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
71 Career Leads
79 Index to Advertisers
80 Will’s World
“Readers Need Weeders”
BY WILL MANLEY
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