Contents of March 2002 American Libraries

News Fronts

10  ALA

• NLW 2002 Celebrates “@ Your Library”
• Special Membership Package Offered
• Petition Candidates Seek Council Spots
• Election Process Goes Electronic
• Libraries Asked to Join in JAM
• Harry Potter Again Most Challenged

16  Washington

• Bush Budget Boosts Librarian Recruitment, Kills NCLIS

20  USA & International

• White-Rights Speech Triggers Violence, New Meeting-Room Policy
• Library Patron Assaulted in Denver Children’s Room
• Aide Says She Was Fired for Wearing a Cross
• Afghanistan Reports Reveal Devastated Libraries
• KKK Video Not Up to Par, Say North Carolina Libraries
• Global Reach

Special Reports

18  Let Them Eat Crumbs: UCITA Act II, Scene 3

      BY CAROL ASHWORTH

32  Educators Focus on Recruitment at ALISE Conference

      BY GORDON FLAGG

Features

44  Places an MLS Can Take You

      BY LINDA K. WALLACE
      Credentialed librarians have a ticket to ride almost anywhere in today’s information-driven job market.

50  The Great Reference Debate

      ABE ANHANG and STEVE COFFMAN offer predictions on the future of traditional reference librarians.

55  Reaching 65: Lots of Librarians Will Be There Soon

      BY MARY JO LYNCH
      Numbers reveal need for major recruitment efforts.

57  Study Shows New Funding Sources Crucial to Technology Services

      BY JOHN CARLO BERTOT, CHARLES R. McCLURE, and JOE RYAN
      LSTA, the e-rate, and other programs have sparked experimentation and innovation.

Midwinter Coverage

60  New Orleans Midwinter Meeting Marks the Beginning of Two ALAs

      The move to establish the Allied Professional Association tops the agenda of hearings, forums, planning, and budgeting. Plus: Council and Executive Board reports.

68  Statements from Candidates for ALA President

      Plus: The candidates speak out on diversity, access.

Departments

7  ALA President’s Message

      “CIPA and Antiterrorism Legislation: What They Mean for America’s Libraries”
      BY JOHN W. BERRY

15  Grassroots Report

      “From the Greek to the Spanish-speaking”
      BY CHRISTINE WATKINS

36  Thus Said

38  Reader Forum

42  Editorial

      “Virtual Meetings Aren’t Meetings at All”
      BY LEONARD KNIFFEL

43  On My Mind

      “The Sacrifice of Confidentiality”
      BY ROBERT HAUPTMANN

74  Technically Speaking

      “Technology Observations from the Big Easy”
      BY DAVID DORMAN

83  Currents

85  The Crawford Files

      “Who Are You to Doubt a Library Legend?”
      BY WALT CRAWFORD

86  Internet Librarian

      “The Patriot Act: Last Refuge of a Scoundrel”
      BY KAREN G. SCHNEIDER

89  Librarian’s Library

      BY CATHLEEN BOURDON

90  Quick Vids

      “Visual Lives”
      BY GARY HANDMAN

91  Datebook

92  This Month

      “109 Years Ago”
      BY WAYNE WIEGAND

93  ALA 2002 Annual Conference Preview

173  Career Leads

195  Index to Advertisers

196  Will’s World

      “In Defense of Book Burning”
      BY WILL MANLEY