Contents of May 2008 American Libraries
News Fronts
12 ALA
- Study on Library Service to New Americans
- Librarians to Converge on Capitol Hill
- Groundbreaking for New Choice Office
18 USA and International
- Victoria Library Labor Dispute Resolved
- Library Worker’s Firing Sparks Firestorm
- $1-Billion NYPL Expansion to Add Branches
- Memphis Mayor Draws Fire for Branch Closings
- Global Reach
31 Newsmaker
JON SCIESZKA
National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
32 Tech News
- Music Downloading Looks to Big Labels
- Houston Launches Wireless Network
Special Reports
18 First Lady Laura Bush
Reveals post-White House agenda
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
32 Skype as Conference Tool
An easy-to-use technology
BY PAUL SIGNORELLI
64 Let’s Meet over Books
Public Library Association National Conference
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
Features
44 The Elusive E-Book
Are e-books finally ready for prime time? Hope springs
eternal as Sony and Amazon launch new platforms.
BY STEPHEN SOTTONG
50 Killed by Kindness
How well-intentioned nostalgia
harms today’s libraries.
BY JULIA KELLER
54 Minds at Play
Teens gain 21st-century literacy skills
designing their own computer games.
BY BRIAN MYERS
60 Information Invigoration
The 2008 list of outstanding reference sources
indicates a new interest via print and online.
Departments
3 From the Editor
“Agreeing on Advocacy”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
6 ALA President’s Message
“Working Well Together”
BY LORIENE ROY
8 ALA Treasurer’s Message
“Money Watch”
BY RODNEY M. HERSBERGER
10 Letters and Comments
38 Dispatches from the Field
“Digital Defense”
BY PRISCILLA CAPLAN
40 Technology in Practice
“Syndicate to Communicate”
BY MEREDITH FARKAS
41 Internet Librarian
“Spring Awakening”
BY JOSEPH JANES
42 Public Perception
43 On My Mind
“Spurning Burning”
BY SUSAN THOMPSON
66 Currents
68 Youth Matters
“Trusting in the Answers”
BY JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE
69 Working Knowledge
“Living the Dream”
BY MARY PERGANDER
70 Librarian’s Library
“Why We Are Librarians”
BY MARY ELLEN QUINN
71 Rousing Reads
“Stalking Your Favorite Authors”
BY BILL OTT
72 Solutions and Services
75 Career Leads from ALA Joblist
80 Will’s World
“Librarian, Inform Thyself”
BY WILL MANLEY
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