Open Access: First Fully Open Issue of of RUSQ (Reference & User Services Quarterly) Published Online

The complete issue ( Vol 57, No 1 (2017)) is now available online (open access).
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Table of Contents

Columns

From the Editor: RUSQ Moves to Full Open Access
Barry Trott
From the President of RUSA: RUSA: Change is in the Air
Chris LeBeau
For Your Enrichment: Developing a Reflective Practice Template for Citation Management Software Instruction
Steven D. Milewski, Jeanine M. Williamson
Information Literacy and Instruction: For Your Information: Using Information Literacy in Public Libraries
Sonnet Ireland
Amplify Your Impact: Watching the Movie: Using Personas as a Library Marketing Tool
Spenser Thompson
The Alert Collector: Yoga in the Library—A Research Guide
Beth Posner
A Reference for That: Six Words
Nicolette Warisse Sosulski, David A. Tyckoson

Features

Giving Credit: How Well Do Librarians Cite and Quote Their Sources?
Peter Genzinger, Deborah Wills
Lifting the Veil: Analyzing Collaborative Virtual Reference Transcripts to Demonstrate Value and Make Recommendations for Practice
Robin Brown
Toward Holistic Accessibility: Narratives from Functionally Diverse Patrons
JJ Pionke
From Committees of RUSA
Best Free Reference Websites
ETS Best Free Websites Committee

Sources: Professional Materials

Book Review: Becoming a Reflective Librarian and Teacher
Donna Church
Book Review: Choosing to Lead: The Motivational Factors of Underrepresented Minority Librarians in Higher Education
Africa Hands
Book Review: Collaborating for Impact: Special Collections and Liaison Librarian Partnerships
Allison Embry
Book Review: Collaborating with Strangers: Facilitating Workshops in Libraries, Class, and Nonprofits
Teralee El Basri
Book Review: Developing Librarian Competencies for the Digital Age
Larry Cooperman
Book Review: The Heart of Librarianship: Attentive, Positive, and Purposeful Change
Laura Graveline
Book Review: Leading for School Librarians: There Is No Other Option
Melanie Wachsmann
Book Review: The Makerspace Librarian’s Sourcebook
Cody Taylor
Book Review: The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Graphic Novels, 2nd ed.
Karl G. Siewert
Book Review: Stories, Songs and Stretches: Creating Playful Storytimes with Yoga and Movement
Jenny Foster Stenis
Book Review: Students Lead the Library: The Importance of Student Contributions to the Academic Library
Jennifer A. Bartlett

Sources: Reference Books

Book Review: 50 Events That Shaped American Indian History: An Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic
Mike Tosko
Book Review: Food in America: The Past, Present and Future of Food, Farming and the Family Meal
Amanda Babirad
Book Review: Human Medical Experimentation: From Smallpox Vaccines to Secret Government Programs
Michael F. Bemis
Book Review: The Powers of U.S. Congress: Where Constitutional Authority Begins and Ends
David Lincove
Book Review: The Roots and Consequences of Civil Wars and Revolutions: Conflicts that Changed World History
Evan Davis
Book Review: The Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies
Steven R. Edscorn
Book Review: The Routledge Handbook of Archaeology and Globalization
Amanda K. Sprochi
Book Review: The Spanish Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia
Donna Church
Book Review: The State and Federal Courts: A Complete Guide to History, Powers, and Controversy
Todd J. Wiebe
Book Review: We Did What?!: Offensive and Inappropriate Behavior in American History
Marissa Ellermann
Book Review: Women in American History: A Social, Political, and Cultural Encyclopedia and Document Collection
Rachel Wexelbaum

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