Contents of October 2003 American Libraries

News Fronts

6  ALA

• ALA Leaders Hold CIPA Meeting 
• Jenner and Block Ties Questioned 
• Committee Volunteers Sought
• @ Your Library School Campaign Gears Up
• New Teen Read Week Corporate Sponsors

10  USA and International

• Shortfalls Prompt Shutdowns in Three Major Cities 
• Trustee Censured for Removing Papers 
• Multnomah Faces Standoff over Director’s Salary
• UNESCO Calls for Immediate Security of Iraq Libraries
• Libraries Commemorate September 11

Special Reports

22  Auf Wiedersehen

      BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
      IFLA World Congress draws 4,500 to Berlin.

28  Bangladesh’s Frustrated Librarians

      BY RON CHEPESIUK
      Formidable barriers to information exist in one of the world’s most
      densely populated countries.

Features

38  De Colores: The Universal Language
       of Bilingual Storytime

      BY SARA P. HOWREY
      A Kentucky library starts a year-round fiesta of the soul to celebrate
      Hispanic/Latino culture.

44  Great American Public Libraries: The 2003 HAPLR Rankings

      BY THOMAS J. HENNEN
      The nation’s public libraries are once again assessed and ranked.

49  The Secret Inside Your Library’s Atlases

      BY KATHLEEN WEESSIES
      Reexamine your collection and how you protect it—
      before someone else does.

52  Why LC Subject Headings
       Are More Important Than Ever

      BY THOMAS MANN
      The solution to some of researchers’ biggest problems is staring us
      right in our faces.

56  Turning Corners: American
       Librarians in Post-Soviet Russia

      BY DAVID GRIMES
      Library exchange program aims to heighten
      understanding between two nations.

64  Librarian Salaries Increase 0.7%
       More Than Other Civilian Workers

      BY MARY JO LYNCH
      Latest ALA survey shows a 3.6% total gain. 

Departments

5  ALA President’s Message

      “Library Issues Are Global”
      BY CARLA D. HAYDEN

31  Thus Said

32  Reader Forum

34  Editorial

      “An Open Letter to Nancy Pearl”
      BY LEONARD KNIFFEL

36  On My Mind

      “Avoiding the Great Data-Wipe of Ought-Three”
      BY SCOTT NICHOLSON

66  Currents

69  The Crawford Files

      “First Have Something to Say”
      BY WALT CRAWFORD

70  Internet Librarian

      “The Next Best Thing to Being There”
      BY JOSEPH JANES

72  Technically Speaking

      “RFID on the Move”
      BY DAVID DORMAN

74  Working Knowledge

      “Test Careers with Informational Interviews”
      BY ELISA F. TOPPER

76  Librarian’s Library

      BY CATHLEEN BOURDON

78  Quick Bibs

      “Poker Night for Writers”
      BY BILL OTT

80  Datebook

83  ALA Midwinter 2004 Advance Registration

95  Career Leads

103  Index to Advertisers

104  Will’s World

      “Lessons from the Road”
      BY WILL MANLEY