Contents of August 2000 American Libraries
News Fronts
6 ALA
- Peggy Barber, Ernest Martin Will Retire
on September 1
- Susan Roman to Head Development Office
- Berry to Focus on Equity of Access, Recruitment, and Grassroots Participation
- Chapter Report, by Christine Watkins
- Special Report: Values Dominate ALA’s Chicago Conference
14 Washington
- Competing Filtering Measures Attached to Senate Bill
- Appeals Court Upholds Blocking of COPA
- E-Rate Appeal Rejected by Supreme Court
16 USA
- North Dakota State University Fights to Salvage
Flooded Materials
- Two Libraries Welcome Minnesota Veto Override
- California State University/Hayward Regroups after
$5-Million Fire
- Special Report: Special Librarians Prepare for Change
in Philadelphia, by George M. Eberhart
- Special Report: E-Books Move the Earth at
BookExpo, by Bill Ott
32 International
- Kells Wants Visit from Namesake Book
- Britain Faces Claim for Italian Manuscript
- Kosovo Libraries Torn by Neglect and War
- Global Reach
Theme Features
39 Isn’t This Special?
Guest Editor RON CHEPESIUK introduces four articles on the care and feeding of the rare items in library collections.
41 Archival Treasures: Blessing—or Burden in Disguise?
BY MARK Y. HERRING
If you cannot do rare books right, please do not try to do them at all.
44 West Virginia to West Africa and Back: An Intercontinental Collaboration
BY R. N. SHARMA AND JEANNIE BESS
Two universities are sharing information, expertise, and understanding.
47 In Charleston, Home Libraries Are As Individualistic As Their Owners
BY ILEANA AND KATINA STRAUCH
An insider’s tour of five local libraries that are steeped in tradition.
50 “Priceless” Takes On New Meaning, and Definition of “Sharing” Expands
BY BARBARA M. JONES AND PAUL SAENGER
The Newberry Library helps define joint acquisition of special works.
Other Features
54 A Reading Life in Review
BY DONNA SEAMAN
An editor’s love affair with the written word began in the children’s room of her hometown library.
56 Is Your Catalog Big Enough to Handle the Web?
BY BARBARA BARUTH
The case against OPAC integration of online resources.
61 Conference Call: Should Libraries Jump on the E-Book Bandwagon?
Why not? If that’s what our patrons want, Christine Lind Hage believes; not quite yet, cautions Stephen Sottong.
Departments
5 ALA President’s Message
“Libraries: The Cornerstone of Democracy”
BY SARAH ANN LONG
34 Thus Said
35 Reader Forum
36 Editorial
“Shelf-Reading on the Titanic”
BY GORDON FLAGG
70 Currents
72 Internet Librarian
“The Untethered Librarian ”
BY KAREN G. SCHNEIDER
76 Librarian’s Library
77 Quick Vids
“Prime Time Follies”
BY GARY HANDMAN
79 This Month
“116 Years Ago”
BY WAYNE WIEGAND
81 Career Leads
111 Index to Advertisers
112 Will’s World
“Dogs: The Real Poop”
BY WILL MANLEY