AGAINST THE GRAIN
v.10 # 1 February 1998 © Katina Strauch

	Rumors	1
	Deadlines	6
	From Your Editor	6
	Letters to the Editor	6
	1997 from a Bookseller's Perspective by Daniel P. Halloran — In 1997 it became mainstream thinking that libraries had to make a real change in the way they did a lot of their work, and the library book and journal suppliers recognized this in a number of ways.	1
	Circulation Autumn: Some Thoughts on Forty Fulfillment Years by Brian Cox — Brian began his working life in 1951 as a booksellers' apprentice for B.H. Blackwell Ltd., Broad Street, Oxford, at a salary of 78 Pounds. He looks back on a career which spanned many years and many companies.	18
	What a Tangled Web We Weave by Stephen Rhind-Tutt — A review of pricing models and the forces that drive them. Stephen Rhind-Tutt estimates there are over 50 commonly used pricing models in use for electronic products today.	24
	Sleepless Nights Redux by Karen Hunter — In wrapping up 1997, Karen has reviewed her 1996 worries to see if they are still relevant and considers what happened in 1997 to add to her sleeplessness.	29
	A Year of Consolidations, Mergers, and New Entrants to the Market by Judy Luther — As 1998 begins, there continue to be dynamic changes in the ownership of companies throughout the information industry.	30
	What Do Mergers Do For Libraries? ATG wanted to find out what librarians are saying about all the mergers and consolidations that are taking place.	31
	The Current Price Situation, 1997 by Frederick C. Lynden —	33
	The Legal Deposit of Electronic Publications by Jim Vickery — The primary purpose of legal, mandatory deposit is to build and preserve a comprehensive collection of publications as a record of the nation's culture and heritage, without being dependent upon funds for purchasing the items. We are now reaching a critical point in the availability of electronic publications to deposit libraries.	36
	Op— Ed Opinions and Editorials Michael Gorman's Plea For Balance — Librarianship is a profession with enduring values and an enduring mission. We can and should use our values and continue our mission in incorporating electronic documents and resources into our collections, services, and programs but we must be careful not to be pulled away with the tide.	40
	Against the Grain Annual Report Survey Compiled by Barry Lee and Judy Lee — The Second ATG Annual Report survey gathered answers by ATG readers and Charleston Conference participants on a variety of issues — budgets, organization, staffing, the future.	42
	The Egg is Broken, Who Will Make the Omelet? by Ward Shaw — Publishers, academic institutions, and libraries had control of distribution of most information. That has changed as we witness shifts away from institutional control mechanisms.	44
	Back Talk — Is Distance Education in Our Future? by Anthony W. Ferguson —	86
	K. Wayne Smith by Ron Chepesiuk — President and CEO, OCLC	48
	Lana Porter Katina Strauch — President and CEO Ameritech Library Services	52
	From the Reference Desk Tom Gilson just keeps on reviewing those reference books.	54
	TestDriving CD-ROMS Norm Desmarais reviews Robert Frost: Poems, Life, Legacy	58
	Book Reviews Henry M. Yaple reviews Frank D'Andraia's The Academic Library Director: Reflections on a Position in Transition.	59
Edited by Bryan Carson, Bruce Strauch and Jack Montgomery
	The State of Copyright In keeping with beginning of the year reviews Anne Jennings examines the copyright legislation proposed and/or passed by the United States Congress in 1997	60
	Term Papers Over the Internet: New Threat to Educational Integrity by William M. Hannay — Cheating in school has never been easier. With several dozen term paper "mills" now available over the Internet — students are only a mouse click away from downloading ready-to-submit term papers.	62
	Physics Bestsellers 1996/1997 by Bob Nardini — Selection of science books is among the most difficult jobs in an academic library, but here's a list that might help.	46
	Book Pricing Update Mark Price explores the special challenge of Books in Computer Science	64
	From the Other Side of the Street by Thomas Bacher — The SPARC, Scholarly Publishing and Resource Coalition. In life you can fight the tide or try to build the boat to ride down the river.	65
	Bet You Missed It What do DC Comics, Math Problems, and Maurice Sendak have in common?	66
	Biz of Acq — The Out of Print Marketplace In recent years changes in the bookselling industry and the rise of the Internet have rung in a new era in out of print acquisitions. Narda Tafuri explains.	68
	Inside Pandora's Box by John Secor — PARTNERING: A Powerful "What to Do" Management Tool or Just Another Fad? — Library and vendor leaders have to make collaboration a shared objective. This is how we will come to cope with the way things are becoming.	70
	Papa Lyman Remembers — Books for Younger Readers Since we were all children at one time or another Lyman Newlin deviates somewhat from the usual academic scene to write about some early experiences with books for younger readers.	74
	Issues in Vendor-Library Relations by Barry Fast — The ability to leverage a large amount of purchasing power certainly gets vendors' attention, but does it always result in lower prices or higher discounts?	75
	On The Street Journal Collection Analysis is the subject of this column as well as a review of "on the street" column issues in 1996.	76
	Not Fit For Print – Are You a Closet Outsourcer? By Tony Leisner — What are you paying for when you buy outsourcing?	84
	International Dateline We welcome Jeffrey Wilhite as Section Editor to tell us about the European Union Training Seminar for the European Documentation Center	78
Edited by Sandra K. Paul and Albert Simmonds (SKP Associates)
	Innovations Affecting Us Newfire's Higher Education Partner Program by Norman Desmarais — Some colleges and universities are expanding their creative writing courses to include writing for entertainment and real-time 3D and other multimedia programs.	80
	Drinking from the Firehose The Bloom is Off the Rose: Pondering Where the Internet has been and where it might be going — From Eleanor Cook's "right on" perspective, the Internet is no longer a quiet corner where academics can chat.	81
	Doc Aquis Winn Thierl and Elsie Pritchard thought it was time to send some "Have You Heard" our way. This Doc Aquis is about many announcements they want to share with us.	82
	Adventures in Librarianship Death on the Podium by Ned Kraft – This essay is about the perils of public speaking.	23
	Call for Papers 1998 Charleston Conference — Nov. 5-7, 1998	28
	The Year in Review Personal Lessons of 1997 by Celia Scher Wagner – All of us have our experiences of 1997 to report, but Celia has a special way of doing it.	57