[Publib] Breaking News, August 10 American Libraries Online

[Gordon Flagg]

Breaking News, August 10 American Libraries Online
<http://www.ala.org/alonline/>

> Iraq National Library Director Resists Military Intrusions

> Library of Congress Announces Digital Preservation Partnerships

> Senate Committee Passes Content-Blocking Legislation

> Spokane Schools Halve K”-“8 Librarians’ Hours

> Indiana University, ChaCha Partner on Librarian-Guided Search Platform

> Departing Director Aids Efforts to Reopen Jackson County Libraries

> Colorado Man Investigated in Massive Theft Scheme

> Bishop’s Name Removed from University Library

> Library-Book Drug Smugglers Sentenced


American Libraries now offers an RSS feed on its website. If you have a
news aggregator, you can subscribe and have the headlines come to you.
See the RSS icon on any AL Online web page; About RSS Feeds helps
explain the process.

ALA members can search American Libraries back issues through 2003 using
the ebrary platform, which transforms printed pages into a dynamic
database. Link to it on the AL Online website by clicking on "archive"
or the cover image at the top <http://www.ala.org/alonline/>.

American Libraries' website also features the latest “Internet Librarian”
by Joseph Janes; “Technically Speaking" by Andrew Pace; AL's "Career
Leads" job ads; listings of conferences, continuing-education courses,
exhibitions, and other events from AL's "Datebook"; and Tables of
Contents for the current year.

Do you have a comment to make about anything appearing in American
Libraries? The editors encourage signed email letters on recent content
or matters of general interest to the library profession in the Reader
Forum section. Send 250 words or less to americanlibraries at ala.org.