How Homeland Security Affects Spatial Information
A librarian serving on the Homeland Security Working Group of the Federal Geographic Data Committee reviews pre- and post-9/11 geospatial data access, details inconsistencies in information availability, and notes measures being taken to get sources of such materials to work in tandem.
by Linda Zellmer

Building and Running a Collaborative Internet Filter
Is Akin to a Kansas Barn Raising
It takes a village to raise a barn, and in this author's experience, a similar collaborative approach yielded an Internet filtering solution that addressed CIPA requirements sufficiently to be adopted by the Kansas State Library. The service's co-developer relates the cooperative efforts involved in building the dynamic, open source filter and designing a blocking process based on committee evaluation of patron requests.
by Thomas M. Reddick

The View from the Top Left Corner
Conversion Conundrums and Training Traumas
by Michael Schuyler

Coming Full Circle
Toward a More Practical Patriotism
by Andrew K. Pace

The Systems Librarian
Protecting Personal Information
by Marshall Breeding

Online Treasures
Deciding Which Trade-Offs Are Acceptable
by Janet L. Balas

Editor's Notes
The Info Was There, Then—Poof
by Kathy Dempsey

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