BRASS at 25

Abstract

n 2013, the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary as a section of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of the American Library Association.Mary Gaylord and Gerald Gill documented the origins of BRASS back to 1964 to the Business Reference Services Committee of RASD (Reference and Adult Services Division-the predecessor to RUSA).The Committee hosted programs approximately biennially and published occasional bibliographies.By 1986, program attendance had reached over 400.At the Midwinter 1986 meeting, the Business Reference Services Discussion Group was formed and met for the first time.At the 1986 Annual Conference, a subcommittee drew up a petition for formation of a section.On June 27, 1987 the RASD Board of Directors established BRASS. 1 BRASS exists because of its many volunteers.The elected members (chair, vice-chair/chair-elect, past-chair, secretary, and three members at large) serve on the BRASS Executive Committee.

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