Rubin, Rhea Joyce 1950-

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Rubin, Rhea Joyce 1950-

PERSONAL:

First name is pronounced "Ree-uh"; born June 14, 1950, in Chicago, IL; married Lawrence Berman, June 7, 1975; children: Hannah. Education: Attended University of Vienna, 1970-71; University of Wisconsin—Madison, B.A., 1972, M.A. in L.S., 1973.

ADDRESSES:

Office—Rubin Consulting, 5860 Heron Dr., Oakland, CA 94618-2628. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Rubin Consulting, Oakland, CA, independent library services trainer, project manager, and consultant, 1980—. Associated with the videos From the Front of the Room: Trainers Discuss Diversity Training, American Library Association Video/Library Video Network, 1995; and Beyond the Ramp: Disability Awareness and ADA Compliance, California State Library, 1996.

MEMBER:

American Library Association (chair of bibliotherapy committee, 1975-79; council member at large, 1978-82; chair of accessibility assembly, 1996-2000, 2002-03, 2004-06; chair of standards committee, 2002-04; member of "notable books" council, 2006-08), Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (member at large of board of directors, 1982-84, 1989-91, 1997-99; chair of awards committee, 1999-2000), American Society for Training and Development, California Library Association, Sigma Epsilon Sigma.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Awards from American Library Association include Ralph R. Shaw Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Literature of Librarianship, 1980, for Bibliotherapy Sourcebook and Using Bibliotherapy: A Guide to Theory and Practice, citation for outstanding reference source, 1984, for The Challenge of Aging: A Bibliography, and Monroe Library Adult Services Award from Reference and Adult Services Division, 1992; Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies, Exceptional Service Award, 1993, Professional Achievement Award, 2006; citations from National Federation of the Blind of Oregon and Oakland Public Library.

WRITINGS:

Bibliotherapy Sourcebook, Oryx (Phoenix, AZ), 1978.

Using Bibliotherapy: A Guide to Theory and Practice, Oryx (Phoenix, AZ), 1978.

(With Margaret E. Monroe) The Challenge of Aging: A Bibliography, Libraries Unlimited (Littleton, CO), 1983.

(With Alan Moores) Let's Talk about It: A Planner's Manual, American Library Association (Chicago, IL), 1984.

Working with Older Adults: A Handbook for Libraries, 3rd edition, California State Library Foundations (Sacramento, CA), 1990.

Of a Certain Age: A Guide to Contemporary Fiction Featuring Older Adults, American Bibliographical Center-Clio Press (Denver, CO), 1990.

Intergenerational Library Programs: A How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians, Neal-Schuman (New York, NY), 1993.

(With Daniel Suvak) Libraries Inside: A Practical Guide for Prison Librarians, McFarland and Co. (Jefferson, NC), 1995.

Humanities Programming: A How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians, Neal-Schuman (New York, NY), 1997.

Defusing the Angry Patron: A How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians and Paraprofessionals, Neal-Schuman (New York, NY), 2000.

Planning for Library Services for People with Disabilities: A Process for Libraries, Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (Chicago, IL), 2001.

Demonstrating Results: Using Outcome Measurement in Your Library, American Library Association (Chicago, IL), 2006.

Author of reports. Contributor to books, including The Service Imperative for Libraries: Essays in Honor of Margaret E. Monroe, edited by Gail Schlacter, Libraries Unlimited (Littleton, CO), 1981; The Reference Library User, edited by Bill Katz, Haworth Press (New York, NY), 1981; What Else You Can Do with a Library Degree, 2nd edition, edited by Betty-Carol Sellen, Neal-Schuman (New York, NY), 1997; and How Libraries and Librarians Help: A Guide to Identifying User-Centered Outcomes, edited by Joan C. Durrance and Karen Pettigrew, American Library Association (Chicago, IL), 2005. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals, including Library Mosaics, Aging Today, Reference Librarian, Library Journal, Public Library Quarterly, and Perspectives on Aging. Guest editor, Health and Rehabilitative Libraries, October, 1975, and Wilson Library Bulletin, February, 1977; contributing editor, Collection Building, winter, 1986.