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Item Table of Contents(H.W. Wilson Company, 2003) Indiana LibrariesItem Cover(H.W. Wilson Company, 2003) Indiana LibrariesItem Place: The Cunningham Memorial Library of Indiana State University(H.W. Wilson Company, 2003) Muyumba, Valentine K.; Mehrens, Christopher E. (Christopher Emile)When one thinks of a library, often the first image that comes to mind is a brick or stone building. However, one should also remember that a library is a gathering place. Within its walls are carefully gathered or collected resources, whether electronic, print, or sound. Beyond such artifacts, the library is moreover a gathering place for people, be it library faculty and staff, or the patrons which they serve. It is a place for people to work, investigate, socialize, or repose. Indiana State University’s Cunningham Memorial Library (CML) embodies both these concepts. Yes, it is a physical structure, but even more so it is a gathering place. What follows is an exposition of the library’s rich history, its buildings, its collections, and the means through which it gathers people into its fold – library faculty, staff, and patron alike.Item Place: Recruiting and Retaining Librarians in Indiana(H.W. Wilson Company, 2003) Spencer, RhondaThis issue is a collection of articles gathered to help us think about the idea of “place.” If we understand the concept of place physically and metaphorically, we can better encourage new people to join our field. Place can connote a sense of belonging as shown in phrases such as: “This is my place” or “I belong at this place.” There can be changing places, new places, unique places, dangerous places, imaginary places, forgotten places, unknown places, curious places, and more. We have invited writers to help address the idea of place from different perspectives: their own experience, their library’s building as a place, their community, unique collections, historical views of Indiana, etc. There is an underlying wish or theme to help encourage the next generation of librarians and information professionals. We hope readers will leave the issue with a sense of pride in Indiana and in the profession. We hope readers will think about what is unique about their place (of work), and what is their own unique place in the field.Item Indiana Library Federation: Publication Subscription Information(H.W. Wilson Company, 2003) Indiana LibrariesItem Indiana Libraries: Indiana Library Federation Professional Journal Advertising Reservation Form(H.W. Wilson Company, 2003) Indiana LibrariesItem A Reader's Advisory Page and How it Grew(H.W. Wilson Company, 2003) Bishop, Dorothy“Why don’t we create a Reader’s Advisory page?” asked my co-worker, Mary. Our Library system (The Lake County Public Library, Indiana) had just posted its own Web page. Previously, Mary and I had taken an HTML class and we thought that together we could handle it. After all, we had been running theme-based Reader’s Advisory Displays for several years. How hard could it be to create a theme-based page every month to complement our display? Hah, were we naïve!Item Notes(H.W. Wilson Company, 2003) Indiana LibrariesItem Indiana Library Federation General Information(H.W. Wilson Company, 2003) Indiana LibrariesItem The Smile That Hooked Me for Life(H.W. Wilson Company, 2003) Taylor, Joyce GenevaIn the summer of 1944 when I was nine years old I began to plan my life. Our family had just moved into a fifty-year old house, previously own by a white family, and I was allowed for the first time to walk the six blocks to the library in the George Washington Carver Grade School #87. My memory of the librarian is very vivid. I cannot remember her name but her smile is forever etched in my mind. This smile said, “This is a special place, only for you.” I know there were other children who probably thought the same thing but in my mind she had prepared the collection for only me. That summer I decided that I would become a librarian. No matter what it would take, I would study hard and become a smiling face in the world of information. When I told my parents of my decision to become a librarian, they just looked at me with a curious stare and said, “Well, we’ll talk about this when you get older.”