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ADVOCACY Frontline n TWITTER Archiving at LC n PUBLIC AWARENESS Say Cheese!
JuNE/JuLY 2010
THE MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
Plus:
n Academic Library Space
in the Age of Facebook
n A Sneak Peek at
The Librarian’s Book of Lists
n The National Broadband Plan
Teaching
Trendspotting
&
Build Your Own Instructional Literacy
10 Tricks for Tracking Trends
How to Be an Effective Moderator
2010 ANNUAL
CONfERENCE PREVIEW
& D.C. RESTAURANT
GUIDE INSIDE!
Hello,MyNameis
Symphony Development
You may not know Anne Arthur personally, but, if you've
used a SirsiDynix product you've likely felt her influence.
No, she's not an engineer. Anne is the librarian behind
the library solution products and, thus, the unofficial
head of the SirsiDynix Symphony development team.
ADVOCACY Frontline n TWITTER Archiving at LC n PU
Hello,MyNameis Symphony Development You may not
CONTENTS AmericAn LibrAries | June/July 201
CONTENTS AmericAn LibrAries | JUne/JULy 201
Organizing the world...one topic at a time
FROM THE EDITOR | Masthead Rolling with the Pun
magazine.org neWs | FeATUres | cOLUmns
APA eBooks Essential research tools meet environm
ALA | President’s Message Sustaining Advocacy
ALA | Executive Director’s Message Planning an
Special Pricing Now Available on t
ALA | Treasurer’s Message Economic Impact ala
OPINION | Reader Forum Comment Enabled Michael
invoking the strength of the only entity how
uPDATE | ALA Raphael Wins Presidency; Neal Elec
(2000–09). Topping the list is the Harry Potter s
uPDATE | ALA different resources, texts, and
Introducing Encore Synergy Simple Search for Comp
TRENDS | Perspectives Wisconsin Says “Cheese!”
bers decided to promote a
TRENDS | Perspectives haplr scores rank input,
Maybe the play’s the Thing F or mi
TRENDS | Perspectives library of congress to a
to think about what kind of restric- tions to pla
TRENDS | Perspectives drupal: The change we ne
GLobAL reAch 2 3 4
TRENDS | Perspectives why librarians should ca
outreach in communities that have arching go
TRENDS | Special Report Listing the Top 10 Lis
6 Thou shalt not c
OPINION | Public Perception How the World Sees
Research Refreshed Treat yourself to the
OPINION | On My Mind A Passion for Copyright
Mango makes your library soMething to talk about!
TECHNOLOGY | Dispatches from the Field Aggrega
Internet Librarian | TECHNOLOGY The Public Boo
TECHNOLOGY | In Practice A Library in Your Poc
Build Your Own InstructIonal
age,andhelpnavigatingthedigitallearningenvironmen
1 Understand
practice schematics that help you build a solid t
10 Tips for Tracking Trends libraries can stay re
Identify potential source
Leave your idea list in
Put the ideas back in the file
You just found out you’re going to moderat
Everymoderatorcandecidewhetherheorshewillsimply b
tired, old “Anyone have a question” standby. What
T M he yth of browsing academic library s
Aheadline in the November 12, 2009, issue
june/july 2010 | americanlibrariesmagazine.org
EvErything for nothing. Whenever te
2010 LITA National Forum The Cloud and the Crow
Advocates to Rally in D.C. library advocacy day
PREvIEW | Annual Conference 2010 june/july 2010
Shortz Sunday, June 27, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
PREvIEW | Annual Conference 2010 june/july 2010
American Association of School Librarians—Cassand
PREvIEW | Annual Conference 2010 2010 june/july
I can quickly explore thousands of potential care
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PROQUEST
PREvIEW | Annual Conference 2010 june/july 2010
Hugh Laurie, Jonas Brothers, Eclipse, New Moon, a
PREvIEW | Annual Conference 2010 june/july 2010
presents a sale when you need it most! With cutb
ALA | Annual Conference 2010 june/july 2010 | am
restaurant may seem busy, but tables turn over qu
ALA | Annual Conference 2010 june/july 2010 | am
cessible via the Circulator Bus. Easi- er-to-reac
ALA | Annual Conference 2010 june/july 2010 | am
American Library Association would like to thank
American Library Association 2009-2010 Library Ch
American Library Association 2009-2010 Library Ch
American Library Association 2009-2010 Library Ch
American Library Association 2009-2010 Library Ch
American Library Association 2009-2010 Library Ch
American Library Association 2009-2010 Library Ch
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does—whattheydo—they’renotgoing to stop talking a
ALA | Advocacy 84 americanlibrariesmagazine.org
The MLA Handbook Is Now Available Online. Buy acc
PEOPLE | Announcements Currents n In April Wil
librarian at San Rafael (Calif.) Public Library.
PROFESSIONAL DEvELOPMENT | Youth Matters My Ar
Next Steps | PROFESSIONAL DEvELOPMENT Seeing w
PROFESSIONAL DEvELOPMENT | Books Librarian’s L
SHOWCASE | New Products Solutions and Services
<<< www.accessinn.com access innovations announc
PROFESSIONAL DEvELOPMENT | Classifieds Career Le
PUBLIC SERVICES LIBRARIAN. Louisi- ana Research C
COMMENTARY | Will’s World Winning the Budget W
Twenty years ago, this breed didn't exist. N
Library Automation • Authority Control • Catalogi