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Reports that the Chinese American Library Association (CALA) is looking for papers to be presented at the CALA Conference on June 24, 1990 in Chicago. Theme of the conference; Details for submission.

Presents news items on libraries and librarians in the U.S. as of September 15, 1988. Death of Karl Nyren, founding editor of ' Library Hotline' and editor of ' Library Journal' for 20 years; Response of the British Library to the Green Paper of the Office of Arts and Libraries; Approval of the Second White House Conference on libraries.

A list of the top ten books that librarians across the U.S. love is presented, including "The Weight of Blood" by Laura McHugh, "The Accident" by Chris Pavone, and "The Divorce Papers" by Susan Rieger.

The article profiles Vibiana Bowman, a librarian at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey. Vibiana Bowman enjoys spending time with young adults--"which is just as well since she has a few of her own, has done her time as scout leader, and now teaches proper research methods to students at Rutgers University-Camden. She first discovered how much this instruction was needed when she noticed her own kids cutting and pasting copy from the web into their papers. They weren't using a single resource other than the Internet and had no idea they were supposed to credit their sources. As library liaison for the Rutgers University/Rowan University/Camden County College Urban Campus Library Project, Bowman had to design bibliographic instruction sessions and produce web-based and print instructional materials to meet the much more varied needs of a wide range of students: 18-year-olds, senior citizens, and single moms going to school at night after a full day's work. Bowman is frequently invited to speak about bibliographic instruction and web-based learning. She's published articles on several topics, including how to get published. Bowman doesn't worry that the profession is threatened by the Internet, because, for her, librarians are more than mere dispensers of information. "The mind is a muscle that needs to be exercised," she says. Who better than librarians like her to be the personal trainers?

Presents news briefs relating to librarians in the U.S. as of April 1, 2002. How the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom is targeting the executive order signed by President George W. Bush that gives former presidents the right to delay the release of presidential papers; Bill that was passed to set up a '.kids' subdomain limited to Web sites aimed at children; World Intellectual Property Organization treaty on Copyright Terms; Others.

Profiles Elaina Norlin, undergraduate services librarian at the University of Arizona Library in Tuscon, Arizona. Her activity in the Council on Diversity at the university and with national library associations on strategies for achieving diversity; Research she has done on Web site usability, conference papers she has delivered, and articles she has written.

Reviews a number of pamphlets and booklets which may be of interest to librarians. "LACONI Salary & Fringe Benefits Survey, 1989," which provides details from libraries whose directors belong to the Library Administrators Conference of Northern Illinois; The "1990-1991 National Directory of Budget Motels," which lists a number of motels in selected cities and towns in the U.S. and Canada; "Classifying Church or Synagogue Library Materials," which provides advice on the purposes of classification and procedures for classifying collections; "Starting Your Own Business," a publication packet from the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library; "Public Libraries in Forty-Four States and the District of Columbia," a National Center for Education Statistics Working Paper; The March 1990 edition of "Graduate Library Education Programs," which lists programs accredited by the American Library Association; More.

Informs about the hearings held in February 1996 on the NII Copyright Protection Act of 1995 (H.R. 2441). Why librarians and academics are troubled by the implications of the bill, especially the limiting of free access to materials; The potential liability for copyright violations; The report of the Information Infrastructure Task Force's Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights, known as the `White Paper.'

Profiles executive librarian Silvia Watson of Highsmith Company, who left a career as an academic librarian to create a new corporate library. Way that the information center Watson developed has become an important part of the company; Work of Highsmith Co. in supplying office equipment and other materials to the library market; Graduate studies of Watson at Drexel and the University of Wisconsin at Madison; View that Watson's efforts at the company have brought new respect for the ability of librarians to provide information which will build business and maintain a competitive position; Statement of Watson that some school and public librarians she deals with are incompetent.