AGAINST THE GRAIN
v.15 # 4 September 2003 © Katina Strauch

	Rumors	1
	Letters to the Editor	6
	Deadlines	6
	From Your Guest Editor	6
	From Your Editor	8
	Rumo(u)rs from Paddington	12
	Follow the Greenback Road: Budgeting for Reference Resources by Fran Wilkinson and Linda Lewis — Questions answered by key reference and collection development librarians.	1
	Reference Publishing: The View from Middletown by Irving Rockwood — An article on the current state of reference publishing from the publisher of Choice.	26
	Can a Classic Improve Its Style by Phillip Powell — A fresh look at a new edition to the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.	30
	Virtual Reference: An Encounter Wherein Marian Meets vivaciousgurl En Route to Jeeves by Alisa Whitt — Virtual reference, although still in its infancy, is coming out of the closet.	34
	Op Ed — Opinions and Editorials: Issues in Vendor/Library Relations: Are Two ALAs Too Much? by Matt Nauman — An update to the 2002 Charleston Conference panel that discussed the expenses associated with publisher and vendor marketing tactics.	38
	Back Talk - Libraries Are In Great Shape to Survive and Thrive (pdf) Tony Ferguson — Although there were many optimistic talks at the 2002 Charleston Conference, there were also countless discussions about the negative effects of the Web/electronic information on libraries functionally and as places. Thankfully, all the bad predictions have not come to pass.	102
	Libraries In The Cyberage Part IV: Impact of Digitized Collections on the Humanities Edited by Mark Herring — In the summer of 2000, Ron Chepesiuk and Mark Herring sat down with a simple goal: put together a series of forums to discuss the groundbreaking changes that libraries had seen, and would continue to undergo as a result of the advent of the World Wide Web.	40
	Simultaneous Users vs. FTE Pricing Model: Stairway to Heaven or Jail House Blues? by Mark Funk and Barbara Schader — Unlike the print world, where access to information can be decided on a purchase/don’t purchase level, delivery of electronic information comes with a myriad of licensing options.	54
	The Merry-Go-Round Revisited: Libraries Buying Books Online by Sydney Allen and Heather Miller — It’s time to revisit the question: is it more advantageous for libraries to purchase books from an Internet bookstore or from a traditional library book vendor?	58
	Gary Shirk Katina Strauch — President and Chief Operating Officer, YBP Library Services	64
	Rolf Janke Vice President and Publisher, Sage Reference by Tom Gilson —	68
	Ron Boehm President and CEO, ABC-CLIO by Tom Gilson —	70
Edited by Allison Mays
	Rob Withers Assistant to the Dean & University Librarian, Miami University —	94
	From the Reference Desk: Reviews of Reference Titles Tom Gilson — Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance; Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy; Ancestry in America; Pilgrimage: From the Ganges to Graceland; and Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture are just some of the titles reviewed this month.	74
	Book Reviews: Monographic Musings by Debbie Vaughn — All about reference! Whether a book can be added to your reference collection or whether it confronts reference issues, Debbie’s got it covered.	80
Edited by Bryan Carson, Bruce Strauch, and Jack Montgomery
	Legally Speaking: “To Filter or Not to Filter: That is the Question:” A Brief Discussion of Internet Use Policies by Bryan M. Carson — The library world has been the center of heated discussion recently over the issue of installing filtering software on Internet terminals. Bryan weighs in with some legal advice.	86
	Cases of Note Bruce Strauch — In l948, with the war still fresh in his memory, Dwight Eisenhower wrote Crusade in Europe published by Doubleday which registered copyright and then sold exclusive T.V. rights to Twentieth Century Fox.	90
	Questions and Answers: Copyright Column by Laura Gasaway — Questions and Answers galore!	91
	Biz of Acq: Thinking Outside the Building by Rob Withers — Rob reports in on library practices as discovered in a survey of OhioLINK libraries to find out their actual practices in regards to the retention of print journals in-house.	92
	And They Were There: Reports of Meetings Edited by Sever Bordeianu — In this issue Cassandra Osterloh provides and report on the ACRL Conference along with Sharon Moynahan’s report on the NEDCC Workshop.	98
	Bet You Missed It: by Pamela Rose — What do lava lamps and the lottery have in common? Read about it in this issue.	96
	Library Marketplace: Where Books Come From John Riley — An Interview with Toni Brandmill of the National Writers Union	97
	Talk of the Trade by Barry Fast — More Book Trade gossip from Barry in this regular ATG column.	100
Edited by Sandra K. Paul and Albert Simmonds (SKP Associates)
	Webworthy by Pamela Rose — Unique and interesting Websites organized by broad subject area.	85
	ATG Retraction and Apology	6
	Charleston Conference 2003 It’s all here — this year’s Conference Directors, some of the topics to be discussed in 2003, how to register for the conference, and everything you need to know about the Rachel K. Memorial Scholarship. Check it out!	32
	Adventures in Librarianship: Fear Factor by Ned Kraft — As a service to our readers, Ned offers this list of phobias and anxiety disorders peculiar to our profession.	84