Library Juice 2:10 - March 10, 1999
Contents: 1. The Marginal Librarian - Magill library students' webzine 2. "Holt Uncensored" - Patricia Holt's column about the book industry 3. American Libraries Online March 8 news stories (ad) 4. John Berry Editorial about Julie Herrada's talk in Philadelphia 5. Online Library Journals - Compiled List, from Newlib-l 6. MEDIALIB discussion list: audio/visual services in libraries 7. BI-L is back - Bibliographic Instruction discussion list 8. National Academy Press Reading Room [.pdf] 9. Asian Libraries - Journal 10. Revista de Biblioteconomia y Documentacion - Journal 11. Norooz, NoRuz, NowRuz - Persian New Year 12. Persepolis and Ancient Iran: Catalog of Expedition Photographs 13. Violations of the Human Rights of Women in Custody 14. Women's History Month - Daily Biography 15. Lovelace, Ada Byron - 1815-1852 16. _PUBLIC SPACE IN CYBERSPACE: LIBRARY ADVOCACY IN THE INFORMATION AGE_ 17. _INFORMATION LITERACY: ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR THE INFORMATION AGE_ 18. Hatewatch.org 19. H-Urban discussion on libraries and revitalizing urban neighborhoods 20. ESU removes "sexual orientation" from anti-discrimination statement 21. "REPORTING THE NEWS ON A "NEED TO KNOW" BASIS" (not) 22. Library Science Jeopardy Quote for the week: "Model, organize and strategize ways to operate libraries more creatively and free from coercion." -Chris Dodge's response today (Tuesday) to a librarians[at]tao.ca list member who was tired of hearing anarchist librarian jokes and wanted a pithy comeback. _____________________________________________________________________________ 1. The Marginal Librarian - Magill library students' webzine Dispelling any doubt that librarians of the future have Style: The Marginal Librarian a webzine by magill library students http://www.gslis.mcgill.ca/marginal _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. "Holt Uncensored" - Patricia Holt's column about the book industry For anyone interested in the independent versus chain bookstores war, I highly recommend "Holt Uncensored." Carol Reid New York State Library ------ "Holt Uncensored" is a free online column about books and the book industry written by former San Francisco Chronicle book editor and critic Pat Holt. You can subscribe or "unsubscribe" by clicking http://www.nciba.com/patholt.html _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. American Libraries Online March 8 news stories (ad) Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 14:27:33 -0600 From: "Gordon Flagg" <gflagg[at]ala.org> To: member-forum[at]ala.org Subject: American Libraries Online March 8 news stories (ad) Reply-To: member-forum[at]ala.org Sender: owner-member-forum[at]ala.org News stories appearing in the March 8 American Libraries Online http://www.ala.org/alonline/ * Senate Holds Hearing on Filtering Mandate * Report Documents Patrons Accessing Online Porn * San Diegans Unequivocally Nix Library Measure * Most California Libraries Fare Well at Ballot Box * Consultant Calls West Virginia Public Library Funding a "Crisis" * Half of Nation's Classrooms Now Online, Announces Clinton * DeKalb County Budget Deal Could Restore Library Cuts * Banned Barron Books Are Back, For Now * Fugitive Librarian Surrenders to Police * Hennepin County Cataloger Demands Reprimand Be Rescinded * African National Congress Picks University of Connecticut as Repository American Libraries' Web site also features the latest "Internet Librarian" columns by Karen Schneider; AL's "Career Leads" job ads; listings of conferences, continuing-education courses, exhibitions, and other events from AL's "Datebook"; and Tables of Contents for the current year. _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. John Berry Editorial about Julie Herrada's talk in Philadelphia Julie Herrada and the anarchist/radical Labadie Collection are written about in the lead editorial of the current Library Journal, desribing a session Julie presented at A-Space in Philadelphia: Cheers to Julie and to John Berry for writing this: http://www.bookwire.com/ljdigital/editorial.article$27428 -Chris Dodge _____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Online Library Journals - Compiled List, from Newlib-l Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:03:09 -0500 From: "elaine" <elainem[at]worldnet.att.net> To: <newlib-l[at]usc.edu> Subject: Online Library Journals-Compiled List MIME-Version: 1.0 Due to popular demand...here is a list of sites that were sent to me that have partial to full text library journals... I just cut and pasted from people's messages. I haven't tried all sites yet, so I'm not sure if they are all up and working. Any other online library journal sites that anyone knows of?? email them to me...i'll add them on. :) elaine Acqweb has a comprehensive list. See online at: http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/law/acqs/journals.htm Bubl is a good place to start, though I've had a lot of problems lately accessing their site. It's working this morning, though. The URL is: http://bubl.ac.uk Welcome! Try this- it says it's restricted, but that may not be true for all http://www.lib.ncsu.edu./disciplines/books+journals.html http://www.lib.usf.edu/distlearn/LISJournals.html is a list of library journals, showing which proprietary databases provide full text. Which ones you have access to will, of course, depend on the subscriptions maintained by your school and/or other libraries to which you have access. http://bubl.ac.uk/journals/ext/lis.html is a list of journals on the WWW You might also look at Index Morganagus, which is an electronic index of online library serials. You can do a search of the online library journals indexed there. URL: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/~emorgan/morganagus _____________________________________________________________________________ 6. MEDIALIB discussion list: audio/visual services in libraries * * MEDIALIB, Media Services in Libraries, is a discussion list for * those in all libraries; public, academic, special, etc. who * provide audio/visual services to their patrons. These services * include the selection, acquisition, and cataloging of media * software, purchase, and maintenance of audio/visual equipment, * distance education, instructional media production, film and video * distribution, etc. All library professional and paraprofessionals * are invited to subscribe. The list was started by Jerry Notaro, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg campus, as a function of the AV Caucus of the Florida Library Association but membership quickly grew to 312 members world-wide. Membership includes, among others, Microsoft, Harvard, Yale, MIT, the BBC in the United Kingdom, Rutgers, University of Copenhagen, the US Military, SUNY Buffalo, University of Milan, Stanford, University of Waterloo, Ohio State, University of Wisconsin, University of Michigan, the National Institute of Health, OCLC, University of Virginia, University of Zambia, University of Melbourne, Utrecht, National University of Singapore, University de Buenos Aires, Universade de Brasilia, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, and Indiana University. Also included are many major public libraries, library science faculty and graduate students, and private and commercial media providers. Members of the list use the Internet to communicate and discuss issues facing library media services. List address: medialib[at]cfrvm.cfr.usf.edu Subscription address: listserv[at]cfrvm.cfr.usf.edu Jerry notaro[at]bayflash.stpt.usf.edu (Gerald A. Notaro) _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. BI-L is back - Bibliographic Instruction discussion list -------Original message---------------------------- BI-L is the Bibliographic Instruction e-forum, where we discuss ways of helping library users locate, evaluate, and manage information. Contributors to this forum deal with the practical, theoretical, and technical aspects of what has been called Bibliographic Instruction, Library Use Instruction, Library Orientation, and several other names. We examine, explore, critique, appraise, and evaluate strategies, programs, and equipment that we have found to be valuable (or not) in working toward the goal of creating self-confident library users. I've worked out most of the glitches and am ready to welcome new subscribers. Some former subscribers may have been dropped because of various technical problems, so if you thought were a member but haven't received postings yet, you should enter a new subscription. To join the BI-L family, send the following message to listserv[at]listserv.byu.edu sub BI-L yourfirstname yourlastname You should receive a welcome message with information on how to submit messages to the group, how to change your delivery options, and so forth. Thanks for being patient while I figured out the new software and worked out some bugs. We're back in business and look forward to resuming our discussions. Thanks. -- Martin (BI-L owner/moderator) Martin Raish Brigham Young University Library martin_raish[at]byu.edu _____________________________________________________________________________ 8. National Academy Press Reading Room [.pdf] http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/ Provided by the National Academy Press (NAP), the publishing arm of the National Academy of Science, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council (reviewed in the November 12, 1997 Scout Report for Science & Engineering), this outstanding resource will quickly become a favorite of scientists and researchers in a variety of fields. While there are numerous sites offering excerpts of new books and just as many containing the full text of out-of-copyright works, this site is unique in that it provides the full text of over 1000 recent, new, and even prepublication books from the NAP. The books are offered in several versions, including HTML, image format, and .pdf. Users may browse titles by subject or conduct a keyword search. Subjects include: Biology, Computer Sciences, Education, Mathematical Sciences and Statistics, Science and Ethics, and many others. Users can check the New Online page for the latest published and prepublication books added to the site or sign up for a free email notification service. [MD] >From the Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-1999. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/ _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. Asian Libraries - Journal Vance Bell wrote: From: vbell[at]dept.english.upenn.edu (Vance Bell) Subject: Asian Libraries Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 11:22:23 -0500 (EST) Asian Libraries http://www.mcb.co.uk/al.htm ISSN 1017-6748 Asian Libraries is the only regional specific journal for libraries and information professionals in Asia and the Pacific. For a 30-day free trial go to the journal homepage. To keep yourself ahead of everything that's happening in library and information in Asia and the Pacific today, there's only one resource you can turn to. Only one journal provides up-to-date coverage of all aspects of library and information management with specific reference to your region. Only one journal offers the knowledge and insights you need to find solutions to current problems, plan for the future, and formulate effective strategies and policies. That journal is Asian Libraries: The Library and Information Management Journal for Asia and the Pacific. Contact: Executive: Chris Keenan Email: ckeenan[at]mcb.co.uk _____________________________________________________________________________ 10. Revista de Biblioteconomia y Documentacion - Journal Vance Bell wrote: From: vbell[at]dept.english.upenn.edu (Vance Bell) Subject: Revista de Biblioteconomia y Documentacion Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 12:13:44 -0500 (EST) Revista de Biblioteconomia y Documentacion http://www.um.es/~eubd/anales/ A Spanish-language review published at the Universidad de Murcia. Recent Contents: Investigaciones y estudios : Los profesionales de la Biblioteconomia y Documentacion ante la Sociedad de la Informacion: el Proyecto INFODEX. Grupo de investigacion AFTASI Acerca de los metodos de estudio de la relacion entre las condiciones laborales y formativas en BiblioteconomÃa y Documentacion: El caso de la Universidad Carlos III. Caridad. M. y Moreiro Gonz…lez, J.A. Servicios bibliotecarios para poblaciones de la provincia de Barcelona menores de 3000 habitantes. Comalat, M. Reyes, L. y RodrÃguez, C. ¯Quienes son y que citan los investigadores que publican en las revistas espanolas de Biblioteconomia y Documentacion?. FrÃas, J. A. y Romero Gomez, P. Investigacion en Historia de las Instituciones Documentales: estado de la investigacion y propuesta metodologica. GarcÃa Cuadrado, A. Identificacion y valoracion de documentos en Espana a partir de 1975. Lopez Gomez , P. Contact: Dra. Amparo Garcia Cuadrado, Secretaria, ampagar[at]fcu.um.es _____________________________________________________________________________ 11. Norooz, NoRuz, NowRuz - Persian New Year http://www.farsinet.com/norooz/ Celebrated at the spring equinox, Nowrooz is the Persian New Year. The history and traditions of this Iranian holiday and its components (Haji Firuz, Chahar Shanbeh Suri, Fal-Gush, Haft-Sinn, and SeezDeh BeDar) are described in words and pictures at this site. There is also a countdown to the beginning of this important season. - mg Subjects: iran | holidays LIIWeek Information - http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/InternetIndex/ _____________________________________________________________________________ 12. Persepolis and Ancient Iran: Catalog of Expedition Photographs -- OI http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/PA/IRAN/PAAI/PAAI.html Over the past month the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago (last mentioned in the June 30, 1998 Scout Report for Social Sciences) has made the second through seventh installments of photographs and captions to its catalog of expedition photographs of Persepolis and Ancient Iran. The site will eventually contain 999 images, which are being added on a building by building basis over the next few months. The site is divided into four sections, "summarizing the major areas of investigation: the architecture, reliefs, and finds of the Palaces at Persepolis; the prehistoric mound of Tall-i-Bakun; Istakhr, the Islamic city mound; and the aerial survey flights conducted between 1935 and 1937." Each section offers an overview and a list of images that will be included. Presently, only the first section, which highlights the architecture and sculpture of the Persepolis Terrace palace complex, contains viewable images. Buildings featured in this section include the Throne Hall, the Treasury, and the Harem and Palace of Xerxes. Images are listed by caption or browsable by a thumbnail index. [MD] >From the Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-1999. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/ _____________________________________________________________________________ 13. Violations of the Human Rights of Women in Custody "Not Part of My Sentence" -- Violations of the Human Rights of Women in Custody http://www.amnesty-usa.org/rightsforall/women/index.html Released on March 4 as part of its Rights For All campaign on the US, this comprehensive report from Amnesty International documents "violations of the internationally guaranteed human rights of women incarcerated in the United States," including sexual misconduct and abuse by prison officials, mistreatment of pregnant prisoners, and inadequate medical care. As the report reveals, these abuses are occurring amidst a huge increase in the women's prison population, mostly due to sentencing guidelines imposed by recent anti-drug legislation. The report also indicates that the underlying cause of the problem is the large number of male guards in US women's prisons and their unrestricted access to women's cells, which contravenes UN standards. Users can read the full text of the report as well as an overview, stories, and fact sheets at the site. [MD] >From the Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-1999. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/ _____________________________________________________________________________ 14. Women's History Month - Daily Biography ------- Forwarded Message Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 10:24:30 To: ALA Feminist Task Force Discussion List <FEMINIST[at]mitvma.mit.edu> From: Sunshine <sunshine[at]pinn.net> Subject: Re: FEMINIST Digest - 3 Mar 1999 to 5 Mar 1999 An announcement from Sunshine for Women Women's History Month 1999 Feminist Foremothers 1400 to 1800 In celebration of Women's History Month 1999, Sunshine for Women is bringing you a short biography on a women each day for the month of March. All of the women have two things in common: they all wrote overtly feminist tracts and they all wrote / published between 1400 and 1800. 1 Christine de Pizan (c.1364 - c.1431) Book of the City of Ladies (1405) 2 Isotta Nogarola (1418-1466) 3 Laura Cereta (1469-1499) Laura Cereta, Collected Letters of a Renaissance Feminist (1997) 4 Antonia Pulci (1452 - 1501) Florentine Drama for Convent and Festival (1997) 5 Tullia d'Aragona (1510 - 1556) Dialogue on the Infinity of Love (1547) 6 Jane Anger (fl.1589) Her Protection for Women (1589) 7 Moderata Fonte (aka Modesta Pozza) (1555 - 1592) The Worth of Women (1600) 8 Aemilia Lanyer (1569 - 1645) Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum (Hail, God, King of the Jews, 1611) Three English women, Rachel Speght, Ester Sowernam, and Constantia Munda, wrote to defend women against Joseph Swetnam's misogynist The Arraignment of Lewd, idle, froward, and unconstant women or the vanity of them . . . (1615) 9 Rachel Speght (1597 - after 1620) A Mouzell for Melastomus (1617) 10 Ester Sowernam (fl. 1617) Ester Hath Hang'd Haman (1617) 11 Constantia Munda (Moral Constancy) (fl. 1617) Worming of a Mad Dog (1617) 12 Marie le Jars de Gournay (1565-1645) "The Equality of Men and Women" (1622) and The Ladies' Grievance (1626) 13 Maria de Zayas y Sotomayor (1590 - 1661/69) 14 Mary Tattlewell and Joan Hit-him-home (fl. 1640) The Women's Sharp Revenge (1640) 15 Anna Maria von Schurmann (1607-1678) The Learned Maid: Or Whether a Maid may be a Scholar (c. 1650) 16 Arcangela Tarabotti (1604-1652) Paternal Tyranny (1654) 17 Margaret Lucas Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623 - 1673) 14 works between 1653 and 1668 18 Margaret Askew Fell Fox (1614 - 1702) Women's Speaking Justified (1667) 19 Bathsua Makin (1608 ? - after 1673) An Essay to Revive the Antient Education of Gentlewomen (1673) 20 Sarah Fyge Field Egerton (1670 - 1723) The Female Advocate (1686) Poems on Several Occasions (1703) 21 Juana de la Cruz (1648 - 1695) Reply to Sor Philothea (c. 1690) 22 Mary Astell (1668-1731) A Serious Proposal to the Ladies (part 1 1694, part 2 1697) Some Reflections Upon Marriage (1700) 23 Mary Lee, Lady Chudleigh (1656-1710) The Ladies' Defence (1701) Poems on Several Occasions (1703) Essays upon Several Subjects (1710) 24 Mary Collier (1689/90 - after 1759) The Woman's Labour (1739) 25 The Bluestockings (2nd half of 18th century) Selections from Bluestocking Letters 26 Catherine Sawbridge Macaulay Graham (1731-1791) Letters on Education (1790) 27 Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820) "On the Equality of the Sexes" (1790) 28 Olympia de Gouges (1755-1793) "Declaration of the Rights of Women" (1791) 29 Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) Vindication of the Rights of Women (1792) 30 Mary Anne Radcliffe (1746- after 1810) The Female Advocate (1799) 31 Summary, Conclusions, and Wrap-up I hope you enjoy meeting these feminist foremothers. These biographies are presented in historical order more or less by date of the author's first important publication. Look for each day's entry to be posted about 8:00 PM EST, that's in the evening after work, folks. You can go directly to the Women's History Month 1999 Menu at http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/march99/whm_99.html or you can get there from Sunny's homepage at http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/main.html Sunny Sunshine for Women: the place on the internet for women and men who love women http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/main.html ------- End of Forwarded Message _____________________________________________________________________________ 15. Lovelace, Ada Byron - 1815-1852 http://www.awc-hq.org/lovelace/whowas.htm This page provides an annotated list of links to all the Web resources on the first computer programmer. Raised to be a mathematician and scientist by her mother, who feared the girl might otherwise take after her poet father, Lord Byron, Ada wrote code for the analytical engines of Charles Babbage. From the Association for Women in Computing, who present an award in her name for outstanding work in computing. - wh Subjects: people | mathematics | computer - history LIIWeek Information - http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/InternetIndex/ ______________________________________________________________________________ 16. _PUBLIC SPACE IN CYBERSPACE: LIBRARY ADVOCACY IN THE INFORMATION AGE_ **Please re-post where appropriate** February 28, 1999 PUBLIC SPACE IN CYBERSPACE: LIBRARY ADVOCACY IN THE INFORMATION AGE is now available! This 32 page booklet outlines the importance of preserving a public space in the digital world. It includes profiles of innovative public libraries operating computer centers, community computer networks, cable access TV centers, and satellite TV equipment. The booklet also includes a beginners policy primer on our legal right to the affordable use of telephone networks, the Internet, and TV services. It encourages all public library and information advocates to work together in promoting a communications network for everyone. To order a copy, write to Libraries for the Future, PUBLIC SPACE Order, 121 W. 27th Street, Suite 1102, New York, NY 10001. Please include a check or money order made out to Libraries for the Future for $9.95 plus $3 shipping and handling. Questions? Contact Jamie McClelland (jamiem[at]lff.org, 800-542-1918). An online version will be available on Libraries for the Future's website (http://www.lff.org) by the end of February. Below is a shortened version of the conclusion to the booklet, posted for the purpose of sparking conversation on our right to freedom of speech and information. Please comment! *************************** Conclusion: What's the Next Step? When advocating for public space in cyberspace, we encounter two seemingly insurmountable obstacles. The first is language. How can we convey these ideas in a way that people identify with? Mentioning the words "telecommunications policy" usually earns the speaker blank stares. The second is a lack of perceived need. New forms of communication have been promoted in such a consumer-oriented way that electronic communication is more often perceived as a privilege that should cost money, than as a fundamental part of a democratic society. Telecommunications policy is most understandable to the general public when it involves issues of censorship and the widely understood First Amendment. For example, few telecommunications issues have received as much mainstream publicity and understanding as the Communications Decency Act. Because it relates to censorship, which is easily associated with our First Amendment right to free speech, more people are able to identify with the issue. Although promoting a public space in cyberspace is also closely related to our constitutional right to free speech, few people are able to make this connection, and therefore, fewer people are able to personally relate to this important issue. We, as public space advocates, must emphasize this connection as one way of overcoming both the problem of language and lack of perceived need. Recently, Libraries for the Future commissioned a study about fiscal and legal aspects of the public library, including the question: Do we have a constitutional right to receive information through the public library? This study suggests that the slogan "Information is a right" has convincing legal standing. Although it focused on the implications for public library funding, the study provides a strong argument for public space advocates of all stripes. In a range of cases, the Supreme court consistently held that: "The right of freedom of speech and press includes not only the right to utter or to print, but the right to distribute, the right to receive, [and] the right to read ... " (Supreme Court, Grisold v. Connecticut, 1965; a full summary of these court cases is included the original conclusion). As information rapidly migrates to cyberspace, it is now more important than ever to call attention to these First Amendment rights. Increasingly, the lack of adequate public spaces in cyberspace may deny many people their right to receive, produce and discuss information. Creating innovative partnerships that combine Internet access and communications, TV production, community forums, and access to library resources is one step toward realizing our First Amendment rights. The second step is communicating these rights to the public. By raising awareness of these issues as constitutional rights, we can build a base for guaranteeing public funding to make a sufficient public space in the growing realm of cyberspace. ************* "The right of freedom of speech and press includes not only the right to utter or to print, but the right to distribute, the right to receive, [and] the right to read ... " Supreme Court, Grisold v. Connecticut, 1965 --------- Jamie McClelland Access Harlem/Harlem Partnership Center Minisink Townhouse 646 Lenox Ave., 3rd Floor New York, NY 10030 tel: 212-283-7477 fax: 212-283-7149 jamiem[at]lff.org Libraries for the Future 121 W. 27th Street, #1102 New York, NY 10001 tel: 212-352-2330 / 800-542-1918 fax: 212-352-2342 http://www.lff.org *************** _____________________________________________________________________________ 17. _INFORMATION LITERACY: ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR THE INFORMATION AGE_ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANNOUNCING NEW ERIC MONOGRAPH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INFORMATION LITERACY: ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR THE INFORMATION AGE By Kathleen L. Spitzer, with Michael B. Eisenberg and Carrie A. Lowe Written for library and education professionals, "Information Literacy: Essential Skills for the Information Age" traces the history and development of the term information literacy, examines the economic necessity of being information literate, and explores the research related to the concept. The authors examine recent revisions in national subject matter standards that imply a recognition of the process skills included in information literacy and outline the impact of information literacy restructuring on K-12 and higher education. Finally, the book provides practical examples of information literacy in various contexts, including the ways technology is changing the approach to instruction. An extensive ERIC bibliography of topic related material is appended. "To date this book is the definitive publication on information literacy. As such, it shall be of much use to educators, librarians and policy leaders who care about people and who are committed to empowering individuals for quality of life. In addition, it will save these proponents and practitioners of information literacy much time and effort by bringing together in one place so much information on the topic." -Dr. Patricia Senn Breivik, Dean, Library System at Wayne State University and Chair, National Forum on Information Literacy. For more information about "Information Literacy: Essential Skills," and for ordering information, visit the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology website: (https://eduref.org). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sue Wurster Publications Specialist ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology swurster[at]iis.syr.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _____________________________________________________________________________ 18. Hatewatch.org ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 08:14:45 -0500 From: George H. Hoemann <hoemann[at]UTK.EDU> Reply-To: UTK School of Information Sciences <UTKSIS-L[at]UTKVM1.UTK.EDU> Hi, all: Re: the thread of hate groups using the Net -- if you haven't visited this site lately, I'd strongly suggest taking a look at the "HateWatch" web site at URL: http://hatewatch.org/ It's an excellent site -- and addresses the issue of hate on the Net with the the notion that exposure is the best antidote to hate: "By letting people of good conscience see what these groups say, feel and believe in an unadulterated form it provides all of us with good information so that we act out of knowledge not ignorance." GHH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. George H. Hoemann Coordinator for Distance & Continuing Education School of Information Sciences 804 Volunteer Blvd. University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996-4330 email: hoemann[at]utk.edu phone: 423/974-5917 (voice) 423/974-4967 (fax) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Forwarded to SRRTAC-L by Fred Stoss) ....................................................................... Netizens beware there is also a site that attempt to subvert the work of the HateWatch group. Their web site is http://www.hatewatch.com Carol Barta Director of Library Services Barton County Community College 245 NE 30 Road Great Bend, KS 67530 _____________________________________________________________________________ 19. H-Urban discussion on libraries and revitalizing urban neighborhoods From: Suzanne Hildenbrand <lishilde[at]acsu.buffalo.edu> Subject: H-Urban Discussion (fwd) on libs & revitalization To: H-LIS[at]H-NET.MSU.EDU Folks, this looks to be quite interesting. SH ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 11:42:08 -0500 From: rsink <rsink[at]nypl.org> To: lishilde[at]ACSU.Buffalo.EDU Subject: H-Urban Discussion H-Urban has had a discussion about the role of libraries revitalizing urban neighborhoods. Below is the original query and my own reply. All of the replies can be found at the H-Urban current messages site: http://www.unimelb.edu.au/infoserv/urban/hma/hurban/current/ and can be sorted by subject or thread. ************************************ Posted by Bill Fulton <WBF[at]aol.com> I am currently working on an article for _Planning_ magazine discussing the renewed role of libraries in revitalizing both downtowns and older urban neighborhoods -- i.e., using library activity as a basis for synergy with other urban activities. I'm looking for good current case examples from around the U.S. (preferably some middle-sized cities as well as large ones). I'm also curious about the historical role that libraries (incl. Carnegie libraries) have played as active centers of urban districts, rather than merely passive locations to read and obtain information. I'd appreciate hearing from anybody who can help! Bill Fulton WBF[at]aol.com ************************************ Reply by Bob Sink <rsink[at]nypl.org> The New York Public Library has several examples that might be of interest although one does have the problem of how to define "downtown" in New York City. First, NYPL built 39 Carnegie branches between 1901-1915. The records of the Agent for Carnegie Sites (held in the NYPL Archives) contain documentation of the community and real estate interests that tried to influence the siting of these new neighborhood amenities. The largest concentration of Carnegie branches were on the Lower East Side where five were built. It would appear that these records (totaling 9.5 linear feet) could be the basis for a good paper or perhaps a dissertation. Second, the Library's landmark Central Building, now called the Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, at 42nd Street & Fifth Avenue both reflected the trend of moving northward in Manhattan and helped further that trend. More recent examples from NYPL might include the change at 135th Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem from a circulating branch (Countee Cullen, opened in 1905) to several buildings including a new branch building as well as the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture which includes both a new building and the original Carnegie building. More directly tied to a development effort was the inclusion of both a circulating branch and a research library as part of the Lincoln Center performing arts complex, 1965. Bob Sink Archivist & Records Manager New York Public Library rsink[at]nypl.org _____________________________________________________________________________ 20. ESU "sexual orientation" from anti-discrimination statement Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 14:51:00 -0600 From: "Arla Jones" <arlakan[at]usd497.k12.ks.us> To: SRRT Action Council <srrtac-l[at]ala.org> Subject: ESU is an ALA-accredited school! Mime-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: srrtac-l[at]ala.org Sender: owner-srrtac-l[at]ala.org News from Kansas--I thought that SRRT should be made aware of the struggles taking place at this local university. I've exchanged e-mail with Ann Symons about this issue, and she believes that it is something that SRRT should be dealing with...any ideas? Emporia State University has had "sexual orientation" as a part of its anti-discrimintation (EEO) statements since 1992. Last summer, in a secret move, the new university president (Dr. Kay Schallenkamp) removed sexual orientation from the statement. What has happened since has been a charade of deception. She claims that ESU can not have such a statement for legal reasons, yet two other regents institutions - the University of Kansas and Kansas State University - both have such statements (as do several smaller private universities in Kansas). ESU's present policy and attitude seem to me to be in direct conflict with ALA policy. As Woody Allen says "There's plenty of comedy on TV. Does that lead to comedy in the streets?" Arla A. Jones, Librarian Lawrence High School 1901 Louisiana Lawrence, KS 66046 phone 785-832-5050 x 228 fax 785-832-5054 ArlaKan[at]usd497.k12.ks.us _____________________________________________________________________________ 21. "REPORTING THE NEWS ON A "NEED TO KNOW" BASIS" (not) Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 12:11:53 -0800 (PST) From: Norman Solomon <mediabeat[at]igc.apc.org> Subject: "Need to Know" Media MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-media-l[at]tao.ca Precedence: bulk Reply-To: media-l[at]tao.ca REPORTING THE NEWS ON A "NEED TO KNOW" BASIS By Norman Solomon / Creators Syndicate A new full-page ad says plenty about the pretenses of major TV networks at the end of the 20th century. Reaching millions of readers across the country, the advertisement declares: "NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. Monday through Friday. It's all you need to know." Whether this daily dose of enlightenment includes the commercials is unclear. But the ad's message is direct: Within half an hour, the show enables viewers to understand what's happening in the world. We've all heard that knowledge is power. But ultimate power can flow from being a big gatekeeper -- deciding what information will be widely distributed. In practice, a few media companies determine what most Americans "need to know" on a daily basis. Consider some comments from the man whose face is prominent in the advertising for NBC's evening news. Nearly three years ago -- when NBC and Microsoft joined forces to launch MSNBC, melding television and the World Wide Web -- Tom Brokaw talked to an interviewer about the need to manage cyberspace for young people. "We can't let that generation and a whole segment of the population just slide away out to the Internet and retrieve what information it wants without being in on it," he said. Brokaw echoed the perspectives of his bosses -- the top executives at General Electric, which owns NBC. The green Internet beckoned. It was the color of money. Like someone surveying vast forests and yearning to build theme parks, Brokaw saw great entrepreneurial potential. In the summer of 1996, he expounded on his views: "I also believe strongly that the Internet works best when there are gatekeepers. When there are people making determinations and judgments about what information is relevant and factual and useful. Otherwise, it's like going to the rainforest and just seeing a green maze." Otherwise, in other words, people might actively participate in figuring out what they "need to know." This would be bad for business -- or at least for the mass-media biz, which thrives on telling people what they need while selling it to them. These days, much of "the news" is distant from even going through the motions of serious journalism about weighty social concerns. Centralized media power to decide what most Americans will find out today and tomorrow -- providing a steady deluge of sensationalism and fluff -- has gone far beyond mere infotainment. Especially on many TV news shows and network newsmagazines, it's now more like "distractotainment." The power to open the news gates wide goes hand-in-hand with the ability to close them tight. Along with deciding what the multitudes of media consumers need to hear again and again, the biggest and most influential news outlets can also determine what the public doesn't need to hear very often -- or ever. "We live in a dirty and dangerous world," Washington Post Company owner Katharine Graham said in a 1988 speech to CIA officials at the agency's headquarters in Langley, Virginia. "There are some things the general public does not need to know and shouldn't. I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows." According to Graham, Brokaw and other luminaries of American journalism, we can trust the media institutions that made them wealthy. In effect, they advise us to assume that we need to know exactly what they think we need to know -- and whatever they decide we don't need to know isn't worth knowing. In other words: Don't worry, be credulous. ___________________________________________________ Norman Solomon's new book "The Habits of Highly Deceptive Media" will be published in early spring by Common Courage Press (1-800-497-3207; orders-info[at]commoncouragepress.com). _____________________________________________________________________________ 22. Library Science Jeopardy Yes, like the Jeopardy TV Gameshow, but library science, and on the web: http://www.wam.umd.edu/~aubrycp/project/jeopardy.html It's by University of Maryland students Chris Aubry, Peggy Cunningham, and Julia Cubit _____________________________________________________________________________ L I B R A R Y J U I C E | http://www.libr.org/Juice/ | | Except where noted, items appearing in Library Juice | are copyright-free, so feel free to share them with | colleagues and friends. Library Juice is a free weekly | publication edited by Rory Litwin. 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