Contents of March 2003 American Libraries
News Fronts
6 ALA
- Newlen Seeks ALA Presidency
- Three Vie for Treasurer’s Post
- ALA Requests Input in RoweCom Issue
- Harry Potter Again Most Challenged
- “One Conference, One Book” Scheduled
- Authors @ Your Library Site Under Way
10 Washington
- ALA Files Supreme Court Brief in CIPA Case
- Bush Budget Boosts IMLS Funding
- Music, Technology Groups Reach Copyright Agreement
- ABA Rejects Measure Supporting UCITA
- Supreme Court Upholds Copyright Extension Act
- Clinton to Release Papers Years Ahead of Schedule
12 USA and International
- Jeb Bush Proposes Scrapping Florida State Library
- RoweCom Sues Divine; Ebsco Negotiates Purchase
- California Governor Halves Statewide Library Funding
- Librarians Divided over Patriot Act Compliance
- Massachusetts Librarians Demand Comparable Worth
- Arizona Library School Fights for Survival
- Global Reach
26 Special Report
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
ALISE Conference: Educators Want to Connect Research with Practice.
Features
36 Performing Triage on Budgets in the Red
BY THOMAS J. HENNEN JR.
The creator of the HAPLR Index prescribes some fiscal first aid to get libraries back in the black.
40 A Tale of Two Levies
BY JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE
The divergent outcomes of two Montana ballot measures offer lessons for libraries.
44 Free Money, Free Stuff!
BY LINDA KOSS
Patrons looking for “free money” books really want financial help—here’s how you can help them.
79 Fantasy Becomes Reality for School-Library Media Programs
BY PEGGY SULLIVAN
The 1963 Knapp School Libraries Project director discusses “the opportunity of a lifetime.”
Midwinter Coverage
Plus: ALA Council and Executive Board reports, beginning on p. 63.
69 Official Statements from Candidates for ALA President, Treasurer
75 Candidates Take on the Issues at Midwinter Forum
Questions address priorities, core values, and funding.
Departments
5 ALA President’s Message
“Educating about Internet Filtering”
BY MAURICE J. FREEDMAN
28 Thus Said
30 On My Mind
“A Renaissance in Washington”
BY RALPH NADER
32 Reader Forum
35 Editorial
“War with Iraq Threatens Libraries at Home”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
60 Technically Speaking
“The Questmaster Emerges at Midwinter”
BY DAVID DORMAN
81 Currents
83 Grassroots Report
“One Country, One Conference, One Book”
BY CHRISTINE WATKINS
84 The Crawford Files
“The Century’s Most Vital Technological Device”
BY WALT CRAWFORD
86 Internet Librarian
“Why Is the Internet Public Library Broke?”
BY JOSEPH JANES
BY ELISA F. TOPPER
90 Librarian’s Library
BY CATHLEEN BOURDON
92 Quick Bibs
“Making Sense of Michael Jackson”
BY BILL OTT
97 ALA 2003 Conference Preview
177 Career Leads
191 Index to Advertisers
192 Will’s World
“The Death of Moby Dick”
BY WILL MANLEY
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