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.
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
83 ALA Midwinter 2004 Advance Registration
95 Career Leads
103 Index to Advertisers
104 Will’s World
“Lessons from the Road”
BY WILL MANLEY
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