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We are very pleased to announce that RUSQ: A Journal of Reference and User Services, is once again publishing, and the first issue of volume 60 is now available at [add link to the OJS site here?]. Re-launching RUSQ has been a major operation, and one that would not have been possible without the assistance and thoughtful help of many people, and I would like to recognize them here, and thank them for that help. Courtney McDonald, RUSA past-president, and Bill Ladewski and Ninah Moore of RUSA Office provided invaluable assistance in closing out volume 59 of the journal and then in working through the process of whether RUSA still wanted to publish a scholarly journal. The members of the RUSA Publications Taskforce, Jenny Bossaller, Stephanie Graves, Courtney McDonald, and Carol Schuetz guided that process and helped draft a thoughtful and compelling report that revealed the value to continuing publishing RUSQ. Tim Clifford at 91´«Ã½ Productions has been an integral part of the process of redesigning the journal and ensuring that we can bring out a quality product within the structure of the RUSA budget. RUSA presidents, Cynthia Johnson, Christina Pryor, Joseph Yue, and Illana Stonebreaker provided support and guidance as we moved towards the re-launch of the journal. Finally, RUSQ board members—Jenny Bossaller, Jen Hunter, Vanessa Irvin, Melissa Jeter, Jessica Jones, Courtney McDonald, Carolyn Mulac, Dave Tyckoson, Amy Vanscoy, Melissa Wong—and column editors—Yvonne Dooley, Craig Clark, Matthew Galloway, Rebecca Graff, Julia Martin, and Dr. Jo Philips—have already put in significant work shaping the journal’s scope, reviewing manuscripts, and developing column ideas.

Without all of this help, re-launching RUSQ would have been an impossible task. I am honored to serve as editor of the journal, and hope that it continues its long tradition of blending theory and practice in ways that will shape the profession for years to come.

Barry Trott

Editor, RUSQ

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. Learn more at .