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Contents of November 2005 American Libraries
News Fronts
7 ALA
- New Orleans It Is!
- Katrina Fund Raises $75,000
- Book List Focuses on Hurricane Disaster
- 2005 Cultural Fund Campaign Concludes
- ORS, ASCLA Awarded IMLS Grant
12 Washington
- National Book Fest Draws 100,000
- IMLS, Public Broadcasting Announce $1.4 Million in Grants
- Connecticut Librarian Must Keep Quiet in Patriot Act Case
- IMLS Awards Leadership Grants
16 USA and International
- Lon Dickerson Reports on Building Even Better Libraries, Post-Katrina
- New Orleans Deals with Layoffs, Damage
- Hurricane Rita Wreaks Havoc on Louisiana, Texas
- Yahoo, European Union Announce Digital Library Projects
- Interview:Straight Answers from SUSAN WOJCICKI
Special News Reports
32 Pittsburgh Gathering Closes on High Note
BY PAMELA A. GOODES
American Association of School Librarians National Conference.
34 Showing the Way in San Jose
BY GORDON FLAGG
Library and Information Technology Association National Forum.
Features
42 Cover Story:
Beyond Public Exhibits to Partnerships
BY NORMAN MORTON
Louisville library gets more bang for its public relations buck.
Plus: “ALA-Sponsored Library Exhibits Reveal a Rich History”
BY SUSAN BRANDEHOFF
46 Gathering the Stories behind Our Statistics
BY SANDRA SINGH
One patron’s testimonial is worth a thousand gate counts when it
comes to making the case for libraries.
48 Generating Goodwill: Turning No into Yes
BY KATHY MacMILLAN
There’s more to service with a smile than meets the eye.
50 At the Edge of the Net
BY STEVE CISLER
An internet veteran unplugs and sets off to see how the nonwired live.
54 Have MLS, Will Travel
BY HELEN R. ADAMS
School library media specialists share tips on taking an overseas job.
57 Public Library Circulation Decreases,
Expenditures Rise
BY CHARITY L. CREE and MIJUNG MOON
2004 figures show 3% circulation drop; expenditures up 2%.
Departments
5 ALA President’s Message
“What’s It All About? Beyond Equity of Access”
BY MICHAEL GORMAN
6 ALA Executive Director’s Message
“Why ‘Business As Usual’ Just Won’t Do”
BY KEITH MICHAEL FIELS
36 Thus Said
38 Reader Forum
39 Editorial
“A Full Plate—Times Two”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
41 On My Mind
“The Need to Weed”
BY ANDY WICKENS
59 Currents
61 Grassroots Report
“Maine Feeds the Minds of Gulf Evacuees”
BY JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE
62 Internet Librarian
“From the Other Side of the Rubicon”
BY JOSEPH JANES
64 Technically Speaking
“Even When Disaster Strikes”
BY ANDREW K. PACE
66 Working Knowledge
“Brushing Up on Patron-Service Skills”
BY ELISA F. TOPPER
68 Librarian’s Library
BY CATHLEEN BOURDON
70 Quick Vids
“Bad Eats”
BY GARY HANDMAN
72 Datebook
75 Career Leads
87 Index to Advertisers
88 Will’s World
“There’s No Such Thing As a Dream Job”
BY WILL MANLEY