RUSA Guidelines
A guideline serves as an authoritative document offering suggested levels of performance or adequacy. It can outline a recommended course of action. Unlike standards that carry the weight of a rule, guidelines describe measures to help libraries meet the requirements of a standard. The Bylaws of the American Library Association permit only type-of-library divisions to adopt standards. RUSA, as a type-of-activity division, is restricted to writing guidelines. The RUSA Standards and Guidelines Committee coordinates the development of all guidelines written within RUSA.
Reference and User Services Guideline Links by Topic Collection Development Elements for Basic Reviews: A Guide for Writers and Readers of Reviews of Works in All Mediums and Genres (2006) Electronic Services Guidelines for the Introduction of Electronic Information Resources to Users (2006) Guidelines for Implementing and Maintaining Virtual Reference Services (2004) Genealogy, History Guidelines for a Unit or Course of Instruction in Genealogical Research at Schools of Library and Information Science (1996) Guidelines for Developing Beginning Genealogical Collections (1999) Guidelines for Establishing Local History Collections (2006) Interlibrary Loan Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States (2001) (Includes link to generic ILL form) Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States Explanatory Supplement Reference/Information Services Definitions of a Reference Transaction Guidelines for Behavioral Performance of Reference and Information Service Providers (2004) Guidelines for Cooperative Reference Services (2006) Guidelines for Implementing and Maintaining Virtual Reference Services (2004) Guidelines for Information Services (2000) Guidelines for Liaison Work in Managing Collections and Services (2001) Guidelines for Medical, Legal, and Business Responses (2001) Guidelines for Preparation of a Bibliography (2001) Professional Competencies for Reference and User Services Librarians (2003) User Populations Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Multilingual Collections and Services (2007) Guidelines for Library Services to Older Adults (1999) Guidelines for Library Services to Spanish-Speaking Library Users (2007) Reference and User Services Guideline Links with Descriptions
The links below are the same as those above but a brief description is included, and they are presented in alphabetical order.
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