonian Institution. DK has commissioned authors such as Mary Berry, Monty Don, Robert Winston, Huw Richards, and Steve Mould for a range of books.
Macmillan Publishers is a British publishing company traditionally considered to be one of the 'Big Five' English language publishers. Founded in London in 1843 by Scottish brothers Daniel and Alexander MacMillan, the firm would soon establish itself as a leading publisher in Britain. It published two of the best-known works of Victorian era children's literature, Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894).
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The Dartmouth Medal of the American Library Association is awarded annually to a reference work of outstanding quality and significance, published during the previous calendar year.
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Isadore Gilbert Mudge was ranked by the magazine American Libraries as one of the top 100 important leaders that libraries have had in the 20th century. Mudge was a defining influence on what a contemporary reference librarian is and was essential for helping organize and promote reference books for use in helping patrons find information and answers to questions.
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