Draft:Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES)

Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) is a section of the [https://www.ala.org/rusa Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). Members work in different library settings but have one principal characteristic in common: public services. RUSA is a home to library workers who have direct contact with people. The association serves people in public and academic libraries who provide services including reader advisory, collection access or delivery, electronic tools, first-year success, local history, financial literacy, business formation, or who manage front-line workers. RUSA publishes the Reference & User Services Quarterly.[1]

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CODES is one of six sections and five interest groups under RUSA. The other sections include:

Committees

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  • CODES Core Lists
  • Readers' Advisory Research and Trends Committee
  • Reference Publishing Advisory Committee
  • University Press Books for Public and School Libraries

Membership

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CODES is a section within the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), which is a division of the American Library Association (ALA). Membership consists of librarians and staff from all types of libraries interested in collection development, readers’ advisory, and publishing.

Publications

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RUSA publishes the RUSQ Journal, RUSA Quarterly Update, and documents relevant to professionals working in the field of reference services.[2]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Van Fleet, Connie, and Danny P. Wallace. "Reference & User Services Quarterly and the Public Service Paradigm." Reference & User Services Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 2, winter 2000, p. 111. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A69653571/AONE?u=anon~f1a4bc1d&sid=googleScholar&xid=c40459bf. Accessed 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Guidelines & Resources", American Library Association, September 26, 2016 https://www.ala.org/rusa/guidelines-resources (Accessed May 3, 2024)