MAY/JUNE 2011, VOL. 50, NO. 3

Featured Articles

• E-Government Service Roles for Public Libraries
• The Human Genome Project: Community Conversations at the Brooklyn Public Library
• Using Social Networking to Connect Teens with Young Adult Literature

From the President

• A Year of Accomplishments

Internet Spotlight

• QR Codes in Libraries: Some Examplese

Book Talk

• Murky Moral Territory: A Conversation with Rebecca Makkai

New Product News

• New Service from EBSCO Allows Libraries to Use EBSCOhost as the Front End of Their Online Catalog
• Capstone Debuts Free “Make Stuff” Section on Children’s Website
• NoveList Select Partners with Evanced Solutions to Add Event Information to Library Catalogs
• NoveList Select Partners with Evanced Solutions to Add Event Information to Library Catalogs
• 3M Announces Details of Technology Subscription Program
• SirsiDynix launches BookMyne 2.0 iPhone Application
• Polaris Library Systems Debuts Community-Focused Tools
• Polaris Library Systems Debuts Community-Focused Tools
• BookScan Station Adds Ability to Send to Google Docs
• Free Bid/RFP Announcement Service for Libraries
• H. W. Wilson Releases Social Networking
• H. W. Wilson Releases Social Networking

Features

32 E-Government Service Roles for Public Libraries, Bradley Wade Bishop, Charles R. McClure, & Lauren H. Mandel
38 The Human Genome Project, Kristin Harley
42 Using Social Networking to Connect Teens with Young Adult Literature

Departments

3 PLA News
4 President's Message
13 Tales from the Front
17 Perspectives
25 The Wired Library
28 Bringing in the Money
50 By the Book
53 New Product News
56 Under the Radar

Extras

2 Editor's Note
8 Verso: Grandville Reads!
10 Verso: Music Made Possible at San Diego County Public Library
55 Advertiser Index