Contents of August 2001 American Libraries
News Fronts
6 ALA
- Major League Baseball, LC
Join Library Campaign
- Scholarship Named for Betty J. Turock
- Tribute Fund Announced
- Live! Grant Applications Available
- Chapter Report, by Christine Watkins
12 Washington
- Tasini Wins in Court; Librarians Feel the Heat
- Justice Department Defends CIPA
- Senate Passes School Library Bill
- Amendment Derails Library Disclosure Bill
14 USA & International
- Gay-pride Exhibit Recalled, Reinstalled
at Anchorage Public Library
- School Library Journal Editor Cummins Fired
- West Virginia Libraries Hit Hard by Floods
- Houston PL Months Away from Being Dried Out
- Libraries Launch 24/7 E-Reference Service
- Allegations Prompt Probe of Detroit PL Finances
- Internet-Regulation Bills Abound, Rebound
for Librarians—A State Round-up
- Global Reach
Special Reports
10 The Color of Leadership: Spectrum Institute 2001
BY HECTOR ESCOBAR JR.
30 Asian-American Librarians Hold First National Conference
BY GORDON FLAGG
32 Books Still Rule at BookExpo
BY BEVERLY GOLDBERG
Features
40 Vast Reaches: Connecting in the Canadian North
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
The Gates Foundation experiments with “virtual libraries” in the Northwest Territories.
46 Polished Stone with Soul: Four Public Libraries in China
BY SHEILA S. INTNER AND SALLY C. TSENG
Instant information-sharing for 1.4 billion people—and the rest of the world.
52 Literacy on the High Seas: Cruise-Ship Libraries Flourish
BY LYNN SELDON
A company finds a niche on the bounding main—and fills it.
56 For Jorge Luis Borges, Paradise Was Not a Garden But a Library
BY PAUL S. PIPER
In this master’s work, words are the fallacious catalog of reality.
60 University Goes Back to Basics to Reach Minority Students
BY ELAINA NORLIN
The secret is to start by understanding students’ needs.
64 MP3 Audiobooks: A New Library Medium?
BY WALT CRAWFORD
The next generation of players is just a bookmark away.
Librarians flock to San Francisco for the Association’s 120th Annual Conference. Plus Council and Executive Board reports.
Departments
5 ALA President’s Message
“Mr. Jefferson, the First Amendment, Libraries, and Our Values”
BY JOHN W. BERRY
34 Thus Said
35 Reader Forum
36 Editorial
“For Some Things, Paper Is Better”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
83 Technically Speaking
“What’s Cooking at the ALA Exhibits”
BY DAVID DORMAN
92 Currents
94 Internet Librarian
“Lights! Camera! Action! ”
BY KAREN G. SCHNEIDER
95 Librarian’s Library
BY CATHLEEN BOURDON
96 Quick Bibs
“The Battle of Britain”
BY BILL OTT
98 This Month
“74 Years Ago”
BY WAYNE WIEGAND
101 Career Leads
131 Index to Advertisers
132 Will’s World
“Finger-Puppet Power”
BY WILL MANLEY