Announcing the Move of Reference & User Services Quarterly (RUSQ) to an Online Publication

摘要

At the 2011 Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association, the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Board voted unanimously to approve the move of the divisions professional journal, Reference & User Services Quarterly (RUSQ), to a solely online publication beginning in fall 2011. This vote was taken after a recommendation for the move was made by a taskforce assigned to examine the issue. In the editors column of this issue, Diane Zabel explains the specifics of the move and how the process will work for RUSA members. I would like to talk briefly here about how this move fits into the broader picture for RUSA as we head into the sec ond decade of the twenty-first century. One of the concerns of any professional organization is maintaining the fiscal health of the organization. The move from print to online is a major step in this direction for RUSA. The savings that we realize from the move will allow RUSA to balance our bud get without spending our endowment funds. As we begin a new round of strategic planning in 2011-12, these additional funds will allow RUSA more flexibility in pursuing member driven initiatives.