Contents of May 2005 American Libraries

News Fronts

6  ALA

• Unauthorized E-Mail Solicitor Halted 
• SRRT Task Force Seeks Poor-Policy Review 
• Candidates Sought for President, Council 
• Honorary Member Nominations Open 

10  Washington

• Congress Debates Sunset Provisions of Patriot Act
• GAO Report Slams FCC Oversight of E-Rate 
• Nixon Library Director Promises to Release Tapes, Papers
• Washington Briefs 

12  USA and International 

• Delegation Inspires Fundraising Drive to Reopen Bedford Library 
• Judge Blocks Philadelphia from Further Cuts 
• U.K. Needs Drastic Action to Reverse Library Decline 
• Global Reach 
• Interview: Straight Answers from STANLEY KUNITZ, 
  former U.S. poet laureate 

Features

32  Lust for Reading

      Nancy Pearl talks about her life as a promiscuous reader.

37  Reference That Rocks!!

      BY KATHARINE DEAN
      The 2005 list of outstanding books from ALA’s Reference and User
      Services Association features 22 terrific titles.

41  Racial and Ethnic Diversity
      of U.S. Library Workers

      BY KEITH CURRY LANCE
      The ethnic makeup of our profession may say more about society
      than about librarianship.

44  Bobby Socks and Building Projects

      BY KAREN FAVREAU, with HELEN SNOW
      North Carolina librarians share tips on how to permanently capture
      your institution’s history.

47  Consumer Health Collecting Made Easy

      BY HOWARD FULLER
      A prescription for understocked medical-advice shelves.

50  Booklist Turns 100

      BY BILL OTT
      Looking back—and ahead—as ALA’s book-review
      journal marks its centennial.

53  The People of the Book:
      Riding the Third Wave

      BY DONNA SEAMAN
      Two new library-based programs examine the immigrant experience
      that permeates Jewish-American literature.

Departments

5  ALA President’s Message

      “Chapters Serve As Career Boosters”
      BY CAROL BREY-CASIANO

24  Thus Said

26  Reader Forum

27  Editorial

      “How a Book Gets Published”
      BY LEONARD KNIFFEL

30  On My Mind

      “Inaccessible Information: A Strategic Solution”
      BY PATRICIA WAND

56  Currents

58  Grassroots Report

      “What to Do with Your Old Carnegie”
      BY JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE

60  Internet Librarian

      “The Librarianship of Connections”
      BY JOSEPH JANES

61  Technically Speaking

      “It’s Probably Right in Front of You”
      BY ANDREW K. PACE

63  Working Knowledge

      “Fine-Tuning Your Field of Focus”
      BY ELISA F. TOPPER

66  Librarian’s Library

      BY CATHLEEN BOURDON

68  Quick Bibs

      “Bookshops on the Corner”
      BY BILL OTT

69  Datebook

71  Career Leads

79  Index to Advertisers

80  Will’s World

      “Cleansing Our Language”
      BY WILL MANLEY