Contents of June/July 2003 American Libraries
News Fronts
8 ALA
- Brey-Casiano Elected President; Switzer Is New Treasurer
- Councilors Elected
- Candidates Sought for 2005–06 President, Council
- Firstfind.info Unveiled at Queens PL
- Endowment Vacancy Needs to Be Filled
14 Washington
- FCC Adopts New Rules to Cut E-Rate Fraud
- CIA, Pentagon Seek Broad Record-Gathering Powers
- Laura Bush Launches Executive Office of the President Virtual Library
18 USA and International
- Denver’s Library Focuses on Blacks in the West
- Pueblo Board Resigns after Firing Director
- Kenyon College Wins $1-Million Theft Judgment
- Director’s Firing Fans Flames among Indy Trustees
- Global Reach
Special Reports
39 Though Devastating, Iraq Library Losses May Be Less Than Feared
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
42 Dinosaurs, Dancing, and Dedications
Mark National Library Week 2003
44 Academic Librarians Launch a Strategic Campaign
at ACRL National Conference
BY GEORGE M. EBERHART
Features
54 Google Answers Is Not the Answer
BY JESSAMYN WEST
A veteran librarian questions Google’ s fee-based reference service.
57 Staff Speaks Volumes with “Art of the Library”
BY JO CATES
Columbia College showcases homegrown talent.
61 FILLing in the Public-Librarian Ranks
BY CINDY MEDIAVILLA
Internships aren’t just for academic library students anymore.
65 A Career Center Model:
27 Years at InfoPlace
BY MARTIN E. JAFFE
Cuyahoga County PL provides cutting-edge career services.
68 Cell Phones in the Stacks
BY MICHAEL KNECHT
Should libraries ban or restrict the ubiquitous devices?
70 Conference Call:
Do Librarians with Tenure Get More Respect?
MARK Y. HERRING and MICHAEL GORMAN weigh in on whether faculty status is worth the effort.
116 Librarian Recruitment Process at
Home in the Wired Nation
BY SARAH NESBITT
Online job advertising is now the norm, survey reveals.
Conference Preview
74 Toronto in Time: ALA/CLA
Joint Conference, June 19–25
82 Encore ALA Canada!
BY PEGGY SULLIVAN
U.S. librarians have been crossing an international border for Annual Conference for a century.
86 Exhibits Locator
90 Diverse Dining in Toronto
BY JENNY LORENTOWICZ
Sophisticated fare reflects the city’s multiculturalism.
Departments
5 ALA President’s Message
“The Struggle Continues”
BY MAURICE J. FREEDMAN
46 Thus Said
48 Reader Forum
50 Editorial
“They’re ‘Librarians’—Because It’s Dangerous”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
52 On My Mind
“Memory Loss in Iraq”
BY JEFFREY GARRETT
94 Currents
99 Grassroots Report
“Head Start, Part 2—Budgeting”
BY CHRISTINE WATKINS
100 The Crawford Files
“Looking Back on Library Technology"
BY WALT CRAWFORD
102 Internet Librarian
“The Centrality of Centrality”
BY JOSEPH JANES
104 Technically Speaking
“Newspapers-on-Demand @ Your Library”
BY DAVID DORMAN
106 Working Knowledge
“Helpful Hints for ALA Conferences”
BY ELISA F. TOPPER
108 Librarian’s Library
BY CATHLEEN BOURDON
110 Quick Bibs
“Movie Moguls”
BY BILL OTT
126 Career Leads
135 Index to Advertisers
136 Will’s World
“Calling Superb Library Patrons”
BY WILL MANLEY
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