RUSA Emerald Research Grant Award deadline extended to April 15

Contact: Eileen Hardy

312-280-4398

ehardy@ala.org

For Immediate Release

February 16, 2007

RUSA Emerald Research Grant Award

deadline extended to April 15

CHICAGO—The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) is extending the submission deadline for the Emerald Research Grant Award to April 15, 2007. The award is sponsored by the Emerald Group Publishing Limited and presented by the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of RUSA.

The Emerald Research Grant Award is a monetary award of $5,000 given to two individuals seeking support to conduct research in business librarianship. The funds may be used at the discretion of the award recipients. BRASS encourages the development of research in business reference and asks individuals to apply. For more information on award submission criteria, go to: http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaawards/emeraldgrant.htm.

RUSA, the leading association for reference and user services professionals, is a division of the American Library Association (ALA). To learn more about BRASS and RUSA, please visit us at www.ala.org/rusa.