Contents of November 2007 American Libraries

News Fronts

11  ALA

• Annual Conference, Prospectus Honored 
• Libraries Are Key Online Access Points 
• Fair Use Adds to Economic Growth
• Banned Books Week

16  USA and International 

• Federal Prisons to Return Religious Books 
• Supreme Court Won’t Hear Meeting Room Appeal 
• Christ Vandalized As Lucifer Looks On 
• Do-It-Yourself Censors Strike 
• Global Reach

28  Tech News

• What It Means to Be Born Digital 
• Task Force to Address Digital Preservation 
• Tech Briefs

Special Reports

26  National Book Festival
      Draws Huge Crowd Despite Protest

       BY MARCI MEROLA

27  Technology with Altitude

      The LITA Forum.
      BY PAUL SEEMAN

56  Laying Down the Law:
      ALA’s Ethics Codes

      Are enforceable rules needed for information professionals?
      BY ROY L. STURGEON

Features

40  Spanish Spoken Here

      Eliminating Spanish-language fiction undermines
      the validity of public libraries. 
      BY TODD DOUGLAS QUESADA

41  English Spoken Here

     By creating bilingual collections, librarians are
     contributing to a divided America.
     BY JULIA STEPHENS 

46  A Sense of Elsewhere

      The president of Carnegie Corporation of New York
      pays tribute to the power of libraries.
      BY VARTAN GREGORIAN

50  From a Land of Books

      The son of Lebanese immigrants looks back at the way
      his parents infused him with a love for the written word. 
      BY RALPH NADER

52  Rebuilding Afghanistan:
      One Book at a Time

      Though they lack the basic resources,
      libraries play a key role in this nation’s revival.
      BY ANNE GARNER

Departments

3    From the Editor

      “English Only Is English Lonely”
      BY LEONARD KNIFFEL

6    ALA President’s Message

      “Circle of Community”
      BY LORIENE ROY

8    ALA Executive Director’s Message

      “Advancing Advocacy”
      BY KEITH MICHAEL FIELS

9   Letters and Comments

30  Technology in Practice

      “Who Moved My E-mail?”
      BY MEREDITH FARKAS

32  Technically Speaking

      “Go Global, Library Vendor”
      BY ANDREW K. PACE

34  Internet Librarian

      “But Is It Librarianship?”
      BY JOSEPH JANES

36  Public Perception

38  On My Mind

      “Tickle Me Reference”
      BY REBECCA REGO BARRY 

58  Currents

60  Working Knowledge

      “Shifting Gears”
      BY MARY PERGANDER

61  Youth Matters

      “Booting Up Book Lovers”
      BY JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE

62  Librarian’s Library

      “Nuts and Bolts”
      BY MARY ELLEN QUINN

64  Calendar

65  Rousing Reads

      “The Fights”
      BY BILL OTT

66  Career Leads from ALA Joblist

80  Will’s World

      “The Reagan Revolution”
      BY WILL MANLEY