Contents of November 2003 American Libraries

News Fronts

6  ALA

• Gorman, Stripling Seek 2005–2006 ALA Presidency
• Library-Records Study Grant Awarded 
• ALA Website Upgrades Continue
• Wells Fargo Extends ALA Relationship 
• New Privacy Guidelines Issued 

10  Washington

• Ashcroft Mocks Librarians in Patriot Act Defense
• President Bush Announces 12 NCLIS Nominees
• ALA Files Amicus Backing P2P Technology
• Laura Bush Marks End of 19-Year UNESCO Boycott
• National Book Festival, by Amy Jordan

14  USA and International

• Clark Atlanta Officials Vote to Close Library School 
• OCLC Sues Library Hotel for Trademark Infringement 
• Raphael Gets Full Pay As Multnomah Director 
• Fired Indianapolis Director Says He Might Sue 
• Global Reach 

Special News Report

28  Tuning in to New Technologies in Norfolk

      The LITA National Forum, by GEORGE M. EBERHART

Features

38  A View outside the Mainstream

      BY GARY HANDMAN
      Boldly go beyond popular home video to build an exciting and
      diverse video collection.

40  Making Room for DVD: The Tipping Point

      BY RANDY PITMAN
      Is the VHS format going the same route as LPs in library collections?

44  Women of Mystery

      BY PAMELA BEERE BRIGGS and NATALIE COLE
      A filmmaker and a librarian team up to connect crime authors
      with social issues on the page, on film, and in the library.

48  Portals to the Past

      BY DIANE M. DUESTERHOEFT and TRISH KEOGH
      St. Mary’s University library keeps a door open to history with a
      video record of its peace symposia.

50  Submerged

      BY TAEOCK KIM and LEANNA GOODWATER
      How a California library was invaded by rising groundwater—
      and survived.

54  Public Library Circulation and
       Expenditures Increase in 2002

      BY ANNETTE J. LESAK 

Departments

5  ALA President’s Message

      “What Are Libraries For?”
      BY CARLA D. HAYDEN

30  Thus Said

32  Reader Forum

35  Editorial

      “What OCLC Should See”
      BY LEONARD KNIFFEL

36  On My Mind

      “Defining the Non-Virtual Library”
      BY JAMES HUFF

56  Currents

59  The Crawford Files

      “Thinking about Complex Media”
      BY WALT CRAWFORD

60  Internet Librarian

      “Collecting the Invisible”
      BY JOSEPH JANES

62  Technically Speaking

      “ISO Backtracks on Royalties for Standards”
      BY DAVID DORMAN

64  Working Knowledge

      “There’s Gold in That Thar MLS Degree!”
      BY ELISA F. TOPPER

66  Librarian’s Library

      BY CATHLEEN BOURDON

68  Quick Vids

      “Guilty Pleasures”
      BY GARY HANDMAN

70  Datebook

71  Career Leads

79  Index to Advertisers

80  Will’s World

      “Readers Need Weeders”
      BY WILL MANLEY