Contents of May 2001 American Libraries

News Fronts

10  ALA

• Verizon Grant Funds Literacy Database
• ALA Joins ConnectNet/Conectado Campaign
• Public Unaware of Librarians’ Education
• COA Announces Accreditation Actions
• New OIF E-list Created
• “@ Your Library” Promo Tape Available
• Chapter Report, by Christine Watkins

20  Washington

• ALA, ACLU Challenge CIPA with Dual
  Federal Lawsuits
• E-rate Compliance Must Begin in Year Four
• Bush Budget Cuts LSTA, Eliminates NCLIS

24  USA & International

• White Supremacist Sues after Speech Canceled
• Enoch Pratt Plan Calls for Branch Closings
• Statewide Strikes Shut Hawaii Schools and Colleges
• Union, Library Director Vie for Staff in Akron
• Union Opposition Shelves San Francisco Public Library
  Overdue Plan
• Proposed PUSH Library Fell by the Wayside
• Global Reach

Special Reports

16  Academics Scale the Heights in Denver

      BY GEORGE M. EBERHART
      Coverage of ACRL’s 10th national conference.

38  Groundhog Job Shadow Day

      BY LINDA WALLACE

Features

48  Outstanding Reference Sources 2001

      BY TERESA PORTILLA OMIDSALAR
      The annual recommendations of distinguished reference works selected by reference librarians.

54  Digitizing Rare Materials: Special Collections Go Global

      BY RON CHEPESIUK
      The new technology lets libraries promote and even share their holdings online.

58  The Public Library and the Internet: Is Peaceful Coexistence Possible?

      BY ELEANOR JO RODGER, GEORGE D’ELIA, and CORINNE JÖRGENSEN
      Online competition may dictate a radically different role for libraries.

62  Access, Access, Access! The New OPAC Mantra

      BY JANE E. HUGHES
      Transforming catalogs into knowledge access systems.

66  Where Have All the CD-ROMs Gone?

      BY WALT CRAWFORD
      Are CD-ROMs just a sturdy carrier that can’t meet users’ great expectations?

70  Belly Up to the Information Bar

      BY KIM ALLEN SCOTT
      Happy hour meets the reference interview.

72  U.S. Periodicals Prices—2001

      BY BARBARA ALBEE and BRENDA DINGLEY
      The stabilization trend continues.

80  2001 U.S. Serials Services Price Index

      BY AJAYE BLOOMSTONE and NANCY J. CHAFFIN

Departments

7  ALA President’s Message

      “Libraries, Democracy, and Online Access”
      BY NANCY KRANICH

40  Thus Said

42  Reader Forum

43  Editorial

      “The President Doesn’t Get It”
      BY LEONARD KNIFFEL

46  On My Mind

      “Branded! Hucksterism @ Your Library”
      BY MARK ROSENZWEIG

82  Currents

85  Internet Librarian

      “The First Annual Pied Piper Awards”
      BY KAREN G. SCHNEIDER

86  Technically Speaking

      “Boston Goes for Clarity”
      BY DAVID DORMAN

88  Librarian’s Library

      BY CATHLEEN BOURDON

90  Quick Bibs

      “Videos in the Hood”
      BY GARY HANDMAN

93  Datebook

94  This Month

      “109 Years Ago”
      BY WAYNE WIEGAND

96  Career Leads

127  Index to Advertisers

128  Will’s World

      “Wooden-headedness”
      BY WILL MANLEY