Vol. 55 No. 2 (2015): Winter

RUSQ 55n2 (Winter 2015) cover

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.55n2

Published: 2015-12-16

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Columns

From the Editor: Autumn Thank Yous

Barry Trott

82-83
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From the President of RUSA: Revisiting Library as Place: Balancing Space Planning Priorities by Focusing on Core Purpose

Anne M. Houston

84-86
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Management: Unanticipated Career Change: Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It . . .

Aleteia Greenwood

87-90
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Readers' Advisory: Differing Mental Models and the Futures of Libraries, Librarians, and Readers’ Advisory

Bill Crowley

91-96
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Information Literacy and Instruction: The Future of Academic Librarianship: MOOCs and the Robot Revolution

Lura Sanborn

97-101
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Amplify Your Impact: Don't Be a Reference "Tool": How to Use Internal Marketing to Build Staff Competencies in the Age of Inclusive Libraries

Katya Pereyaslavska, Corinne Abba

102-108
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Accidental Technologist: How Can Libraries Improve Wikipedia?

Eric Phetteplace

109-112
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The Alert Collector: Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Guide to the Latest Resources

Michele Frasier-Robinson

113-117
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Features

Testing Telepresence: Remote Reference Service via Robotics

Eric O. Johnson, John Kromer

118-122
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Reference Services to Incarcerated People, Part II: Sources and Learning Outcomes

Debbie Rabina, Emily Drabinski

123-131
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Adult Readers’ Advisory Services through Public Library Websites

Susan K. Burke, Molly Strothmann

132-143
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Making a Third Space for Student Voices in Two Academic Libraries

James Elmborg, Heidi LM Jacobs, Kelly McElroy, Robert L. Nelson

144-155
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From Committees of RUSA

From Committees of RUSA: BRASS Program: Not Elsewhere Classified: Researching New and Niche Industries

BRASS 2015 Program Committee

156-159
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From Committees of RUSA: Outstanding Business Reference Resources 2015

BRASS Business Reference Sources Committee

160-164
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From Committees of RUSA: Best of the Best Business Websites

BRASS Education Committee

165-168
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Sources: Professional Materials

Book Review: Classroom Assessment Techniques for Librarians

Calantha Tillotson

169
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Book Review: The Handbook for Storytellers

Valerie Kimble

169-170
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Book Review: Navigating the Future with Scenario Planning: A Guidebook for Librarians

Larry Cooperman

170
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Book Review: New Routes to Library Success: 100+ Ideas from Outside the Stacks

Janet A. Tillotson

170-171
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Book Review: Not Just Where to Click: Teaching Students How to Think about Information

Pamela Louderback

171
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Book Review: Preserving Our Heritage: Perspectives from Antiquity to the Digital Age

Anna-Sophia Zingarelli-Sweet

171-172
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Book Review: Teaching Information Literacy Threshold Concepts: Lesson Plans for Librarians

Ann Agee

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Book Review: Wordplay for Kids: A Sourcebook of Poems, Rhymes, and Read-Alouds

Jenny Foster Stenis

172-173
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Sources: Reference Books

Book Review: American Political Culture: An Encyclopedia

Carla Wilson Buss

174
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Book Review: Animal Rights and Welfare: A Documentary and Reference Guide

Michael L. Nelson

175
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Book Review: Artifacts From Medieval Europe

David Lincove

175-176
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Book Review: Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia

Megan Coder

176
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Book Review: The Civil Rights Movement in America: From Black Nationalism to the Women’s Political Council

Brent D. Singleton

176-177
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Book Review: Contemporary Immigration in America: A State-by-State Encyclopedia

Anne C. Deutsch

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Book Review: The Crusades to the Holy Land: The Essential Reference Guide

Steven R. Edscorn

177-178
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Book Review: A Day in a Working Life: 300 Trades and Professions through History

Matthew Laudicina

178
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Book Review: Earth’s Landscape: An Encyclopedia of the World’s Geographic Features

Lisa Presley

178-179
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Book Review: The Encyclopedia of Central Banking

Stacey Marien

179
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Book Review: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics: An Encyclopedia

Aimée deChambeau

179-180
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Book Review: Ethnic American Literature: An Encyclopedia for Students

Dona J. Helmer

180
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Book Review: Jim Crow: A Historical Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic

Sally Moffitt

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Book Review: The Ongoing Columbian Exchange: Stories of Biological and Economic Transfer in World History

Marion S. Muskiewicz

181-182
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Book Review: Religion and American Cultures: Tradition, Diversity, and Popular Expression

Gregory A. Crawford

182
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Book Review: The Sage Encyclopedia of Educational Technology

Valerie Mittenberg

182-183
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Book Review: Spirit Possession Around the World: Possession, Communion, and Demon Expulsion Across Cultures

Anita J. Slack

183
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Book Review: Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World: From Buzkashi to Zorbing

Evan Davis

184
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