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Business Reference & Services Section (BRASS)

Welcome to BRASS!

BRASS is the Business Reference and Services Section of ALA's Reference & User Services Association (RUSA). Whether you're new to business reference and  looking for some guidance or you wish to share your business reference expertise, BRASS is your home within ALA.  BRASS members come from all kinds of libraries--public, academic, corporate and everything in between.  Get involved with BRASS to meet and network with these colleagues and for other professional development opportunities! 

How to get involved in BRASS

How to join BRASS

Already an ALA member?   Then please consider becoming a member of RUSA.  With a RUSA membership, you can join BRASS and as many other RUSA sections as you want at no extra charge.  Adding BRASS is easy.

  • Join or renew online and make sure to select RUSA and BRASS.


Related Files

    Presentations and Handouts

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    Presentations and handouts from BRASS forums and discussion groups.

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    Public Libraries Briefcase

    A web column by the Business Reference in Public Libraries Committee.

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    Best of the Best Business Web Sites

    BotB
    A list of the best business Web sites in fifteen subject areas, chosen by members of the BRASS Education Committee.

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    Academic BRASS

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    A web newsletter targeting current and aspiring academic business librarians around the globe.

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    Core Competencies for Business Reference

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    Descriptions of core resources in basic business subject areas, presented in a quation-and-answer format.

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