Vol 55, No 2 (2015)

Winter

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.55n2

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Table of Contents

Columns

From the Editor: Autumn Thank Yous
Barry Trott
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82-83
From the President of RUSA: Revisiting Library as Place: Balancing Space Planning Priorities by Focusing on Core Purpose
Anne M. Houston
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84-86
Management: Unanticipated Career Change: Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It . . .
Aleteia Greenwood
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87-90
Readers' Advisory: Differing Mental Models and the Futures of Libraries, Librarians, and Readers’ Advisory
Bill Crowley
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91-96
Information Literacy and Instruction: The Future of Academic Librarianship: MOOCs and the Robot Revolution
Lura Sanborn
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97-101
Amplify Your Impact: Don't Be a Reference "Tool": How to Use Internal Marketing to Build Staff Competencies in the Age of Inclusive Libraries
Katya Pereyaslavska, Corinne Abba
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102-108
Accidental Technologist: How Can Libraries Improve Wikipedia?
Eric Phetteplace
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109-112
The Alert Collector: Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Guide to the Latest Resources
Michele Frasier-Robinson
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113-117

Features

Testing Telepresence: Remote Reference Service via Robotics
Eric O. Johnson, John Kromer
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118-122
Reference Services to Incarcerated People, Part II: Sources and Learning Outcomes
Debbie Rabina, Emily Drabinski
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123-131
Adult Readers’ Advisory Services through Public Library Websites
Susan K. Burke, Molly Strothmann
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132-143
Making a Third Space for Student Voices in Two Academic Libraries
James Elmborg, Heidi LM Jacobs, Kelly McElroy, Robert L. Nelson
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144-155

From Committees of RUSA

From Committees of RUSA: BRASS Program: Not Elsewhere Classified: Researching New and Niche Industries
BRASS 2015 Program Committee
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156-159
From Committees of RUSA: Outstanding Business Reference Resources 2015
BRASS Business Reference Sources Committee
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160-164
From Committees of RUSA: Best of the Best Business Websites
BRASS Education Committee
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165-168

Sources: Professional Materials

Book Review: Classroom Assessment Techniques for Librarians
Calantha Tillotson
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169
Book Review: The Handbook for Storytellers
Valerie Kimble
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169-170
Book Review: Navigating the Future with Scenario Planning: A Guidebook for Librarians
Larry Cooperman
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170
Book Review: New Routes to Library Success: 100+ Ideas from Outside the Stacks
Janet A. Tillotson
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170-171
Book Review: Not Just Where to Click: Teaching Students How to Think about Information
Pamela Louderback
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171
Book Review: Preserving Our Heritage: Perspectives from Antiquity to the Digital Age
Anna-Sophia Zingarelli-Sweet
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171-172
Book Review: Teaching Information Literacy Threshold Concepts: Lesson Plans for Librarians
Ann Agee
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172
Book Review: Wordplay for Kids: A Sourcebook of Poems, Rhymes, and Read-Alouds
Jenny Foster Stenis
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172-173

Sources: Reference Books

Book Review: American Political Culture: An Encyclopedia
Carla Wilson Buss
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174
Book Review: Animal Rights and Welfare: A Documentary and Reference Guide
Michael L. Nelson
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175
Book Review: Artifacts From Medieval Europe
David Lincove
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175-176
Book Review: Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia
Megan Coder
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176
Book Review: The Civil Rights Movement in America: From Black Nationalism to the Women’s Political Council
Brent D. Singleton
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176-177
Book Review: Contemporary Immigration in America: A State-by-State Encyclopedia
Anne C. Deutsch
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177
Book Review: The Crusades to the Holy Land: The Essential Reference Guide
Steven R. Edscorn
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177-178
Book Review: A Day in a Working Life: 300 Trades and Professions through History
Matthew Laudicina
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178
Book Review: Earth’s Landscape: An Encyclopedia of the World’s Geographic Features
Lisa Presley
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178-179
Book Review: The Encyclopedia of Central Banking
Stacey Marien
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179
Book Review: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics: An Encyclopedia
Aimée deChambeau
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179-180
Book Review: Ethnic American Literature: An Encyclopedia for Students
Dona J. Helmer
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180
Book Review: Jim Crow: A Historical Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic
Sally Moffitt
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181
Book Review: The Ongoing Columbian Exchange: Stories of Biological and Economic Transfer in World History
Marion S. Muskiewicz
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181-182
Book Review: Religion and American Cultures: Tradition, Diversity, and Popular Expression
Gregory A. Crawford
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182
Book Review: The Sage Encyclopedia of Educational Technology
Valerie Mittenberg
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182-183
Book Review: Spirit Possession Around the World: Possession, Communion, and Demon Expulsion Across Cultures
Anita J. Slack
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183
Book Review: Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World: From Buzkashi to Zorbing
Evan Davis
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184