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.

Related Organizations
CODES is one of six sections and five interest groups under RUSA. The other sections include:
 * Business Reference And Services Section (BRASS)
 * ETS: Emerging Technologies Section
 * History Section
 * Reference Services Section (RSS)
 * Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section

Committees

 * CODES Board


 * CODES Core Lists


 * Dartmouth Medal Committee More about the Dartmouth Medal


 * The Listen List: Outstanding Audiobook Narration


 * Louis Shores Award


 * Nominating Committee


 * Notable Books Council


 * Readers' Advisory Research and Trends Committee


 * Reading List Committee


 * Reference Publishing Advisory Committee


 * Outstanding Reference Sources Committee


 * Sophie Brody Medal Committee


 * University Press Books for Public and School Libraries


 * Zora Neale Hurston Award

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

Awards

 * Dartmouth Medal


 * Louis Shores Award


 * Zora Neale Hurston Award