Contents of June/July 2001 American Libraries
News Fronts
10 ALA
- Freedman Elected President
- Honorary Member Nominees Sought
- New Hampshire IFC Resigns in Protest
- Millennium Project Libraries Announced
- “Making Reading a Hobbit” Teen Read Week Theme
- @ Your Library Goes Global
- Student Chapter Money Available
- Chapter Report, by Christine Watkins
18 Washington
- Record Numbers Lobby Legislators
as Budget Talks Peak
- Senators Lieberman, Burns
Introduce E-Government Bill
- Schumer Bill Calls for Revitalizing Libraries
- Texas Librarian Picked to Head IMLS
- Bushes Promote Literacy as Budget Threatens RIF
24 USA & International
- Fire Destroys Library, Threatens Rare Books
- Arkansas Governor Slashes Library Funding
- A Digital Gift to the Nation Urged
- Mayor’s Name Prevails for L.A. Central Library
- Three Cities Sued after Libraries Nix Programs
- Judge Calls Wind Done Gone “Unabashed Piracy”
- Censorship Watch
- Global Reach
Special Report
42 The Tasini Case
BY RON CHEPESUIK
Features
56 Making a Difference: Our Librarian in Congress
After 19 years, Major Owens, the one and only librarian in the U.S. Congress, is still fighting for library-friendly legislation.
60 The Conqueror Bookworm
BY DAVID MAJKA
Research and scholarship vs. surfdumb and the inforamus.
64 Keepers of the Flame
BY MARYLAINE BLOCK
As the old folk singer once said: “The most dangerous political force / In America today is a / Long memory.”
68 Wanted: Entertainment Director
BY BERNARD VAVREK
When the public logs off online reference in search of R&R.
72 Exceptional Institutions: Libraries and the Pareto Principle
BY WALT CRAWFORD
To achieve genuine excellence, libraries must cater to the minority.
76 Beyond ADA Compliance: Redefining Accessibility
BY NANCY G. HUTCHINSON
Limited means is no barrier to making equal access a reality.
81 Conference Call: Taking Care of Business—Online
Librarians MARY JANE ANDERSON and BARBARA FORD discuss the ethics of electronic meeting participation.
Conference Preview
86 Cover Story: From Philly to Frisco—125 Years of Going to Conference
BY PEGGY SULLIVAN
88 Annual Conference 2001: On Track with a New Look
A preview of San Francisco conference highlights, hot topics, and last-minute changes.
96 Exhibits Locator
100 Bounty by the Bay
BY NED HIMMEL
San Francisco restaurant guide.
Departments
7 ALA President’s Message
“Libraries Help to Build a Civil Society”
BY NANCY KRANICH
46 Thus Said
48 Reader Forum
50 Editorial
“The Perils of Birthin’ a Parody”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
54 On My Mind
“My New Hero Is a Modest Man”
BY DANIEL B. SCHUETZ
106 Executive Board Quarterly Report
114 Currents
118 Internet Librarian
“SFX: A Linkalicious Service ”
BY KAREN G. SCHNEIDER
120 Technically Speaking
“Meeting of the Metadata Minds ”
BY DAVID DORMAN
122 Librarian’s Library
BY CATHLEEN BOURDON
124 Quick Bibs
“Librarians Living on the Edge”
BY BILL OTT
128 This Month
“39 Years Ago”
BY WAYNE WIEGAND
130 Career Leads
151 Index to Advertisers
152 Will’s World
“Good Humor Wanted”
BY WILL MANLEY
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