Contents of October 1999 American Libraries
News Fronts
6 ALA
- Arthur Curley Lecture Established
- “Read Team” Gears Up for Teen Read Week
- COA Reaccredits Six Library Schools
- Chapter Report, by Christine Watkins
14 Washington
- Commerce Department Proposes Shutting Down NTIS
- Alternative Filtering Bill Introduced in Senate
16 USA
- Study Finds Major Flaw in San Francisco Main Library
- Anchorage Library Wants Filters Removed
- Girl Collects 9,000 Books for Devastated School Library
- Early Sit-in Reenacted at Library 60 Years Later
28 International
- Princess of Thailand Opens IFLA Conference in Bangkok, by AL Editor Leonard Kniffel
- Budget Woes Close Vancouver PL for a Week
- Global Reach
Features
44 Of Portals, Publishers, and Privatization
BY DAVID R. MAJKA
Will libraries be left in the lurch when publishers market directly to end users?
50 Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Ensuring Equity through Advocacy
BY PATRICIA GLASS SCHUMAN
It will take a countryside of vocal supporters to achieve full funding for libraries.
54 Customer Service and the “Rule of 1965”
BY KAREN HYMAN
Some libraries retain a bias that keeps attitudes stuck in the past, no matter how much reality changes.
Plus: Sermon from the Stacks, BY MOLLY R. PEDERSON
60 Canine Curiosa in William and Mary’s Special Collections
BY DOUGLAS GORDON
The Earl Gregg Swem Library documents the domestic dog.
64 Unleash the Power in Alabama: AASL National Conference Preview
BY CAROLYN HAYES
A flourish of firsts will highlight AASL’s conference, November 10–14 in Birmingham.
66 Librarians' Salaries: A New Approach
BY MARY JO LYNCH
Methods change, but survey results show the same low increases.
Departments
37 Money Matters
38 Reader Forum
39 ALA President’s Message
“Joining Hands with Our Sisters Overseas”
BY SARAH ANN LONG
40 Editorial
“Ceaseless Filtering Flap Calls for One Assertion ”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
44 On My Mind
“This Is Not Entirely about Sex”
BY GRACEANNE A. DECANDIDO
68 Currents
72 Internet Librarian
“Play Misty for Me: Sound-Based Internet Resources”
BY KAREN G. SCHNEIDER
76 Librarian’s Library
77 Quick Vids
“Classic Reelism, Part II”
BY GARY HANDMAN
81 ALA 2000 Midwinter Meeting Registration
89 Career Leads
111 Index to Advertisers
112 Will’s World
“Noisome Rumblings”
BY WILL MANLEY