Vol 54, No 2 (2014)

Winter

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.54n2

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Table of Contents

Columns

From the Editor: Some Belated “Thank Yous”
Barry Trott
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2-3
From the President of RUSQ: Getting the Library Job You Want
Joseph Thompson
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4-7
For Your Enrichment: Outreach Activities for Librarian Liaisons
Isabel D. Silver
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8-14
Management: Complementing Traditional Leadership
Jane P. Currie
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15-18
Accidental Technologist: Gamification in Libraries
Kyle Felker
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19-23
Readers' Advisory: We Owe Our Work to Theirs
Neal Wyatt
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24-30
The Alert Collector: Women's Suffrage Movement
Patricia F. Dolton
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31-36
Taking Issues: Is the Face-to-Face Conference Still Essential?
Karen Munro, Merinda McLure
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37-40
Amplify Your Impact: Marketing Comes to Reference and User Services
Nicole Eva, Erin Shea
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41-42

Features

Design and Implementation of a Subject Librarian Training Program for University Libraries in China
Jing Guo, Qinling Huang, Xiaobin Lu
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43-51
Meeting a Composite of User Needs Amidst Change and Controversy: The Case of the New York Public Library
Debbie Rabina, Lisa Peet
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52-59

From Committees of RUSA

From Committees of RUSA: Outstanding Business Reference Resources 2014
BRASS Business Reference Sources Committee
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60-65
From Committees of RUSA: Best of the Best Business Websites
Brass Education Committee
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66-68
From Committees of RUSA: The Values of Libraries: A Report on the RUSA President's Program
BRASS Education Committee Members
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69-73

Sources: Professional Materials

Sources: Biographies to Read Aloud with Kids: From Alvin Ailey to Zishe the Strongman
Lindsey Tomsu
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74-75
Sources: Bugs, Bogs, Bats, and Books: Sharing Nature with Children through Reading
Gina Petrie
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75
Sources: Exploring Digital Libraries: Foundations, Practice, Prospects
Amanda Dinscore
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75
Sources: Exploring Environmental Science with Children and Teens
Tiffeni Fontno
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75-76
Sources: Fundamentals for the Academic Liaison
Christina M. Kulp
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76
Sources: Global Voices: Picture Books from Around the World
Sarah Hannah Gómez
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76-77
Sources: Introduction to Reference and Information Services in Today's School Library
Melanie Wachsmann
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77
Sources: The Library Juice Press Handbook of Intellectual Freedom: Concepts, Cases, and Theories
Allison Embry
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77
Sources: Metaliteracy: Reinventing Information Literacy to Empower Learners
Ann Agee
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77-78
Sources: Mind-Bending Mysteries and Thrillers for Teens: A Programming and Readers' Advisory Guide
Jackie Thornton
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78-79
Sources: The New University Library: Four Case Studies
Larry Cooperman
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79
Sources: Snapshots of Reality: A Practical Guide to Formative Assessment in Library Instruction
Qiana Johnson
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79

Sources: Reference Books

Sources: African American War Heroes
Sally Moffitt
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80-81
Sources: American Immigration: An Encyclopedia of Political, Social, and Cultural Change
Eric Novotny
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81
Sources: Battles That Changed American History: 100 of the Greatest Victories and Defeats
Joseph A. Hurley
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81-82
Sources: Encyclopedia of Human Memory
Shannon Pritting
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82-83
Sources: Encyclopedia of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency: A New Era of Modern Warfare
Evan Davis
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83
Sources: Encyclopedia of Social Deviance
Mina Chercourt
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83
Sources: From Famine to Fast Food: Nutrition, Diet, and Concepts of Health Around the World
Susan Trujillo
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83-84
Sources: Industrialization in the Modern World: From the Industrial Revolution to the Internet
Michael Hawkins
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84
Sources: The New Encyclopedia of Islam
Brent D. Singleton
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84-85
Sources: Slave Culture: A Documentary Collection of the Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project
Kristin J. Henrich
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85-86
Sources: Soccer Around the World: A Cultural Guide to the World's Favorite Sport
John Maxymuk
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86
Sources: Warfare in the Roman Republic: From the Etruscan Wars to the Battle of Actium
Gregory A. Crawford
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86-87
Sources: The World of Musicals: An Encyclopedia of Stage, Screen, and Song
Amy Wainwright
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87-88