Contents of September 1998 American Libraries

News Fronts

6  ALA

• Teen Read Contest Promotes Literacy
• Kids Online Week Debuts
• 1999 Election Dates
• Show RUSA Your Web Sites
• LITA to Host Its First National Forum
• Chapter Report, by Christine Watkins

13  Washington

• House Passes Digital Copyright Bill
• Embattled E-Rate Head Fishman Resigns
• Hearing Questions E-Rate Funding Legality
• FCC Plans Hearings Addressing "Digital Divide"

16  USA

• Kidnap Suspect Kills Self at Salt Lake City PL
• Pistol-Wielding Man Gives Berkeley PL a Scare
• Governor's Veto Costs Boston PL $8 Million
• Broward Officials Nix Pricey Referendum
• Censored School Librarian Wins Restraining Order
• 17 States Seek to Join Lawsuit Against B&T

27  International

• Russian Librarians Study Issues in Ohio
• Global Reach

Features

40  Books, Bytes, and Believers

      BY TERRY R. COLLINGS
      Reaping the benefits of good service, Seattle PL harvests a bounty of contributions.
      Plus: Private Funding Ensures Public Support, by Deborah Jacobs.

44  Our Most American Institution: The New NEH Chair on Libraries

      Libraries are the perfect outlet for the programs and objectives of the NEH.

48  Cybercheating: Dishonesty Goes Digital

      BY SCOTT STEBELMAN
      The Web makes plagiarism easier than ever, but offers new methods of detection.

51  Conference Call: What's Fair Game?

      Publishing executive Patricia Schroeder and librarian James Neal sound off over how many bytes one can access before crossing the digital copyright line.

55  Bringing the Internet to the Developing World

      BY RON CHEPESIUK
      It will take more than goodwill to make global connectivity a reality.
      Plus: On the Library Frontier in Morocco, by Sam Werberg

64  Crowning Achievements: ALA Award Winners 1998

      The Association honors a year's worth of great librarians, libraries, trustees, and advocates.

68  The Dangerous Modern Library List

      Many of the 100 best novels have often been banned, burned, and vilified.

Departments

30  Money Matters

      "Baiting the Gateway to Full Funding—With Food"
      BY ARTHUR S. MEYERS

34  Reader Forum

35  ALA President's Message

      "Being a Part of the First Class"
      BY ANN K. SYMONS

36  Editorial

      "A Second Round of Our Own Awards"
      BY LEONARD KNIFFEL

72  Currents

76  Internet Librarian

      "The Cybermobile: A Groovy Set of Wheels" 
      BY KAREN G. SCHNEIDER

78  Technically Speaking

      "D.C. Exhibitors Capitalize on New Technologies"
      BY DAVID DORMAN

82  Librarian's Library

84  Quick Vids

      "Watchin' About My Generation"
      BY GARY HANDMAN

85  Datebook

86  This Month

      "147 Years Ago . . . "
      BY WAYNE WIEGAND

89  Opportunities and Honors

100  Career Leads

127  Index to Advertisers

128  Will's World

      "Is 'Bad Boss' a Redundancy?"
      BY WILL MANLEY