March/April 2013
Features
Cultivating a Special Collection
By Sue Lynn McDaniel and Nancy RicheyTo Protect and Preserve
By Jeanne DrewesThe voice on the phone sounded exhausted. “I have lost my life’s work,” the man said. He was an...
A Digital Library for Everyone
By Megan CottrellShe has little black boots on that come up to her knickers, a white scarf wrapped around her petite face, dark bangs...
Emerging Leaders: Class of 2013
By the EditorsThey’re the new people greeting you at the reference desk, shelving books in the stacks, and experimenting with...
Filtering and the First Amendment
By Deborah Caldwell-StoneIn the decade since the Supreme Court upheld the implementation of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA...
Investing at the Library
By Jordan BrandesThe demise of many manufacturing jobs during the recent recession and the continued downturn of Michigan’s...
Meet the Candidates for ALA President and Treasurer
Candidates for ALA President Barbara Immroth Visit blogs.ischool.utexas.edu/immroth
Departments
Editor's Letter: Something Old, Something New
By Laurie D. BormanSeven years ago, then–ALA President Leslie Burger helped launch the Emerging Leaders program with 117...
Outside/In: Follow Yourself
By David Lee King and Michael PorterDo you listen to what customers say online about your library? Oftentimes they’re asking questions or announcing...
Youth Matters: Managing the Managers
By Linda W. BraunSometimes relationships with those up the organizational chart are fantastic. Sometimes they are awful. Whether you...
Rousing Reads: Visiting Two Medicine Country
By Bill OttIn 1978, when I first read Ivan Doig’s This House of Sky, I was a librarian at Timberland Regional Library in...
Another Story: Making Friends with Research
By Joseph JanesDid you know that about 95% of incarcerated people eventually reenter the general population? Neither did I. Nor did I...
Librarian's Library: Leadership and Advocacy
By Karen MullerA thread through ALA President Maureen Sullivan’s mission has been “leadership.” Leadership takes...
Newsmaker: An Interview with Roger Rosen
Roger Rosen, CEO of the educational house Rosen Publishing, calls himself a publishing brat.
Will's World: Too Eager to Please
By Will ManleyPity the poor library director, whose job description includes ensuring the work gets done, the patrons are happy, the...
President's Message: Community Building
By Maureen SullivanAll around us, libraries of all types are discovering that as they look outward, they can make a dramatic difference in...
On My Mind: There Are No Free Libraries
By D. J. HoekOver the past few months, an image has been making its way around social media to underscore the value of libraries. It...
In Practice: Just-for-Me Training
By Meredith FarkasLibrarians in all types of libraries provide training and instruction. Whether it’s for staff or patrons, the...
Dispatches from the Field: The Tao of Tablets
By Rebecca K. Miller, Carolyn Meier, and Heather Moorefield-LangNews Stories
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