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.
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
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
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