Contents of November 1998 American Libraries

News Fronts

6  ALA

• Kranich, Schmidt to Compete for 2000-2001 Presidency
• Education Summit Set for Next Spring
• Literacy in Libraries Group Meets at Hamburger U
• ALA Plays Leading Role in Internet Education Campaign, by Linda Wallace
• Why We Need the Spectrum Scholarship, by Stuart Whitwell
• Chapter Report, by Christine Watkins

16  Washington

• Congress Tackles Child-Protection, Digital Copyright Measures
• House Joint Hearing Focuses on E-rate

20  USA

• Cable Industry Offers Libraries High-Speed Net Hookups
• Hurricane Georges Lashes Southern Libraries
• Arkansas Librarians Fight to Maintain Property Tax
• Chicago School Libraries Shoot for $20 Million
• Special report: Starr Report Lacks Star Appeal at Libraries, by Beverly Goldberg

33  International

• Women's Conference Affirms Information Access Rights, by Wendy Thomas
• Global Reach

Features

40  Medical Questions? Medline Has Answers

      BY MELANIE MODLIN
      The National Library of Medicine wants every librarian to know how to deliver health information.

44  Caring for Consumers

      BY MARTHA EARL
      A medical library reaches out to help the public answer their health care questions.

48  Librarian as Patient: A View from the Other Side

      BY GALE G. HANNIGAN
      Confronted by her own cancer, a medical librarian redefines "information therapy."

52  Living Well with a Disability: How Libraries Can Help

      BY JULIE KLAUBER
      People with disabilities need information to help them work and play in the mainstream.

56  Rx for Learning: Information Tools 2000

      BY LOTHAR SPANG, ELLEN MARKS, AND NANCY ADAMS
      Injecting information savvy into medical assistant trainees may be just what the doctor ordered.

60  Conference Call: The Bottom Line: Bucks or Benefits?

      Should ALA restrict itself to socially responsible investments? "Yes!" says Councilor MICHAEL MALINCONICO. "No!" says Councilor JAMES CASEY.

66  Librarians' Salaries: Smaller Increases This Year

      BY MARY JO LYNCH
      Survey results now include statistics on racial and ethnic percentages.

Departments

36  Money Matters

37  Reader Forum

38  ALA President's Message

      "An Open Letter to Edie Cutter"
      BY ANN K. SYMONS

39  Editorial

      "The Decency Double Standard"
      BY LEONARD KNIFFEL

71  Internet Librarian

      "Prescription for Success: Medical Resources on the Internet" 
      BY KAREN G. SCHNEIDER

72  Currents

74  Technically Speaking

      Including "LC Plans New ILS to Serve Nation's Libraries"
      BY GUY LAMOLINARA

76  Librarian's Library

77  Quick Bibs

      "Spiritual Health"
      BY DONNA SEAMAN

78  Datebook

79  This Month

      "89 Years Ago . . . "
      BY WAYNE WIEGAND

81  Career Leads

103  Index to Advertisers

104  Will's World

      "Are You a Good Communicator?"
      BY WILL MANLEY