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The Library of Congress Information Bulletin, 2002. INSTITUTION Library of Congress, Washington, DC DOCUMENT RESUME ED 478 305 IR 058 746 AUTHOR Lamolinara, Guy, Ed.; Dalrymple, Helen, Ed. TITLE The Library of Congress Information Bulletin, 2002. INSTITUTION Library of Congress, Washington, DC. ISSN ISSN-0041-7904 PUB DATE 2002-00-00 NOTE 318p.; For Volume 60 (2001 issues), see ED 464 636. AVAILABLE FROM For full text: http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/. PUB TYPE Collected Works Serials (022) JOURNAL CIT Library of Congress Information Bulletin; v61 n1-12 Jan-Dec 2002 EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF01/PC13 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Exhibits; Library Collection Development; *Library Collections; Library Materials; *Library Services; *National Libraries; United States History IDENTIFIERS *Library of Congress ABSTRACT These 10 issues, representing one calendar year, including two double issues (2002)- of "The Library of Congress Information Bulletin," contain information on Library of Congress new collections and program developments, lectures and readings, financial support and materials donations, budget, honors and awards, World Wide Web sites and digital collections, new publications, exhibits, and preservation. Cover stories include:(1) "American Women: Guide to Women's History Resources Published"; (2) "The Year in Review";(3) "'Suffering Under a Great Injustice': Adams' Photos Document. Japanese Internment";(4) "Presenting a Stage for a Nation: Exhibition Portrays Genius of Roger L. Stevens";(5) "Swann Gallery Exhibition Features 'American Beauties'";(6) "Veterans Hear the Call: Folklife Center Sponsors History Project"; (7) "Courting Disaster: Building a Collection to Chronicle 9/11 and Its Aftermath"; (8) "Collecting a Career: The Katherine Dunham Legacy Project"; (9) "2002 National Book Festival: Second Annual Event Celebrates the Power of Words"; and (10) "The Civil War and American Memory: Examining the Many Facets of the Conflict." (AEF) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. The Library of Congress Information Bulletin 2002 Editors Guy Lamolinara Helen Dalrymple U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 0This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. C Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality 0 Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. 2311° CopyAVAJIWILE The LIBRARY of CONGRESS :ormahon Bu_ Vol. 61, No. 1 January 2002 J" - L.) 1 I 3IEST COPY AVAILA LE 3 I American Women: A Guide to History and Culture The LIBRARY of CONGRESS Information Bulletin JAMES H. BILLINGTON Vol. 61, No. 1 January 2002 Librarian of Congress On the Cover:The Black Patti, Mine. M. Sissieretta Jones, color poster by Metropolitan Print, New York, 1899. Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones was a notable soprano of her era, known as the "Black Patti," in reference to celebrated Italian soprano Adelina Patti. Her success helped African Americans gain acceptance as serious artists. From the reference work, American Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States. Cover Story:A new reference guide from the Library of Congress covers the broad and varied topic of American women's history. 16 180 Poems for 180 Days:Poet Laureate Billy Collins and the Library have launched a new Web site designed to promote poetry in high schools. 3 Carrying a Torch:The Olympic flame made its way to the Library on its way to the Winter Games in Utah. 5 6 By the Sea:The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped and Mystic Seaport will cooperate in a series of accessibility initiatives. 5 Fine Films:Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has added 25 motion pictures of cultural, historical or aesthetic significance to the National Film Registry. 6 The Sound of Justice:A new opera by Roger Reynolds based on the Greek tragedy of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon premiered in the Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson Building. 8 Russian Frontiers:Several new items from the Russian State Library in Moscow and the National Library of Russia in St. Petersburg have been added to the digital collections on the Library's "Meeting of Frontiers" Web site. 10 Meditations on Mead:The Library hosted a symposium in 8conjunction with its exhibition "Margaret Mead: Human Nature and the Power of Culture" and in celebration of centennial of the birth of the anthropologist. 12 Preserving the Past:The Library has awarded a contract that will save 1 million books and at least 5 million manuscript sheets from further acid deterioration. 15 News from the Center for the Book 26 The Library of Congress Information Bulletin (ISSN 0041-7904) is issued 11 times a year by the Public Affairs Office of the Library of Congress and distributed free of charge to publicly supported libraries and research institutions, academic libraries, learned societies and allied organizations in the United States. It is also available on the World Wide Web at www.loc.gov /today. Research institutions and educational organizations in other countries may arrange to receive the Bulletin on an exchange basis by applying in writing to the Library's Director for Acquisitions and Support Services, 101 Independence Avenue S.E., Washington DC 20540-4100. All other correspondence should be addressed to the Information Bulletin, Public Affairs Office, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington DC 20540-1610, e-mail [email protected]. Guy LAMOLINARA, Editor JOHN H. SAYERS, Designer 16 AUDREY FISCHER, Assignment Editor A Poem a Day Laureate Launches `Poetry 180' Web Site for High Schools By GAIL FINEBERG ing it with a hose US. Poet Laureate Billy Collins hasto find out what it launched a new Web site, calledreally means." Poetry 180, designed to encourage the He introduces appreciation and enjoyment of poetry several of the poems in America's high schools. withbriefcom- The site at www.loc.gov/poetry/180mentaries, such as was launched Jan. 4 with 64 poems"Today's poem is and will eventually contain the textabout trust and dis- of 180 poems (one for each day of thetrust,"and"This school year) as publishers and poetspoem isabout a agree to Web publication of Mr. Col-young factory lins's selections. worker." "The idea behind Poetry 180 is sim- The site includes pleto have a poem read each day toMr. Collins's guid- the student bodies of American high ance on how to read schools across the country," Mr. Col- a poem aloud and lins said. "Hearing a poem everyguidelines for using day, especially well-written, contem- Poetry 180. In a mes- porary poems that students do notsage "to the high have to analyze, might convinceschool teachers of students that poetry can be an under-America," he urges standable, painless and even eye-theselectionof Rebecca D'Angelo opening part of their everyday experi-someone to read a Poet Laureate Billy Collins ence." poem to the school Mr. Collins begins his list of poemseach day, perhaps at the end of dailyfirst hearing, although students may with one of his own (see next page),announcements over a public addresswish to download them or print them "IntroductiontoPoetry,"whichsystem. "The program should be asout from the Web site for later reading. encourages the readerand the lis-democratic as possible and not theThere is no particular order in which tenerto have fun with the soundsproperty of one group," he said, sug-the poems should be presented, nor and sense of a poem, rather than "beat- gesting readings by students, teachers,is it necessary that all schools read a coach, a grounds-the same poem each day. "The poems !Poetry IOU -Us, of All Poe Ins -*Escape 6 Mgr keeper, the principal. have been chosen with high school- C) ' el Itketisrikomiksieriimnryimorside-nomisi DI ca....) o-N Ge 0 a "The hope," writesage students in mind, but if you feel a /I mak a 100.0. Ck Swim 51 Dm Etlemnarin . .... Mr. Collins, "is thatcertain poem inappropriate," Mr. Col- The Library of Congress Poem # F 0 poetry will become alins writes, "skip it." :, ,,c4----."--,-,\ part of the daily life of On Dec. 6, the poet laureate offi- ,,,,,-----,,,:::,;-,--,s,, 1, 4'/ ' POE ir-- students in additioncially opened the Library's evening TRY 1,--..Poe-tey,180-,,-,' to being a subject thatliterary series with a reading of his a poen, a'elaj, for amclican high schools 180 is part of the schoolown poems, an annual fall event ListofPoemsand Authors curriculum." that was postponed this year, from Nameid Poem pout Most of the poemsOct. 25, because Library buildings on the site were writ- had been closed for anthrax testing. 1 Introduction to Poetry Bib/ Collins Info 2 Sidekicks Ronald Koortge Info ten by contemporarySome 250 poetry fans, including sev- 3 The Summer I Was Simeon Geraldine Connolly Info 4 The Blue Bowl Jane Kenyon Info American authorseral students, took all the seats set S Lines Mat ha Collins Info 6 Daybreak Galway Kinnau Info andwereselectedin the Madison Building's Mont- 7 Marring the Stark Joyce Sutphen Into with a high schoolpelier Room, then stood along the 9 NI.11764113 Mary Cornish Info 9 Autobiographia G.E. Paton-son Info audience in mind. The 10 2m A Fool To Love You cornows Eady Info walls, then waited outside in the 11Passer-by, Innis are words... Yves Bonnekov Info poems were chosenhalls while workmen slid back a 12The Bruise of This Mark Wunderlich Info 13At the Other End of the TelesCope George soaclay Info to be accessible uponwall and brought in more chairs. 14 Over and Over Tune Joanna Carlsen Info 15praise song Lucille Clifton Info The Man into Whose Yard you Should Info 16 Mot Mit Vow Ban The Poetry 180 Web site lists all poems by number, 17An Infinite Dumber of Monkeys Ronald Koorno Info title and poet.
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