Capacity Building for Libraries
cover cov1 Baker & Taylor 4c page cov2 TLC 4c page 69 SIRSI 4c page 70 Renée Vaillancourt McGrath Feature Editor Kathleen M. Hughes CONTENTS Managing Editor March/April 2004 Vol. 43, No. 2 102 Capacity Building for Libraries Carolyn Noah and Alan Brickman 109 Reconnecting the Past through Oral History Richard Baranowski and Teresa Calderone 113 The Public Library Geographic Database What Can It Do for Your Library? Christie Koontz, Dean K. Jue, Charles McClure, and John Bertot 119 Library Information Needs of Latinos in Dunklin County, Missouri Beth Bala and Denice Adkins IN EVERY ISSUE 74 Editor’s Note 94 Tech Talk Renée Vaillancourt McGrath A. Paula Wilson 75 From the President 123 News from PLA Luis Herrera Kathleen Hughes 79 Tales from the Front 124 On the Agenda Jennifer T. Ries-Taggart 126 By the Book 81 Perspectives Jennifer Schatz Hampton (Skip) Auld 130 New Product News 91 Internet Spotlight Vicki Nesting Leslie D. Hurst PLUS . 72 Readers Respond 97 Opportunities, Awards, and 77 Verso Honors Retirement Tsunami Looms over Rochelle Hartman Director/Board Teams 99 InterViews Ellen G. Miller Interviewing the Interviewer 88 Book Talk Sheila B. Anderson Filling the Charisma Vacuum: An 131 Index to Advertisers Interview with Patrick Jones Amy Alessio The Public Library Association is a division of the American Library Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; www.pla.org. Cover design by Jim Lange, Jim Lange Design, Chicago Interior design by Dianne M. Rooney, American Library Association, Chicago EDITORIAL FEATURE EDITOR: Renée Vaillancourt McGrath MANAGING EDITOR: Kathleen M. Hughes CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Hampton (Skip) Auld, Steven Cohen, Rochelle Hartman, Nann Blaine Hilyard, Vicki Nesting, Jennifer Ries-Taggart, Jennifer Schatz, Paula Wilson EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Brendan Dowling ADVISORY COMMITTEE Isabel Dale Silver, Chair, Champaign, IL; Marilyn Boria, Elmhurst, IL; Nancy Charnee, New York, NY; Barbara Custon, Pasadena, CA; Nann Blaine Hilyard, Zion, IL; More on “The Fragile Future” Marcia Schneider, San Francisco, CA; Luren E.
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