Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS)
Welcome to BRASS!
BRASS is the Business Reference and Services Section of ALA's Reference & User Services Association (RUSA). Whether you're new to business reference and looking for some guidance or you wish to share your business reference expertise, BRASS is your home within the American Library Association. BRASS members come from all kinds of libraries--public, academic, corporate and everything in between. Get involved with BRASS to meet and network with these colleagues and for other professional development opportunities!
Chris LeBeau
BRASS Chair 2011-2012
LeBeauc@umkc.edu
BRASS Chairs: Past (Mark Anderson, 2010-2011),
Current (Chris Le Beau, 2011-2012), and
Future (Ann Fiegen, Chair-Elect)
Join and Get Involved with BRASS
Already an ALA member? Then please consider becoming a member of RUSA. With a RUSA membership, you can join BRASS and as many other RUSA sections as you want at no extra charge. Adding BRASS is easy.
- Join or renew online and make sure to select RUSA and BRASS.
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Join the BRASS-L listserv:
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Go to lists.ala.org and click on the RUSA link under ALA Divisions
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Take a look at some of our Professional Tools and Publications
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Check out our BRASS committees and volunteer!
- Get involved in RUSA BRASS
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and don't forget to join BRASS!
BRASS is a division of the American Library Association
News and Hightlights
Core Competencies for Business Reference
Descriptions of core resources in basic business subject areas, presented in a question-and-answer format.
Academic BRASS
A web newsletter targeting current and aspiring academic business librarians around the globe.
Best of the Best Business Web Sites
A list of the best business Web sites in fifteen subject areas, chosen by members of the BRASS Education Committee.
Public Libraries Briefcase
A web column by the Business Reference in Public Libraries Committee.
Presentations and Handouts
Presentations and handouts from BRASS forums and discussion groups.
