July 1998

14,410 Letters Protest ALA Filtering Policy
Posted July 13, 1998.
All Patent and Trademark Information to Go Online
Posted July 6, 1998.
Arkansas Library Closes After Ceiling Caves in
Posted July 20, 1998.
Atlanta-Fulton Trustees Keep Their Jobs--For Now
Posted July 20, 1998.
Bill Bars TIIAP Grants to E-rate-Eligible Libraries and Schools
Posted July 20, 1998.
Blame for Fiscal Woes Shifts from Director to Board
Posted July 13, 1998.
Burst Pipe Douses University of Iowa Library
Posted July 13, 1998.
Capitol Hill Rally Urges Rapid E-Rate Implementation
Posted July 27, 1998.
City Officials Order Texas Library to Filter
Posted July 27, 1998.
Clinton Gives Beijing University 500 Books
Posted July 6, 1998.
Court Orders Library Worker Reinstated with Back Pay
Posted July 20, 1998.
Delaware Governor Signs Library Technology Act
Posted July 20, 1998.
E-Rate Subsidies Delayed until Fall
Posted July 20, 1998.
Fire Damages Historic Wisconsin Library
Posted July 6, 1998.
French Librarian Suspended for Anti-Arab Book Removals
Posted July 27, 1998.
Getty Buys World's Most Expensive Book
Posted July 13, 1998.
Gilreath Sentenced for LC Theft
Posted July 13, 1998.
House Committee Passes Compromise Digital Copyright Bill
Posted July 27, 1998.
Internet Activist Wins Access to Utah Filter Logs
Posted July 6, 1998.
Jersey City Board Ignores Protests, Votes to Privatize
Posted July 20, 1998.
Jersey City Library Staff Protest Privatization Plans
Posted July 6, 1998.
ALA Goes Global at D.C. Conference
Posted July 6, 1998.
Legislators Introduce Substitute E-Rate Plan
Posted July 27, 1998.
Library of Congress, Smithsonian Plan Music Museum
Posted July 13, 1998.
Long-delayed British Library Finally Opens
Posted July 6, 1998.
MCI Cybrarian Awards Laud 51 High-Tech Librarians
Posted July 27, 1998.
Meeting Held on Boston Branch Vandalism
Posted July 13, 1998.
Michigan House Considers Internet Restrictions
Posted July 20, 1998.
Morgan Library Gains Pierre Matisse Archives
Posted July 13, 1998.
NCLIS Director Participates in Senate Forum on Seniors' Internet Use
Posted July 20, 1998.
Nebraska Librarians Sue to Stop Public-Spending Cap
Posted July 27, 1998.
New Jersey, South Carolina Libraries Score More State Support
Posted July 20, 1998.
New Library Postal Rate Will Reflect Modest Increase
Posted July 13, 1998.
NYPL Gets $3 Million in Foundation's Swan Song
Posted July 6, 1998.
PAC Flak at Medina County
Posted July 27, 1998.
Republicans Discuss E-Rate with High-Tech Leaders
Posted July 13, 1998.
Reverend's Ire Backfires in Wichita Falls
Posted July 6, 1998.
Riverside Renews Outsourcing Contract with LSSI
Posted July 20, 1998.
Rutgers Educator Disturbed by Bookless Online University
Posted July 6, 1998.
Senate Adds Anti-Internet-Smut Measures to Spending Bill
Posted July 27, 1998.
Seventeen States Join Lawsuit Against Baker & Taylor
Posted July 20, 1998.
Texas School District Unplugs Filter
Posted July 13, 1998.