Contents of September 2004 American Libraries

News Fronts

6  ALA

• New Member Category Focuses on Support Staff 
• Member Insurance Coverage Offered 
• ALA Committee Volunteers Sought 
• “Register to Vote” Tops 1,500 Mark
• ACRL Seeks Marketing Stars
• New “StoryLines” to Hit Airways
• Survey Results: Service Speedy but Website Needs Work

12  Washington

• Reading Powers the Mind: Center for the Book Workshop at LC 
• Department of Justice Rescinds Documents Destruction Order

14  USA and International

• Detroit Public Library Usage Fees Take Effect 
• Kansas Librarians Embroiled in CD Flap 
• Iranian Libraries Rebuild after Massive Quake 
• Troubled Mequon Library Loses Another Director
• Summer Reading Events 
• Global Reach 
• Interview: Straight Answers from JOHN WOOD 

Features

34  Cover Story: Monumental Preservation:
       A Call to Action

      BY MICHELE V. CLOONAN
      As the custodians of culture, librarians must also save the
      mementos of war, disaster, and terrorism.

39  Virtual Collections Need Real Bucks

      BY BEVERLY GOLDBERG
      Newberry symposium addresses economics of digitization.

40  The Seven Deadly Sins of Library Technology

      BY NANCY KALIKOW MAXWELL
      Look carefully before you leap into online reference service.

43  Conference Call: Gen X Bites Back

      Researcher ARTHUR YOUNG takes the heat, as GenXer STEVE
      CASBURN criticizes the Boomer view of leadership.

56  The Thrills of Thrift-Store Librarianship

      BY NEIL E. DAS
      Literary gems—as well as fun—lay hidden amid the bric-a-brac.
     

ALA Feature

48  The Profession’s Shining Stars:
       ALA Award Winners, 2004

Departments

5  ALA President’s Message

      “NEA Report Overlooks Libraries”
      BY CAROL BREY-CASIANO

28  Thus Said

29  Reader Forum

30  Editorial

      “When Pregnancy Is a Library Issue”
      BY LEONARD KNIFFEL

33  On My Mind

      “Differing Opinions Need Not Apply”
      BY WHITNEY DAVISON-TURLEY

66  Currents

69  Grassroots Report

      “What Is Your Library Doing for 9/11?”
      BY JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE

70  The Crawford Files

      “A Middle Ground on Copyright”
      BY WALT CRAWFORD

72  Internet Librarian

      “Nowhere to Hide”
      BY JOSEPH JANES

74  Technically Speaking

      “E-books: Round Two”
      BY ANDREW K. PACE

76  Working Knowledge

      “It’s Not What You Say, but How You Say It”
      BY ELISA F. TOPPER

78  Librarian’s Library

      BY CATHLEEN BOURDON

80  Quick Vids

      “Video Lagniappe”
      BY GARY HANDMAN

82  Datebook

85  Career Leads

95  Index to Advertisers

96  Will’s World

      “Dishpan Hands Are a Plus”
      BY WILL MANLEY