SAGE Publishing titles honored by ALA’s RUSA and Choice

Los Angeles, CA- Choice and the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) have recognized eight SAGE resources as outstanding resources of 2015. Six reference titles and one digital resource were recognized on Choice’s Outstanding Academic Title list, and one reference title was listed on RUSA’s Outstanding Reference Sources for adults.

“At SAGE Publishing, we aim to develop high-quality, state-of-the-art resources which meet the needs of faculty, researchers, students and librarians in service of the wider objective of the dissemination of useful knowledge,” commented Stephen Barr, International President, SAGE Publishing. “We are delighted that Choice and RUSA have recognized eight of our publications in 2015 as outstanding publications. We are particularly pleased to note that the publications recognized include not only our longstanding reference publishing but also our more recent program of online digital resources, in this case SAGE Research Methods Cases which further enhances SAGE’s unique position as provider of quality information on social science research methods.”

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives by Scott C. Martin was honored by RUSA on its 2015 Outstanding Reference Sources list. Selected by experts of the Collection Development and Evaluation Section of RUSA, the honor recognizes valuable reference resources that are highly recommended for inclusion in any library’s reference collections.

Titles honored by Choice as Outstanding Academic Titles include:

• SAGE Research Methods Cases
• For Ethnography, by Paul Atkinson
• Encyclopedia of Transportation (CQ Press), by Mark Garrett
• Historical Guide to World Media Freedom, by Jenifer Whitten-Woodring and Douglas A. Van Belle
• The SAGE Handbook of Feminist Theory, by Mary Evans, Clare Hemmings, Marsha Henry, Hazel Johnstone, Sumi Madhok , Ania Plomien and Sadie Wearing
• The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intercultural Competence, by Janet M. Bennett
• The SAGE Encyclopedia of Theory in Counseling and Psychotherapy, by Edward S. Neukrug

Choice is a resource for reviews of academic books and digital resources for the higher education community from the Association of College & Research Libraries. More than 7,000 scholarly products are reviewed by Choice every year, and only ten percent are recognized as Outstanding Academic Titles. Qualifying titles demonstrate overall excellence in presentation and scholarship, importance relative to other literature in the field, originality or uniqueness, value to undergraduate students, and importance in building undergraduate library collections.

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Transportation was further distinguished as a Top 25 title and The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intercultural Competence was named by Choice as one of the top 75 resources for community colleges.

“Since the launch of our reference program 15 years ago, SAGE reference titles have been widely recognized for publishing up-to-date, authoritative information on a variety of helpful topics,” commented Todd Baldwin, Executive Director of Online Library & Reference Publishing at SAGE Publishing. “Over the years, we have added to our print reference titles digital resources that are interactive, easily navigated and thoroughly cross-referenced to promote insightful connections. SAGE is dedicated to publishing landmark reference texts that are seminal works in their respective disciplines as well as a growing collection of digital resources that meet the ever-changing needs of students, professors, researchers, and librarians. We are very proud that eight of our resources were honored by RUSA and Choice.”

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Sara Miller McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a global community. SAGE is a leading international provider of innovative, high-quality content publishing more than 900 journals and over 800 new books each year, spanning a wide range of subject areas. A growing selection of library products includes archives, data, case studies and video. SAGE remains majority owned by our founder and after her lifetime will become owned by a charitable trust that secures the company’s continued independence. Principal offices are located in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC and Melbourne. www.sagepublishing.com