Business Reference And Services Section (BRASS)

Welcome to BRASS, your station for expertise on all aspects of business reference.  Our members come from all kinds of libraries- public, academic, and corporate.

BRASS members, please log into the BRASS Community Page in ALA Connect for more content, including the Roster of members.  
 

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Overview

The Business Reference and Services Section exists to promote its members' professional development:

Read the new FALL 2025 Academic BRASS Issue

From Databases to Discovery Maps: Integrating GenAI Tools into Business Research Instruction
Ophelia Chapman

How to Have a Database Cancellation Conversation: Strategies and Tips
Kerry Wu

Building a Chatbot for Student Consultants
Carissa Phillips

Not Your Typical Librarian Conference: Canadian Librarians Present at the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Conference
Emily Nickerson, Céline Gareau-Brennan, Patti Sherbaniuk, and Rachel Figueiredo

Tale of an Accidental Business Librarian: Lessons From My First 3 Years
Justin Harrison

Get Involved in BRASS

Join

Select RUSA (Reference and Users Services Association) and BRASS when you join/renew with ALA.  With a RUSA membership, you can join BRASS at no extra charge.

Volunteer

Participate in BRASS Committees!  You do not necessarily need to travel to conferences to volunteer. While some committees meet in-person, many have virtual assignments, and some do all their work online. Most committee assignments last two years and begin and end after the ALA Annual Conference.

Chitchat

We talk shop via BRASS in ALA Connect.

Newbies

Are you new (5 years or less) to business librarianship, and trying to learn all the ropes? (So many business databases!)  You're not alone!  Join the club, via this BRASS New Business Librarians Group.