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Contents of October 2004 American Libraries
News Fronts
6 ALA
- ACRL Supports Open Access to NIH Research
- PLA Responds to CD Settlement
- Office Depot Joins PLA in Literacy Effort
- “We the People” Awards Continue
- Information Literacy Standards Online
- Academic Library Trends and Statistics
10 Washington
- ALA Questions Homeland Security Directive’s Legality
- Group Urges Open Access to Taxpayer-Funded Research
- Democrats Question DOJ’s Documents Destruction Order
- GPO Plans Collection of Last Resort
- Secret-Court Rules Are Apparent Catch-22, Critics Say
12 USA and International
- German Library FIre Destroys Thousands of Rare Books
- 10,000 Books Found in Abandoned East St. Louis Library
- Protesters Arrested on NYPL Steps during Convention
- Phoenix Council Demands Filters on All Library Computers
- Global Reach
- Interview: Straight Answers from WILLIAM H. GATES SR.
Special News Report
24 IFLA’s New Class of International Leadership
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
Changing of the guard in Buenos Aires.
Features
34 Cover Story: Staff and Leadership Shortages?
Grow Your Own
BY CAROLE McCONNELL
A Florida system looks inward to address the looming librarian shortage.
Plus: Recruiting in the Region, by SUSAN SALOMONE.
37 Finding and Funding Future Librarians—
California Style
BY KATHLEEN LOW
A program developed by the state library keeps staff in the library
profession—and in the state.
44 Just Do It! Leadership Training
Builds Strong Networks
BY CONNIE PAUL
New Jersey librarians help create tomorrow’s leaders through
goal-oriented preparation.
46 The World at Large
Dedicated to peace and the international exchange of ideas, the
Mortenson Center faces critical issues by accentuating the positive.
51 Building on Bibliographic Instruction
BY ESTHER GRASSIAN
Our strong BI foundation supports a promising IL future.
54 Great American Public Libraries: The 2004 HAPLR Rankings
BY THOMAS J. HENNEN JR.
Two new measures supplement this year’s assessment of
the nation’s public libraries.
Departments
5 ALA President’s Message
“Striving for Worldwide Sisterhood”
BY CAROL BREY-CASIANO
28 Thus Said
30 Reader Forum
32 Editorial
“How the War Looked in Buenos Aires”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
33 On My Mind
“It May Be Legal but It’s Not Right”
BY ANN K. SYMONS
60 Currents
63 Grassroots Report
“State Associations Get the News Out”
BY JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE
64 The Crawford Files
“The Dangers of Uniformity”
BY WALT CRAWFORD
66 Internet Librarian
“Who Comes Next?”
BY JOSEPH JANES
68 Technically Speaking
“The New Numbers Racket”
BY ANDREW K. PACE
70 Working Knowledge
“Making Meetings Work”
BY ELISA F. TOPPER
72 Librarian’s Library
BY CATHLEEN BOURDON
74 Quick Bibs
“Men and Boats”
BY BILL OTT
76 Datebook
80 ALA Midwinter 2005 Advance Registration
94 Career Leads
103 Index to Advertisers
104 Will’s World
“The Ups and Downs of Team Play”
BY WILL MANLEY