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Cognotes ALAIssue 3 Philadelphia, PA Sunday, January 13, 2008 Inside the FBI: A Highlights Whistleblower Speaks Out Today By Brad Martin his work on the first World ABC News Trade Center bombing, being Sunrise Speaker Series reassigned to a different area, 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. BI Special Agent Bassem the Communications Analysis Youssef, despite displea- Unit. Penn. Conv. Ctr. sure by the FBI about Within a few months, he Ballroom A F the proposed content of his realized the FBI was using presentation, bravely spoke what are called “exigent cir- ALA Council / Exec. on his own behalf Saturday cumstances” to perform sur- Board / Membership about his experiences, mostly veillance of private citizens Information Session by answering questions asked and that he didn’t know this 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. of him by ALA’s Tom Sussman to be legal. Grammy-nominated jazz violinist Regina Carter performs at the 9th Penn. Conv. Ctr. and by audience members. Stephen M. Kohn, president Annual Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture. See page 15 for a review. Ballroom B Youssef, the highest rank- of the National Whistleblower ing Arab-American agent and Center and Bassem’s attor- ALA Council I fluent Arab speaking agent ney, has written seven books Philadelphia Sunrise Speaker 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. employed by the FBI, saw his on whistleblowing, and in career take an unexpected turn elaborating on this, said that Series Concludes on Monday Penn. Conv. Ctr. for the worse after 9/11 when the agency was doing this in n Sunday and Ballroom B he told director Robert Mueller hundreds of situations, even Monday, Janu- about discriminatory practices though getting National Secu- Oary 13 and 14, ALA President’s Program within the bureau and that rity Letters (NSLs) was easy. get up early and attend 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. he thought the organization Kohn moderated what he felt a lively, educational Penn. Conv. Ctr. could do a better job pursuing his client was allowed to dis- and innovative speaker Ballroom A al Qaeda and other terrorist cuss during his appearance and session, which will run organizations if it made better was described by Sussman as from 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Monday use of their knowledge of Arab someone who has “been on the Today enjoy A Morn- language and culture. front lines of protecting those ing with Aaron Lan- This resulted in Youssef, individuals who have had the sky in the Pennsylva- Sunrise Speaker Series who is the recipient of the courage to step forward. Mr. nia Convention Center Victoria Lustbader Elizabeth Noble 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. prestigious Director of Central Ballroom A. Aaron Lan- Penn. Conv. Ctr. Room Intelligence (DCI) award for Continued on page 10 sky is the founder of the non- ships in the Pennsylvania 201 B/C profit organization the National Convention Center 201 B/C. Yiddish Book Center, which has This lively session will be a Youth Media Awards recovered almost 1.5 million vol- conversation about books, read- Press Conference umes and is still going strong. ing groups, and relationships 8:00 – 9:15 am Lansky’s first book, Outwitting that are formed and strength- History, has received numerous ened through the experience of Penn. Conv. Ctr. awards since its publication in reading, with authors Shireen Ballroom A October 2004. Sponsored by Dodson, Elizabeth Noble, and Algonquin Books. Victoria Lustbader, and Carol Technology Showcase On Monday, January 14, Continued on page 11 10:00 am – 1:10 pm attend Books Build Friend- Penn. Conv. Ctr. Exhibit Floor Exhibit Hours

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Bassem, prompted by an audience For him to come here and talk to you blower, he should be hanged.” Youseff Whistleblower member to elaborate about Sunnis is extraordinary, but it’s an example of believes that “national security and Continued from page 1 and Shiites, gave a brief overview of how critical it is,” Kohn said, adding civil liberties are not at odds with Youssef’s courage is matched by Mr. the differences between these two that, “he absolutely needs your help. each other,” and said “I need everyone Kohn’s passion,” he said. groups, and questioned how much was Period. The system does not work.” looking at this for change to succeed,” Kohn pointed out Youssef is actually known by those who advised the Bush Youssef stressed that “all I have he said. now prohibited from using his Arab administration about Iraq. wanted to do was work for the FBI. I Anyone wishing to learn more was language skills and that there was an Kohn also spoke out forcefully in his never thought my career would take encouraged to contact the National extreme amount of ignorance of Arab own right about Youssef’s story, prais- the turn it did.” He also said that he Whistleblower Center at http://whistle language and culture at high levels of ing passionately his client’s courage in has heard word of several hostile reac- blowers.org, where they can also find the FBI. He told the story of a top FBI speaking up and persevering against tions to his whistleblowing, and these out how to become involved. manager not knowing the difference all odds. include comments like “he should be between a Sunni and a Shiite Muslim. “The FBI has tremendous control. thrown off the roof” and “as a whistle-

a resurgence in historical fiction be- Little Women told from the father’s Rubrics Used Authors Forum cause there is a “push to understand point of view, won the 2006 Pulitzer Continued from page 4 what’s going on.” Prize for Fiction. to Assess Geraldine Brooks, an Australian In another of Brooks’ works nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in native and former Wall Street Jour- People of the Book, she tells the Library Learning 2005. In writing this book she was nal international correspondent, story of an illuminated Hebrew able to use her background in hu- described how her life experiences manuscript called the Sarajevo man biology to great effect. come through in her writing. Her Haggadah that left Spain during Outcomes Dreamers of the Day, a historical nonfiction works include: Nine the Inquisition and ended up in By Stacy L. Voeller novel about the 1921 Cairo Peace Parts of Desire: The Hidden World the National Museum of Bosnia. Minnesota State University Conference, is due to be released of Islamic Women and Foreign Cor- After the fall of Sarajevo it was Moorhead in March. The story relates how respondence: A Penpal’s Journey saved by a Muslim librarian and the central characters T.E. Law- from Down Under to All Over. taken to Israel. On Friday afternoon, ACRL spon- rence, Winston Churchill and Lady Her first departure from journal- Brooks said that her fiction is sored the institute, “Assessing Learn- Gertrude Bell created the modern ism to the “dark side” of fiction writ- driven by three essential elements: ing Outcomes in Programs Large Middle East. ing was Year of Wonders: A Novel “getting the voice right, being able to and Small: A Hands-On Approach.” In her closing remarks she ex- of the Plague. It was published all write about a place and time far re- Speakers Sue F. Phelps and Linda claimed, “Everything that has hap- over the world and was named a moved from the present by working Frederiksen, both from Washington pened to me since 1956 is all your 2001 Notable Book of the Year by the through emotions, and valuing the State University Vancouver, dis- fault!” Russell is currently working New York Times, Washington Post importance of stories.” She would cussed their university’s development on a murder mystery set in Dodge and Chicago Tribune. Her second one day like to write a children’s or of outcomes for their general educa- City in 1878. She believes there is novel, March, an adult version of young adult book. tion program and the work they have participated in creating rubrics for those courses. The WSU Vancouver campus learning goals include critical thinking, quantitative and symbolic reasoning, information literacy, communication, The American Economic self in society, and specialty. Accord- ing to the American Association for Higher Education, “assessment works Association Announces best when the programs it seeks to improve have clear, explicitly stated New Journals! purposes, and when it is ongoing, not episodic. Through assessment, educa- The AEA is launching four new tors meet responsibilities to students peer-reviewed field journals: and to the public.” Phelps referred to work by C.A. Mertler on designing scoring rubrics • The American Economic Journal: Applied Economics and discussed a step-by-step guide will focus on empirical micro issues. to making a rubric which includes, “defining the task which the rubric • The American Economic Journal: Economic Policy will assess, listing the criteria that will examine the role of economic policy in economic outcomes. describes the parts of the task, de- • The American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics scribing how the beginning, interme- will feature studies of economic fluctuations and growth. diate and accomplished person would perform each part of the task, and • The American Economic Journal: Microeconomics using brief examples to illustrate, if will accept articles on microeconomic theory, industrial necessary.” Always remember it is organization, and aspects of international trade, political perfectly acceptable to “revise and economy, and finance. refine as needed.” The process of assessment should not be static. 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Page 14 • Cognotes Sunday, January 13, 2008 Technology Showcase Returns to Midwinter After a one year hiatus, The Tech- to Aisle 2000 on the Exhibit Floor) Franklin Theater The objectives of our presentation nology Showcase is back! Join these simultaneously from 10:00 a.m. - 1:10 are to inform the ALA membership companies as they highlight the latest p.m. on Monday, January 14. Compli- Collexis about new developments, technolo- trends in Library Technology. Pre- mentary refreshments will be served 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. gies – and possibilities – related to sentations will occur in the Franklin on the Exhibits floor during the pre- CSI: Contextual search semantic search, or contextual search, Theater and Liberty Theater (next sentations. for information and its Web 3.0 applications. These highly advanced research tools enable rapid, intuitive and smart retrieval of information, in addition to providing knowledge discovery for both informa- RUSA To Offer Specialized Training Online tion specialists and their user com- Reference and User Services will help illustrate the concepts – March 21, is a course focusing on munities. And finally, to engage our Association (RUSA) is offering five discussed, and students will have the methods of evaluating reference audience through a unique interactive specialized training courses online an opportunity to practice research service, behavioral aspects of refer- learning experience that demonstrates in reference and user services with methods using online databases. ence service and the different types the power of semantic search. experienced instructors: • Marketing Basics for Librar- of questions that can be used to help • Business Reference 101, Jan. ies, Feb. 25 – March 28, is a course patrons identify what they need. Index Data 28 – Feb. 22, is a business reference designed as an introduction to The easy access of the online 10:40 – 11:10 a.m. course for library staff and research- marketing, focusing on the uses of courses attracts students that live OPENing Up Metasearching ers that teaches the process of busi- marketing and explaining basic mar- and work in the US and overseas. This presentation opens for inspec- ness research, as well as free and keting tenets using the framework of The students build their social tion the black box of metasearch- fee-based resources. libraries. Students learn about the network during scheduled chat ses- ing, explaining the role of software, • Genealogy for Librarians: A nature and role of marketing, how to sions with the instructor and other database connectors, metadata, and Course for Beginners, Feb. 4 - March create a marketing plan, marketing students, sharing information and content, and showing how metasearch- 14, is a new five-week course cover- research and evaluating the success ideas on practices used in their or- ing becomes more functional and less ing the basic sources and strate- of marketing efforts. ganization, state or country. expensive as these elements become gies for genealogy reference in the • Readers’ Advisory 101, March The registration prices for a “open.” Achieving openness requires United States. Topics discussed 24 – April 23, trains library staff on course are $130 for RUSA members, partnerships among libraries, metase- will include census records, vital how to use readers’ advisory tools, $160 for ALA members, $190 for non- arch vendors, content providers and records, immigration records and craft annotations, read genres, ar- ALA members and $100 for ALA stu- grant funding agencies. A drawing for other basic sources. The class will ticulate appeal and experiment with dent and retired members. To register a six month free subscription to Mas- discuss reference strategies, with a methods to offer readers’ advisory online for a course, visit: http://www.ala. terKey accessing up to 20 standards- focus on helping genealogy novices services. org/ala/rusa/rusaevents/professional compliant databases will be held at the begin their research. Case studies • Reference Interview, Feb. 18 developmentonline/prodevonline.htm. end of the presentation.

Innovative Interfaces 11:20 – 11:50 a.m. Discovery & Community: Mani- festing Patron Success in Next- Generation Public Interfaces Innovative Interfaces’ showcase will Visit H.W. Wilson Booth #1507 instruct conference attendees on how public search interfaces are changing and give an overview of the forces at Catch The Show at the Wilson Booth Theater work in libraries and on the web that are driving this change. The speaker, Senior Product Manager Dinah Sand- • WilsonWeb 3.0 ers, will provide details of how new • Business Periodicals Index tools help libraries meet the challenge of dramatically improving patron suc- Retrospective: 1913-1982 cess in discovering library information • Avery Index to Architectural and services. Periodicals ProQuest 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. • Biography Index Exploring Deep Indexing Retrospective: 1946-1983 Learn how to dig deeper into periodicals content through a new search • Nonbook Materials Core retrieval capability based upon deep Collection indexing of charts, tables, and other graphical objects that are not visible using traditional article-level and full- Drawing for an Apple iPod or text searching. You’ll save scholars a Luxurious Gift Basket! hours of research time by allowing them to quickly locate information Details at most relevant to their work. Librar- ies benefit, too, because deep index- www.hwwilson.com/ala ing leverages the library’s full-text subscriptions by linking out to those databases.

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OverDrive quality and emerging RFID standards. the software discussed during the Technology Showcase 10:40 – 11:10 a.m. You may walk away with some free showcase. Continued from page 14 Your Virtual Branch: How Public RFID tags. Libraries Boost Circulation with Centurion Technologies yield a high return on your e-resource Popular Download Audiobooks, Userful 12:40 – 1:10 p.m. investment and maximize staff eBooks, Music & Video 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Maintaining Peace In resources. By taking advantage of Leading libraries around the world Step by Step Guide to Saving Your PAC Universe today’s technology and contemporary are reaching patrons online in new Money With Open Source On Briefly describe Reboot Restore library tools you can streamline e- and effective ways. Learn from Your Public Computers Technology and how Centurion’s resource access and management OverDrive, the download service Opensource software is now a software will integrate into Public for the benefit of patrons and fellow provider with 5000 libraries world- mature and proven way for libraries and Academic environments. We will librarians, and then dedicate more wide enjoying added circulation from to save money and improve patron ask two directed questions pertain- internal resources for e-resource as- audiobooks, ebooks and other media. services. If you’ve been interested ing to the audiences’ experiences and sessment. We will focus specifically See live examples, including large in opensource options (from PC res- describe how our software resolves on the use of solutions that focus on and small libraries, individual and ervation to an office suite to your them as well as other benefits we are interoperability, integration, SaaS consortia, and all download formats. public PC’s) this is your chance to familiar with. Provide an overview of technology (software as a service), We’ll demonstrate critical success fac- learn how to get started. Listen as the applications and how to maintain and a single, vendor-updated knowl- tors and provide valuable insight on librarians talk about their real world updates while still protecting the de- edgebase. how to measure success via real-time experience and financial savings; sired image. In closing, we will offer reports. Win one of 3 MP3 players just ask questions of opensource experts webinars for those interested parties Liberty Theater for attending! and receive free install CDs for all to gain more information. ebrary 3M Library Systems 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. 11:20 – 11:50 a.m. PLA Strategic Planning for Results Available eBook Think Tank- How will RFID Tag Quality and The PLA Results Series has long tegic Planning for Results focuses on The Present and Future… Emerging Standards for Library served to help public librarians envi- the steps necessary to implementing A panel comprised of three well- RFID impact libraries in the sion, evaluate and respond to commu- a results-driven, strategic planning respected electronic resource librar- near future? nity needs with distinctive programs process, which libraries can complete in ians and moderated by Christopher Is one RFID tag the same as an- and services. The new Strategic Plan- approximately four months, regardless Warnock, ebrary’s CEO, will be dis- other RFID tag? Absolutely not! And ning for Results by Sandra Nelson, of organizational structure or size. Also, cussing the role of eBooks today, as standard, accepted accelerated aging senior editor for the Results Series, is included in the publication are case well as where they are going in the testing proves this. Some tags will the fully revised version of Planning studies, workforms and tool kits. future, What innovations have been fail over time - how does this impact for results, the foundational book in Strategic Planning for Results the most successful for libraries. How your system? What are the emerging this series. (ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-3573-6) is avail- best to integrate technology across RFID tag standards and what is under Reflecting on the current plan- able online at http://www.alastore. platforms and the best methods for consideration? What can systems pro- ning environment for public libraries, ala.org for $65. ALA members receive making electronic content accessible vide to allow for changing standards? Nelson makes the case for strategic, a 10 percent discount off of the cover and useful for patrons. Come learn the latest about RFID tag rather than long-term, planning. Stra- price. ALA program ad v3 12.21.07

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Friday, January 11, 2008 12:00 – 1:00 / News from the Center for the 10:30 – 11:00 / Cataloger’s Desktop / Monday, January 14, 2008 5:30 – 6:00 / Webcast of Gail Carson Levine Book / John Y. Cole and special guest Colleen Cahill 9:00 - 9:30 / Webcast of Patricia Schultz speaking at the 2007 National Book 1:00 – 1:30 / American Folklife Center / 11:00 – 11:30 / Update from the Associate speaking at the 2007 National Book Festival Maggie Kruesi Librarian for Library Services / Deanna Festival 6:00 – 6:30 / Webcast of Dr. Sanjay Gupta 1:30 – 2:00 / Preserving Our Digital Heritage Marcum 9:30 – 10:00 / National Digital Newspaper speaking at the 2007 National Book / Guy Lamolinara 11:30 – 12:00 / American Folklife Center / Program / Deb Thomas Festival 2:00 – 2:30 / Update from the Associate Margaret Kruesi 10:00 – 10:30 / Lifelong Literacy Program 6:30 – 7:00 / Webcast of Cat Cora speaking Librarian for Library Services / Deanna 12:00 – 1:00 / News for the Center for the and Educational Resources / Cheryl at the 2007 National Book Festival Marcum Book / John Y. Cole and special guest Lederle-Ensign 7:00 – 7:30 / Webcast of Stephen Carter 2:30 – 3:00 / Electronic CIP: Text Capture 1:00 – 1:30 / News from your National 10:30 – 11:00 / Handbook of Latin American speaking at the 2007 National Book and Electronic Conversion (TCEC) / Diane Library: New Public Outreach Efforts at the Studies / Katherine McCann Festival Barber, Gene Kinnaly, Patricia Hayward Library of Congress / Matt Raymond 11:00 – 11:30 / The Semantic Web and the 3:30 – 4:00 / Lifelong Literacy Program and 1:30 – 2:00 / Cataloger’s Desktop / Colleen Classification Web tool / Jan Herd Saturday, January 12, 2008 Educational Resources for K-12 Teachers / Cahill 11:30 – 12:00 / Cataloger’s Desktop / 9:00 – 9:30 / Webcast of David Baldacci Sherrie Galloway Colleen Cahill speaking at the 2007 National Book 2:00 – 2:30 / Electronic CIP: Text Capture Festival 4:00 – 5:00 / Webcast of the November 13, and Electronic Conversion (TCEC) / Diane 12:00 - 12:30 / News from your National 2007 presentation by the Working Group on Barber, Gene Kinnaly, Patricia Hayward Library: New Public Outreach Efforts at the 9:30 – 10:00 / National Digital Newspaper the Future of Bibliographic Control. Library of Congress / Matt Raymond Program / Deb Thomas 2:30 – 3:00 / The Semantic Web and the Classification Web tool / Jan Herd 12:30 - 1:00 / Introducing the Hispanic 10:00 – 10:30 / The Semantic Web and the Sunday, January 13, 2008 3:00 – 3:30 / National Digital Newspaper Division / Everette Larson Classification Web tool / Jan Herd 9:00 – 9:30 / Webcast of Holly Black Program / Teri Sierra 1:00 – 2:00 / Webcast of the November 10:30 – 11:00 / Cataloger’s Desktop / speaking at the 2007 National Book 16, 2007 presentation by Richard Kurin, Colleen Cahill Festival 3:30 – 4:00 / Handbook of Latin American Studies / Katherine McCann director of the Smithsonian Center for 11:00 – 11:30 / News from your National 9:30 – 10:00 / Lifelong Literacy Program Folklife and Cultural Heritage, about the 4:00 – 5:00 / Webcast of the November 16, Library: New Public Outreach Efforts at the and Educational Resources / Cheryl history and curse of the Hope Diamond. 2007 lecture by celebrated cookbook editor Library of Congress / Matt Raymond Lederle-Ensign This event was sponsored by the Center Judith Jones. This program was sponsored 10:00 – 10:30 / Preserving Our Digital for the Book and was part of the Books 11:30 – 12:00 / Handbook of Latin American by the Science, Technology, and Business Heritage / Guy Lamolinara and Beyond series. Studies / Katherine McCann Division at the Library of Congress Sunday, January 13, 2008 Cognotes • Page 17 RUSA to Offer Multiple Preconferences during Annual Conference Reference and User Services Asso- vance Registration for ALA members Technologies for Reference Service: they need when/where they need it. ciation (RUSA) is offering the follow- is $95. The preconference speakers will iden- Attendees will learn about a plug-in ing full-day preconferences on Friday, Genealogy Boot Camp: Learn the tify emerging technologies that can be to help users find resources on the June 27, at ALA Annual Conference. basics of ancestry research and ge- used to enhance and extend traditional Internet and in libraries; identify new Business Librarianship 101: Core nealogy reference skills during the reference services. New models for options for delivering materials to a Competencies for Business Librarians. Genealogy Boot Camp. Whether you chat reference, blogs, podcasts, and user’s house or office; use the RSS This full-day interactive educational are a new librarian or one interested videocasts for outreach services will Manifesto as a source of new policy workshop is designed for beginning in refreshing your skills, this full-day be discussed. Advance Registration for options; and use user needs studies to business librarians, generalists who workshop provides the tools you need ALA members is $125. improve service. Advance registration have assumed responsibility as busi- for giving successful genealogy refer- Throw off your policies and expose for ALA members is $95. ness librarians, or any academic, ence help. Advance registration for your resources; rethinking resource To register for a preconference public, or special librarian interested ALA members is $99. sharing: Help attendees rethink local, or to learn more about rates, visit: in the field of business reference. Ad- Reinvented Reference 4: Emerging regional and national approaches to http://www.ala.org/annual and click resource sharing --getting users what on “Registration.”

Cultural Communities Fund Reaches $1 Million The ALA Public Programs Office is ALA’s 2007 fund raising efforts pleased to announce that the Cultural resulted in $230,000 for CCF. These Communities Fund (CCF), an endow- funds were matched, per the terms ment established to support diverse and of the NEH Challenge Grant. New excellent cultural programming in all gifts received included $25,000 from types of libraries, has reached $1 million Random House, $15,000 from Severn in donations. Fund raising has been led House Publishers, $15,000 from by ALA’s Public and Cultural Programs Oprah’s Angel Network, $15,000 from Advisory Committee (PCPAC), with sup- Nextbook, and $5,000 from HarperCol- port from the Public Programs Office lins. More than 200 individuals con- and the Development Office. tributed to CCF during 2007 as well. ALA must raise an additional To help meet the final fund raising $310,000 in matching funds by July goal for the Cultural Communities 31, 2008 to complete the requirements Fund, please visit www.ala.org/ccf to of a Challenge Grant from the Na- contribute online or access a mail-in tional Endowment for the Humanities donation form. If you have questions, (NEH). To learn more about the NEH contact Deb Robertson, director of the Eileen Goudge, left, signs a copy of her novel for Debra Cherry, Harleysville, Pa., Challenge Grant or to donate to CCF Public Programs Office at 312-280- at the Perseus Books booth during yesterday‘s Spotlight on Adult Literature. online, visit www.ala.org/ccf. 5057 or [email protected].

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