Contents of January 2002 American Libraries
News Fronts
10 ALA
- NASA Joins “@ Your Library” Campaign
- Kidspeak Web Site Launched
- GODORT Compiles Terrorism Web Sites
- South Caucasus Projects Funded
- Berry Seeks Cuba Confab Delegates
18 Washington
- Lawsuit Challenges Presidential Records Order
- Supreme Court Hears COPA Challenge
- Ban on DVD Decoding Upheld
- USA Patriot Act Raises Red Flag over Libraries
22 USA & International
- Referenda Roundup 2001: Libraries Get Voter Approval
- Flag Flap Leads to Phallus Furor in Boulder
- The Recession Comes Home to Libraries
- CPL Head’s Comments Provoke Outrage
- Harry Potter Bewitches Fans, Foes @ the Library, Movies
Special Reports
12 School Librarians Celebrate Milestone in Circle City
BY PAMELA A. GOODES
40 September 11 and Its Aftermath: Muslim-American Librarians Reflect
BY RON CHEPESIUK
PLUS: Learning about Islam.
Features
52 There Is No Honor in Being Underpaid
BY ABBY KALAN
Librarians must stop settling for salaries that qualify them for public aid.
56 Strategies for Improving Salaries
BY YVONNE SNYDER FARLEY
Raising public awareness is the first step in raising the wages of library workers.
60 United We Stand: Preserving the History of Labor
BY RON CHEPESIUK
Labor library collections prove that in union there is strength.
65 Conference Call: Can Unions Solve the Low-Pay Dilemma?
Librarians Cathy Bremer and Carol French Johnson discuss the benefits and problems unions bring to libraries.
Public Relations
70 ALA Campaign Catches on @ the Grassroots Level
Librarians in all 50 states are participating in the “@ your library” campaign.
Midwinter Preview
78 Tight Security to Rule at Midwinter in the Big Easy
A picture-postcard preview of ALA's New Orleans meeting.
85 Missing New Orleans
BY MARK TULLOS
A displaced Crescent City resident guides Midwinter attendees to the best eateries and hangouts—those he misses most.
Departments
7 ALA President’s Message
“Gatekeepers of the Internet: A Midwinter Meeting Conversation”
BY JOHN W. BERRY
17 Grassroots Report
“Private Green and Public Good”
BY CHRISTINE WATKINS
44 Thus Said
46 Reader Forum
48 Editorial
“Getting to Know Islam”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
50 On My Mind
“Research Methods As Essential Knowledge”
BY DAN O'CONNOR AND SOYEON PARK
90 Currents
93 The Crawford Files
“Brace Yourselves—It's the Attack of the PoD People”
BY WALT CRAWFORD
94 Internet Librarian
“E-rate: The Agony and the Ecstasy”
BY KAREN G. SCHNEIDER
96 Technically Speaking
“Ebrary at Bat”
BY DAVID DORMAN
98 Librarian’s Library
BY CATHLEEN BOURDON
100 Quick Bibs
“Personal Best”
BY BILL OTT
104 This Month
“99 Years Ago”
BY WAYNE WIEGAND
110 2002 ALA Annual Conference Registration
125 Career Leads
151 Index to Advertisers
152 Will’s World
“Willie Winner Works Wonders”
BY WILL MANLEY
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