Contents of April 2000 American Libraries
News Fronts
8 ALA
- Core Values Group Makes Second Draft
- ALA Revises Internet Toolkit
- Muggles Join Forces for Harry Potter Books
- Chapter Report, by Christine Watkins
16 Washington
- Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Archives
- NCLIS Meets on Proposal to Shut Down NTIS
- Clinton Names Martha Gould Chair of NCLIS
18 USA
- Holland, Michigan, Trounces Filter Mandate
- Filter Flap Forces South Carolina Director Out
- Library Workers Take Cybersmut Woes Public
- Paterson, N.J., Fires Director, Considers Privatization
- Mozart and Metadata Mix at the Music Library Association, by Jane Gottlieb
31 International
- Team Sent to Kosovo to Assess Libraries
- Section of Gold Koran Returns to Turkey
- Toronto Librarian Asks Reprieve for Three Branches
- Global Reach
Theme Features
39 Values of Steel in 30 Days
Guest Editor MICHAEL GORMAN introduces four articles on the core values that constitute librarianship's egalitarian bedrock.
40 Of the People, for the People
BY DAVID A. TYCKOSON
The public library is often the single most democratic institution in the community.
42 Who Gets to Use What
BY MARY E. JACKSON
New technologies open up new possibilities but create new pressures, too.
44 Sex-and-Violence Ratings for Libraries?
BY C. JAMES SCHMIDT
A look at current ratings systems offers an indication of what lies ahead.
47 Can Library Service Survive in a Sea of Change?
BY BETSY BAKER
Discussing values is especially important in the context of change.
Other Features
50 Values Set in Steel
AL's Facilities Showcase 2000 highlights library construction and renovation.
64 When Disaster Strikes: The Fall and Rise of a Library
BY SUSAN CAROL CURZON
Reconstructing an earthquake-damaged library hinges on reshoring staff spirit as well as brick and mortar.
70 Dream in the Desert: Alexandria's Library Rises Again
BY RON CHEPESIUK
Egypt's Bibliotheca Alexandrina fuses an ancient legacy with a digital future. Plus: The Alexandrian Library As It Once Was, by Peter Brush.
89 Conference Preview: ALA in Chicago
Preliminary program for the 2000 Annual Conference.
Departments
7 ALA President’s Message
“We Can Leave a Legacy during National Library Week ”
BY SARAH ANN LONG
33 Thus Said
34 Reader Forum
35 Editorial
“Hip Hooray for Holland!”
BY GORDON FLAGG
37 On My Mind
“Coming Soon to a Legislature Near You!”
BY SKIP AULD
76 Currents
78 Internet Librarian
“1,001 Uses for a Dead Gopher”
BY KAREN G. SCHNEIDER
83 Librarian’s Library
84 Quick Vids
“Curmudgeons”
BY GARY HANDMAN
87 This Month
“373 Years Ago”
BY WAYNE WIEGAND
169 Career Leads
199 Index to Advertisers
200 Will’s World
“John Rocker, ALA Employee: You Make the Call”
BY WILL MANLEY