These strategic priorities were developed by the 2018/19 RUSA Board as a working document.
RUSA Mission
The Reference and User Services Association is a network to educate, empower, and inspire its members to advance the evolution of the profession and better serve users in a continuously changing information society.
Priorities and Strategies
Priority A: Financial Stability
A financially stable, effective organization includes equity, diversity, inclusion, and access.
Strategies:
- Business Intelligence
- Internal Communication
- Volunteer Development
- Equity, Diversity, inclusion, and access
Priority B: Advance the profession
Advance the evolution of the profession by supporting current and emerging practices within user services in libraries and related fields.
Strategies:
- Standards, guidelines, best practices, competencies
- Meaningful engagement of multiple library types and all roles
- Equity, Diversity, inclusion, and access
Priority C: Recruitment
RUSA is comprised of people working in all types of libraries and information organizations, from a diverse array of intersections of identity, ethnicities, backgrounds, and experiences.
Strategies:
- Student outreach
- Leaders and experts
- Equity, Diversity, inclusion, and access
Priority D: Engagement
RUSA welcomes the creativity of its members and seeks partnerships with others in order to advance the reference and user services profession.
Strategies:
- Structured and codified personal engagement
- Partnerships with external to RUSA organizations
- Mentoring programing
- Communication
- Equity, Diversity, inclusion, and access
Last updated 07-08-2019