Contents of January 2006 American Libraries
News Fronts
6 ALA
- Executive Director Signs on for Five More Years
- Communications Act Exemption Sought
- Endowment Trustee Search Extended
- New Cultural Campaign Launched
- Hurricane Fundraiser Planned for PLA
10 Washington
- Patriot Act Debate Heats Up
- Washington Briefs
11 USA and International
Special News Report
BY JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE
The Urban Libraries Council Conference, 2005.
Features
34 Cover Story:
Gifts That Speak Volumes:
Shared Values through Planned Giving
BY WILLIAM R. GORDON
American Libraries explores how several libraries try to stay in the
good graces of the civic-minded Joneses, whose generosity accounts for
more than 80% of all donations to nonprofits.
38 Volunteer Librarians
BY MICHELLE L. BUDT-CAULK
Donating your skills to a needy library can provide satisfaction, experience,
and connections.
PLUS: The Peace Corps Partnership Program, by KAREN FJELD.
44 Everything You Need to Know about Libraries . . .
BY GEORGE M. EBERHART
Snippets from the upcoming The Whole Library Handbook 4.
49 Stratoplegic Planning
BY SUE DAVIS
How to stay on top of the game forever by doing
whatever it takes to look good.
Midwinter Meeting Planner
50 San Antonio Offers a Cultural Melting Pot
Library education, an array of authors, and youth media’s
shining stars highlight conference agenda.
60 Exhibits Locator
BY JOHN BARNETT
A quick-fix, sure-fire, hot-plate-coming-through! guide
to good eats at ALA Midwinter.
Departments
2 Editorial
“ALA Publishing Department Reorganizes to Emphasize Content”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
4 ALA President’s Message
“Get Smart”
BY MICHAEL GORMAN
28 Thus Said
30 Reader Forum
33 On My Mind
“Before the Deluge”
BY CAROLYN FRENGER
70 Currents
72 Grassroots Report
“Sharks As a Service Model”
BY JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE
74 Internet Librarian
“Google Book Search: Evil or Misunderstood?”
BY JOSEPH JANES
77 Technically Speaking
“Is This the Renaissance or the Dark Ages?”
BY ANDREW K. PACE
81 Working Knowledge
“The Road Taken—Eventually”
BY MARY PERGANDER
82 Librarian’s Library
BY CATHLEEN BOURDON
84 Quick Bibs
“Pictures on My Walls”
BY BILL OTT
92 ALA Annual Conference Advance Registration
114 Career Leads
127 Index to Advertisers
128 Will’s World
“My Hang-up with Compassion as a Phone Skill”
BY WILL MANLEY
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