Contents of October 2002 American Libraries
News Fronts
8 ALA
- Association Supports Ad Council’s Freedom PSAs
- OIF Lists Authors Most Challenged
- COA Announces Accreditation Actions
- OIF Plans Lawyer Institutes
- Merritt Fund to the Rescue
16 Washington
- The ALA, the WTO, and the GATS
- ACLU, Congress Seek Patriot Act Information
- Webcasters, Industry Appeal
Library of Congress Decision
18 USA and International
- Staffing Shifts Roil Orlando Public Library
- New Knoxville Interim Director Greeted with Boos
- Fargo Balks at Outsourced Library’s Budget Request
- Budget Cuts Force New York Libraries
to Reduce Hours
- Antitax Group Strives to Close County Libraries
- Floods Devastate Prague’s Libraries
- Global Reach
Special Reports
BY PAMELA A. GOODES
34 IFLA in Kilter: International Conference Attracts over 4,700 to Glasgow, Scotland
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
Features
44 Cycles of Support
BY TROY SWANSON
Iowa’s libraries get extra mileage out of the state’s annual bike-a-thon.
48 When Hate Comes Calling
BY BEVERLY DUDLEY
As a bastion of the First Amendment, your library may, too, attract an inflammatory speaker.
50 Far and Away
BY LAURA B. RAPHAEL
The pros and cons of a “long-distance” MLS.
BY MARTHA J. SPEAR
(With apologies to David Letterman).
62 The (D)evolution of a Director
BY JULIE C. BLAKE
What happens when a director decides to climb down the library ladder?
BY THOMAS J. HENNEN JR.
The eagerly awaited—if overdue—measure of the nation’s public libraries.
70 Great Minds of the Past, Dilemmas of the Present
BY JUNE PINNELL-STEPHENS and ELLIOTT KANNER
A tribute to two library giants, Lester Asheim and David Berninghausen.
74 Public Library Circulation, Expenditures Increase
BY JULIA M. GLYNN
Salary expenditures record the largest increase.
Departments
7 ALA President’s Message
“Why Librarians?”
BY MAURICE J. FREEDMAN
15 Grassroots Report
“Getting Good Mileage in Kentucky and Ohio”
BY CHRISTINE WATKINS
37 Thus Said
38 Reader Forum
41 Editorial
“A Fine Time to Be Asking for More Money”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
42 On My Mind
“For Ethical Reference, Pare the Pararofessionals”
BY STEVE McKINZIE
78 Currents
83 The Crawford Files
“The Real CIPA Issues—and a Friendly Challenge”
BY WALT CRAWFORD
84 Internet Librarian
“Librarianship after Google”
BY JOSEPH JANES
86 Technically Speaking
“Can You Say ‘Shibboleth’?”
BY DAVID DORMAN
89 Librarian’s Library
BY CATHLEEN BOURDON
90 Quick Vids
“Poetry Off the Page”
BY GARY HANDMAN
94 This Month
“110 Years Ago”
BY WAYNE WIEGAND
95 ALA Midwinter 2003 Advance Registration
107 Career Leads
123 Index to Advertisers
124 Will’s World
“Run Business Like a Library”
BY WILL MANLEY
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