This award is given to recognize the most outstanding article published in Reference and User Services Quarterly (RUSQ) (previously RQ) during the preceding two-volume year.
“Are We Getting Warmer?” involves qualitative analysis of service provision standards—an important area of librarian/user interaction that is at the core of reference work today.
“Promoting Consumer Health Literacy” reports on a project in Pittsburgh, Pa., that increased the capacity of public librarians to help their users locate and use...
The article is selected on the basis of originality, timeliness, relevance to RUSA areas of interest and concern, and quality of writing. Article is defined here to include any submitted or invited article or any invited column written by one or more individuals or by a committee, organization, or other group.
Nominations should be submitted to the award . These letters must clearly state the contributions of the nominee in the field of business librarianship, and must explain the significance of these contributions and the magnitude of their influence. Self-nominations are accepted.
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