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
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
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