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CHICAGO—The Annual Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Virtual Forum is scheduled for March 5 & 7, 2024. We're excited to be in our 3rd successful year of offering an economical, virtual venue to learn about reference and user services.

The Forum Theme is: Reference Revolution: AI + More

Do you want to gaze into the looking glass of the future of reference? Join your colleagues and discover how we can incorporate artificial intelligence into the reference interview and research process. Learn how to make AI your ally when you tackle reference questions and teach users how to seek and find reliable information, whether it’s a medical question or a 10-page paper. Join us and learn how to use AI as a tool for guidance or clarity!

Register today and hear directly from our Sections:

• Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS);
• Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) ;
• Emerging Technologies Section (ETS);
• History Section (HS);
• Reference Services Section (RSS); and
• Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Sections (STARS)

More information and forthcoming agenda can be found at the .

This virtual event is for all types of library workers in reference, user services, adult readers advisory and collection development as well as resource sharing, genealogy and archives, business reference and reference technology.

Looking to save on registration, join RUSA today. Don’t worry if you’re not a member, this event is open to all.

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Attendees from the 2023 Virtual Forum had this to say:

• I was impressed by the quality and relevance of the topics.
• I have made a lot of connections with this virtual conference that will be extremely helpful to me.
• Learning how many people are interested in the same things I am!
• My single takeaway was that I am not the only person looking at how we interact and react to our patrons.
• I was impressed by the ideas I got for my own library.
• I learned how expansive the scope of RUSA is.

The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½, represents librarians and library staff in the fields of reference, specialized reference, collection development, readers' advisory and resource sharing. RUSA is the foremost organization of reference and information professionals who make the connections between people and the information sources, services, and collection materials they need.