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.
BY BARBARA ALBEE and BRENDA DINGLEY
The stabilization trend continues.
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
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
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