Contents of December 2000 American Libraries

News Fronts

6  ALA

• Freedman Seeks Petitions for 2002–2003 Presidency
• ALA Backs Bookstore in Privacy Case
• ACRL Appoints Team of Consultants
• Stoffle, Gómez Named Endowment Trustees
• Chapter Report, by Christine Watkins

10  Washington

• LC’s Digital Copyright Ruling Limits Fair Use
• Library Postal-Rate Cap Is Law; GPO Bill Vetoed
• President Clinton Vetoes Leaked-Secrets Bill

12  USA

• Referenda Roundup: Close Calls, Tax Revolts 
• Maryland Schools Request More Aid for Libraries
• Louisiana Parish Criminalizes Cybersmut in Libraries
• Librarians Subpoenaed in Child Porn Defense
• Massachusetts Flunks School-Library Test
• Buffalo Scraps Plan to Close 21 Branches

26  International

• British Library Plans Digital Library System
• Donations Sought for Rwanda Library
• School Library Weathers Strike in Newfoundland
• Global Reach

Theme Features

35  Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do, or Do Without

      Guest Editor VIRGINIA H. MATHEWS introduces four articles that round up some of the sacred cows of librarianship.

36  Head ’Em Up, Move ’Em Out: Four Blessed Bossies in Our Way

      BY VIRGINIA M. McCURDY
      Myths and misconceptions can keep us from fulfilling our mission.

39  Who Is Most Qualified to Serve Our Ethnic-Minority Communities?

      BY MARTÍN GÓMEZ
      Myths and misconceptions can get in the way of achieving cultural competency.

42  As School Libraries Race Forward, It’s Time to Dispel Some Myths

      BY MARILYN L. MILLER
      “Media specialists” are still librarians, and reading is still the key to success.

44  To Go or Not to Go? Library as Place

      BY WILLIAM A. GOSLING
      Will we outgrow our need for real libraries and real books? Not soon.

Other Features

46  JSTOR and Electronic Archiving

      BY RON CHEPESIUK
      Working to meet the space and budget needs of libraries.

50  Northwestern’s Art of the Story Public Relations on a Grand Scale

      BY LESLIE BJORNCRANTZ, JEFFREY GARRETT, and HARRIE HUGHES
      An academic library transforms itself into a cultural meeting place for students, staff, and the general public.

54  Growing PINES in Georgia

      BY STEVE W. SCHAEFER
      How a mighty model of public library cooperation from a tiny acorn grew.

Departments

5  ALA President’s Message

      “Building Information-Smart Communities”
      BY NANCY KRANICH

28  Reader Forum

29  Thus Said

30  Editorial

      “Sacred Cows? Bring ’Em On!”
      BY GORDON FLAGG

32  On My Mind

      “Worn Tomes Set the Wrong Tone”
      BY DEBRA GNIEWEK

58  ALA Executive Board Quarterly Report

60  Currents

62  Internet Librarian

      “The Committee Wore Pajamas: ALA Debuts Online Chat”
      BY KAREN G. SCHNEIDER

64  Technically Speaking

      “Ingenta on the March ”
      BY DAVID DORMAN

66  Librarian’s Library

68  Quick Bibs

      “Science for Dummies”
      BY BILL OTT

70  Datebook

71  This Month

      “42 Years Ago”
      BY WAYNE WIEGAND

73  Career Leads

95  Index to Advertisers

96  Will’s World

      “The Doghouse”
      BY WILL MANLEY

97  American Libraries Index, 2000