Documents by Topic: Standards, Guidelines, and Recommendations
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This page includes three types of RUSA documents: Standards, Guidelines, and Recommendations. The RUSA Professional Resources Committee (PRC) provides oversight of the maintenance and development of these documents. For more details, see .
Archived documents are available at the .
Information Literacy & Competencies by Discipline
(2019)
Financial Literacy Education in Libraries: Guidelines and Best Practices for Service (2023)
(PDF) (2013)
Reference/Information Services
Reference Toolkit
Definition of Reference (2021)
(2023)
(2017)
(PDF) (2017)
(2022)
(2006)
(2006)
User Populations
(PDF) (2017)
Genealogy, History
RUSA Guidelines for Instruction in Genealogical Librarianship (2023)
RUSA Guidelines for Developing and Maintaining Genealogy and Local History Collections (2023)
Information Literacy Guidelines and Competencies for Undergraduate History Students (PDF) (2013)
Guidelines for Secondary Source Literacy for History (2023)
Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing (STARS)
RUSA Model Interlibrary Loan License Clause (2024)
Professional Competencies for Resource Sharing Practitioners (2024)
(November 2022)
(PDF) (2021)
Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States With Explanatory Text (2023)
RUSA STARS' 5 Things Every New Resource Sharing Librarian Should Know (Are you new to Resource Sharing and Inter-library Loan? Check out these tips and resources put together by your colleagues!)
Collection Development
A guide to business reference content for new business librarians, and a refresher for seasoned professionals. Managed by the BRASS Education Committee.
20+ more guides (beyond Business Reference Essentials) to useful free and fee-based resources, selected by the BRASS Education Committee.
