Volume 26, Number 1 (2007)

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    ALA Conference: New Orleans
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Holliday, Deloice
    The first thing I noticed about New Orleans was the length of time it took to get there and the variety of things that caused delays. Yes, you guessed it; my number came up as one of those randomly selected airline passengers who gets called over to the side to be checked by a “female security person.” I tried unsuccessfully to engage the female security person in a conversation about how and why I was selected for the wand and pat down, but she just kept saying, “Ma’am, just be quiet, this won’t take long.” I tried to be quiet but wanted to know, how does this random thing work? She continued to “shush” me. Finally after my bag and I were “wanded,” I was released to continue my flight, or so I thought.
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    The ALA Conference: Take Two
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Carr, Kim
    Attending the 2006 ALA annual conference was my first trip to New Orleans. Like most post-Katrina visitors, I did not know what to expect and was a bit nervous about what the city would be like. When I arrived at the airport, I felt welcome immediately! A lively jazz band greeted visitors as we collected our luggage and made our way to the shuttle buses. The happy atmosphere continued while our busy, friendly shuttle drivers were efficiently attending to all of the visitors, double-checking that everyone was boarding the correct bus route. My first contact with a New Orleans resident was with our bus driver, who made it evident how much the ALA conference meant to his city. While he greeted and talked to all the passengers, he inquired about our hometowns, the length of our journeys, and announced to all of us how grateful he was that we had chosen to visit. He assured us that the community was more than ready for the first major conference to return to New Orleans.
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    Another Side of the E-Book Puzzle
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Thomas, Susan E.
    Electronic books, while not as popular as electronic journals, continue to be produced, marketed, and used with marginal popularity. Why is it that we see a strong public demand for electronic journals and a reluctance to use e-books? One reason that e-journals succeed may be that the articles are often shorter and easier to print. Research on user preferences indicates mixed reactions to the use of e-books. Is it possible that the printed word is the best technology for monographic publications? Is the problem with e-books more complicated than simple nostalgia for the touch and feel of a book? Existing research on the utilization of electronic text has not been widely distributed. This article will review survey responses, reactions, and feelings toward ebooks, along with some of the current research findings indicating there may be more problems with e-books than meet the eye.
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    Ben Franklin, Printer: Selections From the Indiana University Lilly Library Collection
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Meehan, William F.
    Ben Franklin’s career as a printer occupies an important part of a life distinguished by remarkable accomplishment. Often overshadowed by his scientific inventions and civic activity, Franklin’s pursuits as a printer reveal an industrious, clever, and resourceful business owner whose sway affected printing throughout colonial America, particularly from Philadelphia to Charleston. His work as official printer for Pennsylvania, beginning in 1730, demonstrates his gift for winning friends and influencing lawmakers, as well as his ability to deliver quality work. Typical of printers in Colonial America, Franklin also sold books, and the title page of his imprints is a clarion call to bibliophiles still today: “Printed and Sold by B. Franklin.” The second printer to set up shop in Philadelphia, Franklin became one of the trade’s leading members, his venture combining roles as type founder, papermaker, binder, and woodcut artist.
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    Brain Freeze
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Ewick, David L.
    Community Collaboration. It’s something every public library worth its salt strives to create. Imagine our response at Fulton County Public Library, then, when a terrific opportunity for a multiple entity community collaboration was given to our library. We jumped on it!
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    Building Projects x 3 -- How Did We Do It?
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Petrie, Sandy
    The Noble County Public Library (NCPL) just completed three very different building projects and did it with relative ease. So, how did this three facility system serving 10 of the 14 taxing townships in Noble County make it happen? They did it with much prior planning and some really great staff. Sandy Petrie, the director of NCPL, highlights some of the key elements that made the actual building process smooth and relatively stress free.
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    Coping With Statistics -- A Primer for Librarians and Trustees
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Borneman, John
    These are times of tighter budgets — for governments, industry, and individuals. Consequently, many people are questioning whether they are “getting their money’s worth” from various tax supported entities, including libraries. Statistics are being increasingly used to attempt to prove or disprove the value of libraries.
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    Cover
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Indiana Libraries
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    Forthcoming Issues of Indiana Libraries
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Indiana Libraries
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    From the Editor's Desktop
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Comer, Alberta Davis
    Welcome to the winter 2007 issue. Where did summer and fall of 2006 go? I am sure it was here for a short time, but then it just disappeared! And now we have winter…. so pour yourself a cup of hot tea, get comfortable, and prepare to read an amazing compilation of articles on a variety of topics. We will start with what is going on in local libraries in an update from the State Library and then we’ll learn about Indiana poet, Matthew Brennan. And, since it is cold and cloudy outside, we will travel to sundrenched New Orleans in the summertime with two ALA conference reports, one from Deloice Holliday and one from Kim Carr. Next, we will journey overseas to Thailand to learn about outreach and engagement in that country.