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43N6 1Stcorrex.Qxd 11/16/2004 10:19 AM Page Cov1 43n6_1stcorrex.qxd 11/16/2004 10:19 AM Page cov1 cover cov1 43n6_1stcorrex.qxd 11/16/2004 10:19 AM Page cov2 Baker & Taylor 4c page p/u cov2 43n6_1stcorrex.qxd 11/16/2004 10:19 AM Page 305 PLA thanks the following 2003-2004 Partners for their generous support of PLA activities. Platinum Partners ($10,000 or more) Gold Partners 3M Library Systems ($5,000 - $9,999) Baker & Taylor BBC Audiobooks America Bill and Melinda Gates Brodart Foundation Dynix EBSCO Information Services ProQuest Company Gale Group TLC Silver Partners ($1,000 - $4,999) GIS Information Systems Xerox Global Services H.W. Wilson Checkpoint Systems, Inc. Ingram Library Services, Inc. Demco, Inc. Innovative Interfaces Dutton/Penguin Group USA JanWay Company Greenwood Publishing Group Tech-Logic HarperCollins Veicon Technology Highsmith Inc. 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Hughes CONTENTS Managing Editor November/December 2004 Vol. 43, No. 6 331 Opposing the USA PATRIOT Act The Best Alternative for American Libraries Don Essex 341 Branch Management An Analysis of Minneapolis-St. Paul-Area Public Libraries Chad Lubbers 347 Increasing Technical Services Efficiency to Eliminate Cataloging Backlogs Myung Gi Sung 353 In the Name of In(ternet)decency Laws Attempting to Regulate Content Deemed Harmful to Children Amy Lisewski Lavell IN EVERY ISSUE 310 Editor’s Note 326 Internet Spotlight Renée Vaillancourt McGrath Steven M. Cohen 311 From the President 329 Tech Talk Clara N. Bohrer A. Paula Wilson 315 Tales from the Front 360 News from PLA Jennifer T. 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