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Mission Statement

The mission of the Reference and Information Services Special Interest Group (RISSIG) shall be to provide a forum for the discussion of all aspects of reference and information services in all types of libraries.

RISSIG Goals for 2010

  1. Explore one or two new methods to connect to RISSIG members virtually; possibilities include Facebook and LinkedIn (supports MLA Vision #1)

  2. Conduct a statewide survey of the state of reference service in Missouri public libraries, specifically comparing the use of government documents and referral to government services versus commercial resources in libraries serving communities of at least 10,000 residents.. (supports MLA Vision #'s 1 and 3).

  3. Recruit useful, exciting and cutting edge programming for the 2010 annual conference (supports MLA Vision #1)


  4. Investigate the feasibility of merging with the Government Documents Special Interest Group.

  5. Continue to increase membership in and awareness of RISSIG.

 


 

To join the Reference and Information Services Special Interest Group (RISSIG) please contact an officer:

 


Officers

Patrick Wall,
Chair
University City Public Library
6701 Delmar Blvd.
University City, MO 63130
314.727.3150
pjwall@ucpl.lib.mo.us

Melissa Muth,
Vice-Chair
University of Missouri-Kansas City
5100 Rockhill Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64110
816-235-1875
muthm@umkc.edu

Eric Petersen,
Recorder
Kansas City Public Library
14 W. 10th St.
Kansas City, MO 64105
816-701-3645
ericpetersen@kclibrary.org




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