Volume 25, Number 3 (2006)

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    2004 AIME Building Level Survey: Indiana Expenditures Compared to National Averages
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Callison, Daniel, 1948-; Patterson, Naomi
    The Association for Indiana Media Educators (AIME) surveyed Indiana School Library Media Specialists in 2004 concerning expenditures for the Library Media Center on their campus. AIME financed a portion of the survey which was sent to all Indiana public schools. Of the 561 School Library Media Specialists (SLMS) responding to the AIME Building Survey, 306 were at elementary schools, 98 were at middle/junior high schools and 157 were at high schools. Data was collected to measure Indiana against data collected in 1992 and against national average data reported in School Library Journal in 2002.
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    Blurring of Lines: Academic and Public Libraries Revisited
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Steele, Patricia Ann
    Among the conclusions reached in Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources: A Report to the OCLC Membership in 2005, was the following: "The similarity of perceptions about libraries and their resources across respondents from six countries is striking. It suggests that libraries are seen by information consumers as a common solution, a single organization - one entity with many outlets - constant, consistent, expected." Does this mean that many of the traditional differences between public and academic libraries also are blurring? In this pieces, I would like to explore that thought informally and then suggest some approaches libraries of all types need to take.
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    A Collaborative Effort: Importance of the Relationship Between School Libraries and the University
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Young, Robyn
    Although media specialists know that they will take additional classes to maintain their teacher certification, for many, there is never a second thought about a university once the graduation ceremony is complete. Most media specialists are too busy with day-to-day work to consider the ways in which a relationship with a university might be of benefit. This is unfortunate because a relationship between the school library program and a university can be beneficial to both parties. Universities are looking for a place to conduct action research and to apply the tools of the trade within a practical application. School library media specialists often need help with the research process to answer their questions. Taking these two different perspectives into consideration, the affiliation can be one of mutual benefit.
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    Cover
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana Libraries
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    Doctoral Degrees and the Academic Librarian, or, is "There a Doctor in the House?"
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Hérubel, Jean-Pierre V. M.
    Recently, discussions have emerged concerning newly minted Ph.D.s entering the professional field of librarianship. To be certain, these discussions have revolved around the potential entrance of Ph.D. holders into academic librarianship, something that has caused concern over the value of the master's degree in library and information science (LIS). Of continuing professional interest is whether Ph.D.s should be permitted to compete for and hold professional positions within academic libraries, without the requisite master's degree in LIS. Todd Gilman, a librarian at Yale University, and Tatiana Weinstein, a public librarian in Illinois, hold similar views when upholding the necessity of LIS training as a viable vehicle for professional librarianship. Others propounding possible postdoctoral training programs, without LIS educational options, may hold differing views, often oriented to ward the need for doctoral expertise vis-a-vis the need to fill specialized positions, i.e., archival, special collections, or rare books librarianship. Such discussions have prompted some interesting and insightful concerns over the necessity of LIS education as the sine qua non for any position--all for the better understanding of what the essential purpose the LIS fulfils. Beyond the perceived professional characteristics offered the holder, i.e. union membership privileges, the master's degree in library science constitutes the only viable and recognized form of professional acculturation.
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    First Impression: An Interview With Author and Bibliophile Nicholas A. Basbanes
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Meehan, William F.
    Nicholas A. Basbanes did not publish his first book until he was 52 but, in the ten years since, the former literary editor at the Worcester Sunday Telegram has given bibliophiles and librarians five books about books. The first, A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books (Holt, 1995), was a landmark commentary on book collecting that has sold 100,000 copies. The second, Patience & Fortitude (HarperCollins, 2001), named for the pair of lions that guard the entrance to the New York Public Library, explored the ways librarians and collectors have protected and housed their treasures throughout history, while describing libraries and book culture in general. Next came Among the Gently Mad: Strategies and Perspectives for the Book-Hunter in the 21st Century (Holt, 2002), a spin-off book from the first book. Arriving after that was A Splendor of Letters: The Permanence of Books in an Impermanent World (HarperCollins, 2003), an expanded section intended for Patience & Fortitude that looked at how books are preserved for succeeding generations. Borrowing from Ranganathan's third law of library science, Basbanes' recent book, Every Book Its Reader (HarperCollins, 2005), allowed him to draw on numerous taped interviews conducted for A Gentle Madness that were never used. His next work will be a centennial history of Yale University Press. The Lowell, Massachusetts, native spoke at Indiana University as a guest of its Medieval Studies Institute in October 2005, when William F. Meehan III sat down with the author at the Grant Street Inn in Bloomington.
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    Forthcoming Issues of Indiana Libraries
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana Libraries
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    Friends Make a Difference
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Straw, John B.
    While many people think in terms of Friends groups for public libraries, such groups also play an important role in academic libraries. The first Friends organization for an academic library dates back to Harvard in 1925. The idea for a Friends group at Ball State University was proposed at a luncheon at the dedication of the Alexander M. Bracken Library, named for then president of the Ball State University Board of Trustees, on March 28, 1976.
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    From the Editor's Desktop
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Comer, Alberta Davis
    Welcome to the summer 2006 issue. From the book to the wiki, this issue covers the gamut of librarianship. Again we start off the issue with library news from around the state. Next, we learn about another Indiana author, mystery writer Tony Perona. Pat Steele's article talks about how the lines are blurring between public and academic libraries. Her commentary sets the stage for Juliet Kerico's article on community outreach, once a prerogative of public libraries, at Indiana State University library. John B. Straw's article on Friends' groups in academic libraries also demonstrates the blurring line between academic and public libraries. Robyn Young's article on collaborative research between a media specialist and a university professor illustrates that the blurring of lines also includes school libraries. And, J. Douglas Archer brings us up-to-date news on the USA PATRIOT Act, a concern of all libraries.
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    In Step With Indiana Authors... Featuring an Interview With Tony Perona
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Wright, Elizabeth
    After seeing the photos of Tony Perona at his website, tonyperona.com, which I perused in preparation for this interview, I wondered which man I would be meeting. Would it be the clean-cut businessman in a conservative suit, or the mysterious sword-wielding man with the wry grin who came through the door at Starbucks that afternoon? It was neither. The Tony Perona I had the pleasure of meeting drove up in a minivan and bounded through the door with a warm, friendly smile. He looked like any active dad out running errands in suburban Indianapolis on the weekend and, in fact, was fresh off the slopes from skiing the previous day with his church group.