Front Matter
Table of Contents
Editor
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Issues, News, & Goings On
From Your Editor
Katina Strauch
Letters to the Editor
Katina Strauch
International Dateline
Anthony Watkinson
Features
Problems in the Pipeline: Forces of Change for Publishers, Distributors and Libraries
Robert W. Birch
Competition and Technology as Forces of Change in the Library Market
Jay Askuvich and Forrest Link
Choices for Libraries, Publishers and Vendors
Marifran Bustion
Joys, Horrors and the Future of Library Acquisitions
John M. Kistler
Library Acquisitions: Change and the Need for Communication Among Libraries, Distributors and Publishers
Jeanne Harrell
Back Talk-Without a problem, there is blind groping in the dark
Anthony W. Ferguson
ATG Interviews
ATG Interviews Nicholas Basbanes, Author, Patience and Fortitude, HarperCollins Publishers
Katina Strauch
Profiles Encouraged
People Profile: Jeff Slagell, Serials Librarian
Allison P. Mays
Reviews
Book Reviews: Monographic Musings
Deborah Vaughn
Legal Issues
Cases of Note-Battle of Rock Titans! Lick It Up!
Bruce Strauch, Jack G. Montgomery, and Bryan M. Carson
Legally Speaking-Copyright, Tasini and our new realtiy
Bryan M. Carson, Jack G. Montgomery, and Bruce Strauch
Questions and Answers-Copyright Column-Some fascinating answers about photocopying out-of-print books and recipes
Laura N. Gasaway, Jack G. Montgomery, Bruce Strauch, and Bryan M. Carson
Publishing
Devil's Adocate: Libraries in Science Fiction
Robert Molyneux
And They Were There-Reports of Meetings-ACRL and IFLA Library Consortium Preconference
Sever Bordeianu
Sense and Sensibility- Multi-volume Reference Sets- Have They a Future?
Margaret Landesman
Bookselling and Vending
I, User-Dear Amazon: An Open Letter on the Academic Library Market
Rick Lugg and Ruth Fischer
Bet You Missed It-DNA and spaghetti
Pamela M. Rose
Public Prayers-The Reverant Wishes and Desires of A Public Library Collection Development Librarian
Rodger Smith
Bremertown Postcard-Tom is buying books
Thomas W. Leonhardt
Technology and Standards
Why Don't We Do It On the Web? Oneline Book Request Forms
Mary Mallery, Sandra K. Paul, and Albert Simmonds
Drinking from the Firehose-On the Nature of Keeping Things
Eleanor I. Cook, Sandra K. Paul, and Albert Simmonds
Webworthy-Unique and Interesting Websites-Entomology and Physics
Pamela M. Rose, Sandra K. Paul, and Albert Simmonds