AGAINST THE GRAIN
v.12 # 6 December 2000 © Katina Strauch

	Rumors	1
	Letters to the Editor	5
	From Your Editor	6
	From Your Guest Editor	6
	Introduction - Voices from the Twentieth Century by Lucretia W. McClure.	8
	Deadlines	8
	This issue Guest Edited by Lucretia McClure(Librarian Emerita, University of Rochester Medical Center)
	The Human Face of Robert Maxwell Judith Ennals — Robert Maxwell was an enigmatic figure who died as he had lived, surrounded by mystery and intrigue.	1
	The Millennium Perspective Amira Aaron — Some random snapshots and recollections from a Faxon insider.	24
	It was the Best of Times! Karen Hunter — Libraries have been a part of Karen's life for nearly fifty years. What does she remember?	28
	Tales from the Bulb Fields: Arlene Moore Sievers — We can hear Arlene in her tales of youth, Holland, and serials.	30
	From Microcards to Digitization Kathryn Luther Henderson — Some memories from a librarian/library school educaor for over half of the twentieth century.	32
	Threads of the Past: Ken Robichaux — Twenty years ago, the average price of a book on the Brandon-Hill list was less than $35 and an average journal subscription cost a little over $40.	34
	Of Time and Memory Lucretia W. McClure — What was life like before OCLC?	36
	Op Ed - Opinions and Editorials Anthony Watkinson — We published the wrong version of Anthony's paper in the last issue. Oops! This is the correct version ...	38
	Millennium Minutes Joan Bartram, et al., — If your entry was not published in this issue, don't worry, we are instititing a new Millennium Minutes column which will appear in each issue of Against the Grain throughout 2001. This also allows those of you who did not get a chance to write down your memories to do so and send them to us!	42
	Reminiscence at Retirement Anne Robichaux — A Poem	48
	A Journey Through Time Recalling the Past with Nijhoff, Emery Pratt and Faxon.	52
	Against the Grain Classifieds Advertise your job listings, items for sale, or items wanted here. We thank you for your contributions.	87
	BackTalk (html | text) Tony Ferguson — As the chaos produced by the richness of the Web multiplies, we'll be there to organize and provide customized access to all the resources.	94
	Managing Director, CatchWord Bryan Inger —	58
Edited by Barbara Dean Bdean@co.arlington.va.us
	Joe Reynolds	56
	Adrian Alexander	64
	Dan Arbour	73
	From the Reference Desk Tom Gilson — Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of Monasticism, Famous First Facts International Edition and Medieval Archaeology: An Encyclopedia are just some of the titles reviewed in this issue.	64
	Book Reviews Debbie Vaughn — Online Competitive Intelligence: Increase your profits using Cyber Intelligence; Patient, Trademark, and Copyright Searching on the Internet; The Brand New Kid; and If You Take a Mouse to the Movies are just some of this months exciting reviews.	68
Edited by Bryan Carson, Bruce Strauch and Jack Montgomery
	Legally Speaking Bryan Carson — Written Law From Gutenberg To The Internet A Historical Perspective.	74
	Questions and Answers Laura Gassaway — If a permission-granting source cannot be located, is it appropriate to apply the four factors delineated under the fair use section of the Copyright Act to evaluate whether or not to reproduce a portion of the work? This is just one of the nitty-gritty questions that Laura answers in this regular column.	77
	Papa Lyman Remembers Lyman Newlin — This issue Lyman Newlin remembers (part of) The XX Century.	78
	Publisher Profile Allison P. Mays — John Benjamins Publishing Company	80
	And They Were There Claire-Lise Benaud and Anthony Watkinson — Reports from SALAM's XLV Annual Conference and the 52nd Frankfurt Book Fair.	81
	Bestsellers in Environmental History Bob Nardini and Françoise Crowell — The remarkable variety of topics under study is merely hinted at by this list of YBP's bestsellers in the field for their 1999-2000 fiscal year.	84
	Biz of Acq Lynda Fuller Clendenning — Crossing the Great Divide between Acquisitions and Collections: Selectors Order Online.	85
	Issues in Vendor/Library Relations - Johannes Gutenberg and the Twenty-First Century (pdf | text) Bob Nardini —	88
	Bet You Missed It What do Meteorites and Star Trek have in common? Read about it in this issue.	90
	Oregon Trails Thomas Leonhardt — A look back at his official associations with libraries, his mentors, and his colleagues from the twentieth-century.	92
Edited by Sandra K. Paul and Albert Simmonds (SKP Associates)
	Webworthy Pamela Rose — Unique and interesting Websites organized by broad subject area.	93
	Adventures in Librarianship Ned Kraft — Just take a look at what you're missing if you've never attended a library conference.	72