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Interview with First Lady Laura Bush
American Libraries: The First 100 Years, a timeline, 1907–2007
Top Ten Reasons to be a Librarian
10 Reasons Why the Internet Is No Substitute for a Library
12 Ways Libraries Are Good for the Country

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Contents of August 2006 American Libraries

News Fronts

4 ALA

Court Rules Against Inmate in Open-Access Case
ALA Reacts to CALEA Ruling
Reference Research Award Created
New ALA President Loriene Roy to Focus on Literacy, Education, Wellness

8 Washington

“John Does” Allowed to Speak
Net Neutrality Loses Two Rounds in Congress
House Holds Hearings on Social-Networking Websites
Washington Briefs

11 USA and International

Gwinnett County Board Fires Director
New Jersey Director Blasted for Requiring Subpoenas
California Libraries Regroup after Voters Reject Construction Measure
Jim Neal on the RLG/OCLC Merger
Northeastern Flooding Takes Toll on Archives, Libraries

22 Newsmakers

Straight Answers from GEORGE CHRISTIAN and PETER CHASE,
two of the four “John Doe” plaintiffs

Special News Reports

21 Book Lovers’ Show Offers Peek into Publishing

BY BRAD HOOPER
BookExpo America.

23 Sunny Celebration in Ottawa

BY MADELEINE LEFEBVRE
The Canadian Library Association annual conference.

24 Special Librarians Embrace Transformation in Baltimore

BY SUSAN DiMATTIA
The Special Libraries Association annual conference.

26 Health Explosion Heats Up in Phoenix

BY PAMELA GOODES
The Medical Library Association annual conference.

Features

38 Building Bridges through Concensus

      BY JENNIFER WILDING and THOMAS J. HENNEN
      Four Mississippi River towns embark on a shared-service mission,
      thanks to the skilled navigation of their library directors.

36 Websites You Can Trust

BY DAX R. NORMAN
How do you distinguish the real gold from the fool’s gold?

38 Libraries in the Eye of the Storm

      BY TOM CLARESON and JANE S. LONG
      Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina:
      Are we better prepared for future emergencies?

Annual Conference Roundup

42 New Orleans Gathering Sends Message of Hope and Renewal

Nearly 17,000 librarians turn out for programs, speakers, and work detail,
making a difference in the beleaguered Big Easy.

43 An Energetic Yellow Swarm Blankets the City

Ask not what New Orleans can do for you...

59 Thus Said, New Orleans

64 Preview: Dallas Welcomes All for Many Voices, One Event

Joint Conference of Librarians of Color.

65 Technically Speaking

BY ANDREW K. PACE
A sharper focus in New Orleans.

68 ALA Council

71 ALA Executive Board

Departments

2 Editorial

“New Orleans: Ready, but Never the Same”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL

3 ALA President’s Message

“Libraries Transform Communities”
BY LESLIE BURGER

29 Thus Said

30 Reader Forum

33 On My Mind

“Hands Off MySpace”
BY JULIAN AIKEN

73 Currents

75 Grassroots Report

“My Library Getaway”
BY JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE

76 Internet Librarian

“At Arm’s Length”
BY JOSEPH JANES

79 Working Knowledge

“Still Happy after All These Years”
BY MARY PERGANDER

80 Librarian’s Library

BY CATHLEEN BOURDON

82 Quick Bibs

“Comfy Not Cozy”
BY BILL OTT

83 Datebook

85 Career Leads

96 Will’s World

“Who’d Want Service without a Smile?”
BY WILL MANLEY

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