AGAINST THE GRAIN
v.12 # 2 April 2000 © Katina Strauch

	Rumors	1
	Deadlines	6
	From Your Editor	6
	Letters to the Editor	6
	Libraries on the Book Buying Merry-Go-Round Sydney K. Allen and Heather S. Miller — Internet Book Seller vs. Library Book Vendor. Once upon a time libraries purchased current in print domestic books from book vendors who specialized in providing books to the library market. Then enter the Internet.	1
	Whither Electronic Journals? Judy Luther — When she decided to update her June 1997 ATG article on "Full Text Journal Subscriptions,"(see ATG, June, 1997, p.18-24), Judy says she knew that the landscape had changed in the last three years, with new players, evolving roles and innovative business models. However, she didn't appreciate how rapidly the Web had impacted economic models and trends.	24
	Do We Have This In Full-Text? John McDonald and Jimmy Ghaphery — Providing Access to Content in Full-text Aggregated Databases. Fulltext electronic journals and fulltext aggregated databases have significantly extended the ability to deliver scholarly content to library users regardless of time or place. Is it important to provide title level access to specific publications available in these databases?	28
	Learning From The Big Guys Joan Bartram — Small College Libraries Take Advantage Of Big Brother's Hard Work. What collection analysis tools are you using these days? Are you using collection analysis tools? One library's need to learn about their collection was accelerated by a decennial accreditation visit.	31
	ATG Annual Report Survey Results Thanks to all of you who filled out this survey. Here's what you told us.	33
	In Memoriam Kathy Soupiset - Our Friend and Colleague	34
	Memory Lane ATG Millennium Issue - Call for Contributions	35
	Op- Ed - Opinions and Editorials Bob Nardini — Johannes Gutenberg, Publishing Chaos and Ebooks . Do we still need a middleperson?	36
	2000 Charleston Conference November 1-4, 2000 - Call for Ideas	42
	BackTalk (html | text) Tony Ferguson — Print Libraries in the Digital Future. What will the library of the future be like, and why are our expectations of library use so low?	86
	Christine Lamb Chief Operating Officer, ingenta	40
	Mark Berry Publisher, Arcadia Press	44
Edited by Barbara Dean Bdean@co.arlington.va.us
	Bryan M. Carson Coordinator of Reference and Instructional Services - Western Kentucky University	38
	Jennifer Eagleton Department of Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong	70
	From the Reference Desk Tom Gilson — Reviews of Reference titles. Violence in America, The War on Drugs, Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics, Muslim Diaspora, Facts about the World's Nations, and Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2000 are some of the items discussed this month.	46
Edited by Bryan Carson, Bruce Strauch and Jack Montgomery
	Legally Speaking Bryan Carson — What is Intellectual Property? Intellectual property is the basis of our system of publishing and describes a wide variety of property created by musicians, authors, artists, and inventors.	52
	Copyright Questions and Answers Laura Gasaway — How can an author alter a copyright transfer agreement to retain some individual rights? This is just one of the nitty-gritty questions.	54
	Cases of Note Cynthia Maurizio v. Olivia Goldsmith aka Justine Rendal, and Hearst Business Publishing, Inc. v. W.G. Nichols, Inc.	56
	Book Pricing Update Matt Nauman — Ebooks and Publishing: Developing a New Business Relationship. During the past year, the advent of ebooks has presented a great challenge for librarians, booksellers, and publishers. But, customer demand will, ultimately, drive sales of ebooks.	34
	Bestsellers in Zoology Françoise Crowell —	60
	Designing Librarians on the Web Anna Belle Leiserson — What Are the Elements that Every Website Should Have?	81
	sotto voice Bob Schatz — Thoughts on Whether Newton's Apple Always Falls to the Ground. When the balloon bursts and the novelty of e-commerce wears off, IPO-rich electronic businesses will have to learn to live within the same parameters of good business and good bookselling that have been exemplified by more traditional companies.	62
	Bet You Missed It What do technology and literary agents have in common? Read about it in this issue.	64
	Inside Pandora's Box Jack G. Montgomery — Training 101: Be Prepared! That's the Trainer's Marching Song ... What's the difference between training and education and how do we accomplish the former?	67
	Biz of Acq Mary H. Kay — Web-based Ordering for Libraries. In this column we take a look at some of the Web-based order interfaces that are now being offered by book vendors.	75
	International Dateline Jennifer Eagleton — A Brief Word in English. English (together with Chinese) is one of the official languages of Hong Kong. Thus publication in English holds an interesting niche.	70
	ATG Interviews Dr. Ravi Sharma About International Librarianship and Diversity in the Profession - Dr. Sharma just got a big grant last year.	72
Edited by Sandra K. Paul and Albert Simmonds (SKP Associates)
	Wandering the Web Darla Bressler — Great Art Web Sites for Educators	77
	Webworthy Pamela Ross — Unique and interesting Web sites organized by broad subject area. This month the subjects are music, animals, and alternative medicine.	80
	Adventures in Librarianship Ned Kraft — Keep your fingers crossed for Ned. Guess what's he's working on ... a database...	84