Resources by Topic

RUSA Guidelines Task Force  - Recommendations (April 2020)

 

Reference Services Section 

• Measuring and Assessing Reference Services and Resources: A Guide

 

History Section

• Professional Tools

• History Instruction and Research Links

• Primary Sources on the Web: Finding, Evaluating, Using

• Best Historical Materials

 

Business Reference & Services Section

• Business Reference Essentials
  A guide to business reference content for new business librarians, and a refresher for seasoned professionals.  Managed by the BRASS Education Committee. 
   
• Business Guides
  20+ more guides (beyond Business Reference Essentials) to useful free and fee-based resources, selected by the BRASS Education Committee. 

 

Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section

• RUSA STARS' 5 Things Every New Resource Sharing Librarian Should Know
  Are you new to Resource Sharing and Inter-library Loan? Check out these tips and resources put together by your colleagues!
   
• RUSA Model Interlibrary Loan License Clause
  This model clause is recommended to all libraries for their use in negotiating interlibrary loan license terms with electronic resource vendors. This model clause is also offered to electronic resource vendors as suggested text for inclusion in vendor licenses.

 

Library Accessibility Toolkits: What You Need to Know

• Accessible Communication Styles

• Assistive Technology

• Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) [Toolkit Under Construction]

• Blindness and Low Vision

• Children with Disabilities

• Deaf or Hard of Hearing

• Developmental, Cognitive, and Intellectual Disabilities

• Learning Differences

• Library Staff with Disabilities

• Management

• Mental Health Issues

• Multiple Disabilities

• Patrons with Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias

• Service and Support Animals

• Virtual Accessibility

• Volunteers with Disabilities