Contents of May 2003 American Libraries
News Fronts
8 ALA
- Executive Director Testifies in Support of District of Columbia Public Library
- Mayor Daley, Chicago Public Library Honored at Benefit
- Web Site Redesign Gets Mixed Reviews
12 Washington
- Bill Introduced to Terminate E-Rate Program
- GPO Unveils Sweeping Reorganization
- Rep. Steve Horn Receives James Madison Award
- Bush Delays Document Declassification until 2006
14 USA and International
- Ohio Avoids Massive Cuts
- NYC Directors Warn of Dire Service Reductions
- California Governor Cuts $11.6 Million from School Libraries
- Libraries Cope Creatively with Patriot Act
- Global Reach
26 Special Report
On the Cutting Edge of the News, by RON CHEPESIUK
The library behind USA Today, America’s most widely read newspaper.
Features
36 Getting into the Spirit
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
Boston’s new Mary Baker Eddy Library is dedicated to the betterment of humanity and the quest for meaning.
42 Faith at the Front Desk:
Spirituality and Patron Service
BY MIKE WESSELLS
Of course there’s a place for religion at the reference desk.
44 The Best of the Best Reference Sources
BY VICKI D. BLOOM
The 2003 RUSA recommendations of distinguished reference works selected by public and academic librarians.
50 The Great Reference Debate Continued—with a Manifesto
BY MICHAEL GORDON JACKSON
Real reference librarians aren’t ready to roll over and disappear.
53 Fred Rogers and Libraries:
A Partnership in Caring
BY MARGARET MARY KIMMEL
Pittsburgh library educators carry on the legacy of their good neighbor Fred.
54 In Time of War
BY PATTI CLAYTON BECKER
When the nation is in crisis, America’s libraries respond.
58 Public Library Staff: How Many Is Enough?
BY MARY JO LYNCH
60 Mickey Mouse, Miss Piggy, and the Birth of ALA Graphics
BY PEGGY BARBER
Read posters become the basis for library promotion.
Departments
5 ALA President’s Message
“Guns and Butter”
BY MAURICE J. FREEDMAN
30 Thus Said
32 Reader Forum
34 Editorial
“A Children’s Room with No Children’s Librarian”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
35 On My Mind
“Universal Design and Public Libraries”
BY MELORA RANNEY NORMAN
66 Currents
69 Grassroots Report
“A Head Start for Everybody”
BY CHRISTINE WATKINS
70 The Crawford Files
“ALA and Free Speech"
BY WALT CRAWFORD
72 Internet Librarian
“Counting What Counts”
BY JOSEPH JANES
74 Technically Speaking
“Using Information: The New Frontier”
BY DAVID DORMAN
76 Working Knowledge
“Judging Books by Their Covers”
BY ELISA F. TOPPER
78 Librarian’s Library
BY CATHLEEN BOURDON
80 Quick Bibs
“Crime Novelists of the Future”
BY BILL OTT
87 Career Leads
95 Index to Advertisers
96 Will’s World
“Baseball, Boomer, and Censorship”
BY WILL MANLEY
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