The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) is a division of the American Library Association (ALA).About RUSA. In 1972, the Adult Services Division and the Reference Services Division of the ALA were merged into the Reference and Adult Services Division (RASD), which created the RUSA in 1996."RUSA-Our History." American Library Association.
RUSA gives out annual awards to notable books, media, and professional librarians.Reference and User Services Association. Book & Media Awards 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.Reference and User Services Association. Notable Books for Adults.Van Fleet, Connie, and Danny P. Wallace. 2002. "A Year Inside Notable Books." Reference & User Services Quarterly 41 (4): 340. 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.
2024 awards The association annually recognizes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, audiobook narration, and reference materials. Recipients are selected by committees composed of professionals who specialize in adult services. The sections that give book and media awards are CODES, BRASS, and the History Section.Book & Media Awards RUSA Update. Reference and User Services Association. Division of the American Library Association.
RUSA also honors librarians with professional achievement awards. Each RUSA section gives awards in its area of specialization.RUSA Division Level Awards Reference and User Services Association. A Division of the American Library Association.
CODES book and media awards These awards are given by the RUSA Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) committees.Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) Committees RUSA.
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, are 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. Fiction: The Berry Pickers: A Novel by Amanda Peters (New York: Catapult). Nonfiction: We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America by Roxanna Asgarian (New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux).
Notable Books: Fiction Biography of X by Catherine Lacey (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Pantheon Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC) Dearborn by Ghassan Zeineddine (Tin House) Hangman by Maya Binyam (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) In Memoriam by Alice Winn (A Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC) North Woods by Daniel Mason (Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC) Open Throat by Henry Hoke (MCD, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park (Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC) The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC) The Reformatory by Tananarive Due (Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.) Y/N by Esther Yi (Astra House, a division of Astra Publishing House)
Notable Books: Nonfiction A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan (Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC) Dyscalculia: A Love Story of Epic Miscalculation by Camonghne Felix (One World, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC) How to Say Babylon: A Memoir by Safiya Sinclair (37 Ink, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Inc.) King: A Life by Jonathan Eig (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Master, Slave, Husband, Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo (Simon and Schuster) Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming by Ava Chin (Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC) Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of 'Latino by Héctor Tobar (MCD, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond (Crown, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC) The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science by Kate Zernike (Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.) The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration by Jake Bittle (Simon & Schuster) The Talk by Darrin Bell (Henry Holt and Company) The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann (Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC)
Notable Books: Poetry Promises of Gold / Promesas de Oro by José Olivarez (Henry Holt and Company) Side Notes from the Archivist by Anastacia-Renee (Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers) Trace Evidence by Charif Shanahan (Tin House)Moore, Ninah. 2024 Notable Books List Announced: Year's Best in Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry. 20 January 2024.
Sophie Brody Award 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 US. The award is named after Sophie Brody and was established by her husband, Arthur Brody, and the Brodart Foundation. The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (Riverhead, an imprint of Penguin Random House)
The Reading List The Reading List is a RUSA CODES committee that compiles an annual list of the best genre books for the adult reader.Moore, Ninah. 2024 Reading List: Year's best in genre fiction for adult Readers. Reference and User Services Association. American Library Association. 20 January 2024. Adrenaline: Better the Blood: A Hana Westerman Thriller by Michael Bennett (Atlantic Monthly Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic) Fantasy: Gods of the Wyrdwood: The Forsaken Trilogy, Book One by R. J. Barker (Orbit, an imprint of Hachette Book Group) Historical fiction: Lady Tan's Circle of Women: A Novel by Lisa See (Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.) Horror: The September House by Carissa Orlando (Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC) Mystery: A Disappearance in Fiji by Nilima Rao (Soho Press, Inc.) Relationship Fiction: The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise by Colleen Oakley (Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC) Romance: Role Playing by Cathy Yardley (Montlake, an imprint of Amazon Publishing) Science fiction: House of Gold by C. T. Rwizi (47 North, an imprint of Amazon Publishing)
The Listen List 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.Moore, Ninah (2024). 2024 RUSA Listen List Revealed. American Library Association, 20 January 2024. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty. Narrated by Lameece Issaq and Amin El Gamal. HarperAudio. Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. Narrated by Shayna Small, Aaron Goodson, Michael Crouch, and Lee Osorio. Books on Tape. Con/Artist: The Life and Crimes of the World's Greatest Art Forger by Tony Tetro and Giampiero Ambrosi. Narrated by Richard Ferrone, Tony Tetro, and Giampiero Ambrosi. Hachette Audio. Fractal Noise by Christopher Paolini. Narrated by Jennifer Hale. Macmillan Audio. Happiness Falls by Angie Kim. Narrated by Shannon Tyo, Sean Patrick Hopkins, and Thomas Pruyn. Books on Tape. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. Narrated by Dominic Hoffman. Books on Tape. Infinity Gate by M. R. Carey. Narrated by Dami Olukoya. Hachette Audio. King: A Life by Jonathan Eig. Narrated by Dion Graham. Macmillan Audio. The Laughter by Sonora Jha. Narrated by Christopher Grove and Deepti Gupta. HarperAudio. The Love You Save by Goldie Taylor. Narrated by Bahni Turpin. Harlequin Audio. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murders by Jesse Q. Sutanto. Narrated by Eunice Wong. Books on Tape.
Essential Cookbooks 2024 Essential Cookbooks highlights titles for both avid home chefs and those just learning the rewards of making a meal.Moore, Ninah, Essential Cookbooks for Public Libraries. RUSA Update, 20 January 2024. Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s by B. Dylan Hollis. DK. The Cook's Book: Recipes for Keeps & Essential Techniques to Master Everyday Cooking by Bri McKoy. Revell. Every Season is Soup Season: 85+ Souper-Adaptable Recipes to Batch, Share, Reinvent, and Enjoy by Shelly Westerhausen Worcel with Wyatt Worcel. Chronicle Books. The Global Pantry Cookbook: Transform Your Everyday Cooking with Tahini, Gochujang, Miso, and Other Irresistible Ingredients by Ann Taylor Pittman and Scott Mowbrary. Workman. Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs & Juice: Cocktails from Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks by Toni Tipton-Martin. Clarkson Potter. Latinísimo: Home Recipes from the Twenty-One Countries of Latin America by Sandra A. Gutierrez. Alfred A. Knopf. Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals from My Table to Yours by Adeena Sussman. Avery. Signature Cocktails by Amanda Schuster. Phaidon Press. Tenderheart: A Cookbook About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds by Hetty Lui McKinnon. Alfred A. Knopf. Veg-table: Recipes, Techniques, and Plant Science for Big-Flavored, Vegetable-Focused Meals by Nik Sharma. Chronicle Books. A Very Chinese Cookbook: 100 Recipes from China and Not China (But Still Really Chinese) by Kevin Pang and Jeffrey Pang. America's Test Kitchen.
Outstanding Reference Sources 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.Moore, Ninah. 2024. 2024 Outstanding References Sources List Announced. RUSA Update, 20 January 2024. African American Activism and Political Engagement: An Encyclopedia of Empowerment edited by Angela Jones. Bloomsbury Publishing. The Encyclopedia of LGBTQIA+ Portrayals in American Film edited by Erica Joan Dymond and Salvador Jiménez Murguía. Executive Speech Doctor: Engaging with Community Audiences in Person and Online by Robert J. Weis. McFarland. Forgotten African American Firsts: An Encyclopedia of Pioneering History by Hans Ostrom and J. David Macey Jr. Greenwood. Global Dishes: Favorite Meals from around the World by Caryn E. Neumann, Lori L. Parks, and Joel G. Parks. Bloomsbury Academic. Latino Literature: An Encyclopedia for Students edited by Christina Soto van der Plas and Lacie Rae Buckwalter Cunningham. Martin Luther King Jr.: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works (Significant Figures in World History) by Peter J. Ling and David Deverick. Rowman & Littlefield. The New International Volunteer: A Hands-On Guide to Sustainable and Inclusive Development by Elizabeth C. Medlin. Toplight Books. The Scopes Trial: An Encyclopedic History by Randy Moore and Susan E. Brooks. McFarland. Women in Popular Culture: The Evolution of Women's Roles in American Entertainment by Laura L. Finley. Greenwood.
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