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{{Short description|Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of (RUSA) of the ALA}}
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[https://www.ala.org/rusa/sections/codes/section 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 and User Services Quarterly|Reference & User Services Quarterly]].<ref>Van Fleet, Connie, and Danny P. Wallace. "Reference & User Services Quarterly and the Public Service Paradigm." Reference & User Services Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 2, winter 2000, p. 111. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A69653571/AONE?u=anon~f1a4bc1d&sid=googleScholar&xid=c40459bf. Accessed 3 May 2024.</ref>

==Related Organizations==
CODES is one of [https://www.ala.org/rusa/sections six sections and five interest groups] under RUSA.  The other sections include:
* [https://www.ala.org/rusa/sections/brass Business Reference And Services Section (BRASS)]<br>
* [https://www.ala.org/rusa/sections/ets ETS: Emerging Technologies Section]<br>
* [https://www.ala.org/rusa/sections/history History Section]<br>
* [https://www.ala.org/rusa/sections/rss Reference Services Section (RSS)]<br>
* [https://www.ala.org/rusa/sections/stars Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section]<br>

==Committees==
* [https://www.ala.org/rusa/contact/rosters/codes/rus-codbd CODES Board]<br>

* CODES Core Lists<br>

* [https://www.ala.org/rusa/contact/rosters/codes/rus-awdartm Dartmouth Medal Committee] More about the [[Dartmouth Medal]]

* [https://www.ala.org/rusa/contact/rosters/codes/rus-codawllaudi The Listen List: Outstanding Audiobook Narration]<br>

* [https://www.ala.org/rusa/contact/rosters/codes/rus-awshores Louis Shores Award] 

* [https://www.ala.org/rusa/contact/rosters/codes/rus-codnm Nominating Committee]<br>

* [https://www.ala.org/rusa/contact/rosters/codes/rus-codnbc Notable Books Council]<br>

* Readers' Advisory Research and Trends Committee<br>

* [https://www.ala.org/rusa/contact/rosters/codes/rus-codreadlst Reading List Committee]<br>

* Reference Publishing Advisory Committee<br>

* [https://www.ala.org/rusa/contact/rosters/codes/rus-codref Outstanding Reference Sources Committee]<br>

* [https://www.ala.org/rusa/contact/rosters/codes/rus-codawbrody Sophie Brody Medal Committee]<br>

* University Press Books for Public and School Libraries<br>

* [https://www.ala.org/rusa/contact/rosters/codes/rus-codznh Zora Neale Hurston Award]

==Membership==
[https://www.ala.org/rusa/sections/codes/section CODES] is a section within the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), which is a division of the [https://www.ala.org/ American Library Association (ALA)].  Membership consists of librarians and staff from all types of libraries interested in [[collection development]], [[Readers' advisory|readers’ advisory]], and [[publishing]].

==Publications==
RUSA publishes the [https://www.ala.org/rusa/rusq-journal RUSQ Journal], RUSA Quarterly Update, and documents relevant to professionals working in the field of reference services.<ref>"Guidelines & Resources", American Library Association, September 26, 2016

https://www.ala.org/rusa/guidelines-resources (Accessed May 3, 2024)</ref>

==Awards==
* [[Dartmouth Medal]]<br>

* [https://www.ala.org/rusa/codes-louis-shores-award Louis Shores Award]<br>

* [https://www.ala.org/rusa/codes-zora-neale-hurston-award Zora Neale Hurston Award]<br>

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