1. NEW ORLEANS PREVIEW UPDATE
ALACognotes
2011 ANNUAL CONFERENCE June 2011
Friday’s Opening General Session Features Dan Savage
NEW DAY/TIME! evolved into a non- few noted people who have
Friday, June 24, profit organization created and posted videos.
4:00 - 5:15 p.m. and a national move- The book, It Gets Better:
www.itgetsbetter.org has
Immediately preceeds the All ment, with more than Coming Out, Overcoming
Conference Reception on the 10,000 videos and Bullying, and Creating a evolved into a nonprofit
Exhibit Floor growing. President Life Worth Living, edited organization and a
D
an Savage is the author of the Barack Obama, The by Dan Savage and Terry national movement
syndicated column, “Savage Salt Lake City Li- Miller was released in
Love,” and the Editorial Direc- brary, Free Philadel- March.
tor of The Stranger, Seattle’s weekly phia Public Library, In addition to his fre-
newspaper. Last fall, Savage and his politicians such as quent appearances on recently attended a White House press
husband, Terry Miller spearheaded Secretary of State CNN, MSNBC, Real Time conference on bullying and is currently
the “It Gets Better” campaign by down- Hillary Clinton, Brit- With Bill Maher, and The working on a pilot with MTV.
loading a video on YouTube after a rash ish Prime Minister Dan Savage (photo by Colbert Report, Savage is a Dan Savage will sign copies of It
of gay teen suicides: youths who took David Cameron, and Christopher Staton) regular contributor to pub- Gets Better at the conclusion of the
their own lives because of bullying. Six celebrities like Tim lic radio’s This American Opening General Session.
months later, www.itgetsbetter.org has Gunn and Ellen DeGeneres are just a Life. He is the author of several books, Sponsored by Dutton Books
ALA Annual Conference Exhibits to Open Friday Afternoon
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ribbon cutting for the exhibits will be turing products and services designed braries to mobile book-stacking systems able to your library.
Visit New Artist Alley, Mobile App Pavilion
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he ALA Annual Conference New Orleans. Along the lines of the
Exhibits are always changing Graphic Novel/Gaming pavilion has
and two new pavilions on the been a destination for librarians for
show floor are sure to attract librar- over five years, this new pavilion al-
ians looking to interact with artists lows librarians to meet face to face
and illustrators, and wanting to find with artists and illustrators who
new mobile apps for their libraries. create comics, games, and graphic
novels. Artists are encouraged to
Artist Alley bring a variety of materials to dis-
Artists and illustrators are par- play, distribute for free and to sell.
ticipating in this new pavilion in » see page 4
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Auditorium Speaker Series Attracts Range of Authors
Publishers Weekly bestsell- Anarchist in the Library: How the
er lists, and has remained
consistently in the top spots
Clash between Freedom and Control is
Hacking the Real World and Crashing
Meet the Authors/
on the New York Times lists the System. In his newest book, The Illustrators
T
since publication. The book Googlization of Everything (and why his is your opportunity to
series has won a Nickel- we should worry), Siva Vaidhyanathan meet and get autographs
odeon Kids’ Choice Award, examines the ways we have used and from favorite adult and
books in the series have won embraced Google—and the growing children’s authors and illustra-
numerous awards voted resistance to its expansion across the tors.
on by students and teach- globe. Vaidhyanathan will be signing Click here for the latest list
ers in schools around the outside the auditorium immediately of author signings. Also, check
J. A. Jance Harlan Coben (photo globe and, in 2009, Jeff Kin- following the session. the Final Program, Exhibit Di-
by Béatrice Le Grand) ney was Sponsored By UC Press rectory and watch for updates in
Mystery Panel named Cognotes on site in New Orleans.
Saturday, June 25th, one of TIME mag- Daniel Ellsberg:
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. azine’s most influ- “ War And Secrecy ”
Featuring J. A. Jance and ential people in Sunday, June 26th, detailed biography can be found at
Harlan Coben the world. He lives 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. http://www.ellsberg.net/bio.
J. A. Jance is the New York Times in Massachusetts A Presentation by Daniel Ellsberg, Sponsored By Social Responsi-
bestselling author of the J. P. Beau- with his wife and the man the Nixon administration bilities Round Table, ALA Office For
mont series, the Joanna Brady series, sons. Kinney will dubbed “The Most Dangerous Man in Intellectual Freedom, ALA Office For
the Ali Reynolds series, and four in- be signing books America.” Ellsberg is a former United Literacy And Outreach Services And
Jeff Kinney
terrelated thrillers about the Walker before his presen- States military Video Round Table
Family. Born in South Dakota and tation from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. in the analyst who,
brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance Abrams booth #1427. while employed Brooke Gladstone
lives with her husband in Seattle, Sponsored By Abrams Book For by the RAND Cor- Sunday, June 26th,
Washington, and Tucson, Arizona. Young Readers And Amulet Books. poration, precipi- 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Harlan Coben is the number-one tated a national Brooke Gladstone is co-host and
New York Times bestselling author William Joyce political contro- managing editor of NPR’s award-win-
of numerous adult novels, and the Saturday, June 25th, versy in 1971 ning “On The Media”. A former senior
winner of the Edgar Award, Shamus 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. when he released editor at “Weekend Edition” and “All
Award, and Anthony Award—the first A true luminary and creative the Pentagon Pa- Things Con-
author to receive all three. His books spirit, William Joyce has put his pers—a top-secret sidered”, Glad-
are published in forty languages with personal stamp Daniel Ellsberg Pentagon study of stone has won a
more than 47 million copies in print on all types of U.S. government Peabody Award,
worldwide, and have been number-one children’s media. decision-making two Murrow
bestsellers in over a dozen countries. His picture books about the Vietnam War—to The New Aw a r d s , t h e
He lives in New Jersey. Shelter is his include George York Times and other newspapers. National Press
first novel for young adults. For more Shrinks, Dino- This is the 40th anniversary of Ells- C l u b ’s p r e s s
information on Coben, visit www. s a u r B o b a n d berg’s going into hiding to avoid arrest criticism award,
harlancoben.com, and for more infor- His Adventures by the FBI while disseminating the and has been
mation on the Mickey Bolitar books, with the Family Pentagon Papers to the major news Brooke Gladstone the recipient of
visit www.mickeybolitar.com. Lazardo, Bent- media. Ellsberg also spent three years a Peabody and
Jance will be signing in the ly & Egg and in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving as a Knight Fellowship at Stanford Uni-
HarperCollins booth #1316 from 9:00 - Santa Calls. He William Joyce rifle platoon leader, operations officer, versity. Her first book,The Influencing
9:50 a.m. following the session. Coben has won three and rifle company commander. A more » see page 10
will be signing outside the auditorium Emmy awards for his Rolie Polie Olie
immediately following the session. animated series; developed character
Sponsored by Penguin Young concepts for “Toy Story” and “A Bug’s
Readers and HarperCollins Life”; his films include “Robots” and
Writer, Actor Molly Shannon
Jeff Kinney
“Meet the Robinsons” and he’s cur-
rently co-directing “The Guardians”; at Closing General Session
Saturday, June 25th, and is producing “The Leaf Men”,
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. based on his picturebook. William Tuesday , June 28,
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
M
Jeff Kinney’s work has been widely Joyce is an honorary Guardian of
credited for its ability to turn reluctant Childhood, with his first Guardian olly Shannon, whose debut chil-
readers on to books. Since publica- picturebook, Man in the Moon, debut- dren’s book Tilly the Trickster will
tion of the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid ing in Fall 2011, and his body of work be published in September 2011 by
book in April 2007, more than 35 mil- can be found in toy boxes, bookshelves Abrams Books for Young Readers, is one of
lion books are in print in the United and hearts everywhere. Joyce will be the most recognizable female comedic ac-
States, and the books have been sold signing outside the auditorium from tresses in entertainment through her work
in more than 30 countries around the 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. on television and in films.
world. The series is a fixture on the Sponsored By Simon & Schuster The Emmy-nominated actress is known
USA Today, Wall Street Journal and for portraying exuberant characters and
Siva became famous for her roles on Saturday
Vaidhyanathan Night Live. Molly has appeared in numerous
Saturday, hit movies, including “Superstar”, “Never
June 25th, Been Kissed”, and “How the Grinch Stole
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Christmas”, and featured on top-rated
CLICK HERE Siva Vaidhya- television shows, including Glee, 30 Rock, Molly Shannon
nathan, Professor Scrubs, Seinfeld, Will & Grace, Sex and the
of Media Studies City, and The New Adventures of Old Christine, among many others.
ANNUAL and Law at the
University of Vir-
Her talents extend beyond comedy. Molly recently starred in the hit
Broadway show Promises, Promises and begins a new chapter as an au-
CONFERENCE ginia, is the au- Siva thor as the feisty, mischievous young heroine in Tilly the Trickster find
her way to children, parents, and all of her fans. Shannon will be signing
thor of Copyrights Vaidhyanathan
and Copywrongs: outside the auditorium immediately following the session.
The Rise of Intellectual Property and Sponsored by Abrams Book For Young Readers
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ALA Mobile
Connects at Annual Pat DiNizio of The Smithereens at Wrap Up Rev Up!
Exhibits Closing Reception ference Prize Package that includes rium B in the convention center,
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oopsie TM has partnered with Monday June 27, FREE registration and air fare to the for entertainment by Pat DiNizio,
ALA to bring you ALA Mobile... 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 2012 Annual Conference in Anaheim, front man of The Smithereens, prize
the fastest, easiest way to ac- Exhibit Halls G,H,I,J CA. (Raffle drop boxes will only be giveaways, a drink and a snack!
cess important and useful information The fun begins on the exhibit floor available on Monday, June 27.) See The drawings for these incredible
about the Annual Conference in New with special sales and giveaways of- your ALA ActionAd Booklet and Mon- prizes will be held in Auditorium B
Orleans, directly from your cell phone. fered by your ALA exhibitors. day’s Cognotes for a raffle entry form. at the Wrap Up Rev Up Party! Come
ALA Mobile requires access to the Wrap Up Rev Up prize raffle drop celebrate the wrap up of the Annual
data network on your phone (make boxes will be located at the back Party and Prize Raffle Drawing Conference and Exhibits and rev up
sure you monitor your data use if you of the 500 and 3600 aisles on the Monday June 27, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. for a spectacular 2012 at the Wrap
do not have an unlimited data plan). exhibit floor on Monday. This year’s Auditorium B Up Rev Up Celebration! At 2:30
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receive a text message back with a
link to download and install the small
application to your phone.
New Pavilions David Hutchison ..........................1661
Eric Wight ....................................1655
Participants in the Mobile Apps
Pavilion include:
» from page 1 Jim Ottaviani ...............................1667 3M Library Systems ................... 816G
Click on the ALA Logo and select
“Exhibitors”, “Sessions”, etc. ALA Mobile Participants in the Artist Alley Rod Espinosa................................1659 AAAS/Science.............................. 816E
is powered by Boopsie’s SmartPrefix include: Ryan Sias......................................1663 American Psychological
search, so you only have to type the first Alexis Fajardo ..............................1653 Shannon Eric Denton ..................1764 Association ............................... 816L
few letters of each word of the name. Ben Hatke ....................................1768 Tara Tallan ...................................1657 BiblioCommons Inc. ................... 816F
To view a list of the sessions, select the Carla Speed McNeil.....................1651 Evanced Solutions LLC............... 816I
“Sessions” channel. If you want to see Chris Schweizer ...........................1649 Mobile Applications Pavilion Infor Library and Information
all sessions on Friday, type ‘fri’. Clicking Darren Gendron...........................1669 Librarians are working to reach Solutions ................................... 816A
on a session will show you more details. Dave Roman & their patrons on mobile devices. The Innovative Interfaces, Inc. .........816N
The “add to plan” feature allows you to Raina Telgemeier ......................1665 new Mobile App Pavilion will bring Mango Languages ...................... 816D
create a personal schedule. You can also vendors’ latest mobile technologies to Nature Publishing Group .......... 816K
find local restaurants, hotels and even the exhibit floor. With the explosion of Scribd, Inc. ...................................816J
taxi services through the ALA Mobile. smart phone sales and the daily devel- SirsiDynix ...................................816H
Boopsie also provides a world- CLICK HERE opment of new applications for those Tech Logic ................................... 816M
class mobile library application with devices, there are more opportunities Third Iron .................................... 816B
complete integration with your exist- for these new tools than ever and An- Tutor.com ..................................... 816C
ing ILS — visit them in booth #823 nual Conference attendees can see a World Bank Publications ........... 816P
at Annual Conference and at http:// variety of these apps and developers all Make plans to visit these sold-out
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Mobile
App
Pavilion
Exhibit Hours Registration Hours
Friday, June 24: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Thursday June 23, 7:30am – 6:00pm Sunday June 26, 7:30am – 5:00pm
Saturday, June 25: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday June 24, 7:30am – 7:30pm Monday June 27, 7:30am – 2:00pm
Sunday, June 26: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday June 25, 7:30am – 5:00pm
Monday, June 27: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Assignment Name ............................. Booth Number Alexandria......................................................... 3545 AV2 by Weigl .................................................... 3725 The Book House Inc. ........................................ 3020
3M Library Systems..........................3216 Alexis Fajardo / Artist Alley .............................. 1653 AWE, Inc. .......................................................... 2924 Book Publishing Company ............................... 1034
3M Library Systems Mobile App ......................816G Alibris for Libraries .............................................. 546 Axzo Press ....................................................... 1051 Book Systems, Inc. ............................................. 729
47 Paintings ...................................................... 3834 ALISE ............................................................... 3519 Ayn Rand Institute ............................................ 1049 BookExpo America (BEA) 2011 ........................ 2518
720 design, inc. .................................................. 760 AltaMira Press .................................................. 1832 Ayn Rand Institute ............................................ 1046 Booklist ............................................................. 1334
A-B-C Altarama Information Systems ........................... 419 Azuradisc, Inc. .................................................. 3451 BookPage ......................................................... 1546
A&E Home Video/New Video Group ................ 3760 Alternative Press Center................................... 3718 B&H Publishing Group........................................ 446 Books on Tape .................................................. 1216
AAAS/Science .................................................. 816E Ambassador Books and Media......................... 2421 Backstage Library Works.................................. 2132 Books24x7®, A SkillSoft Company ..................... 635
Abbeville Press, Inc. ......................................... 1340 America Reads Spanish ................................... 2516 Baker & Taylor ..................................2049 Booksamillion ................................................... 3740
ABC-CLIO......................................................... 2740 American Collective Stand ............................... 2519 Baker Publishing Group.................................... 3734 BOOM! Studios................................................. 1640
ABDO Publishing Company ............................... 949 American Go Foundation.................................. 1643 Basch Subscriptions Inc, Boopsie............................................................... 823
ABI Professional Publications............................. 560 American Interfile & Library Relocations .......... 3832 a Prenax Company ....................................... 3838 Borntraeger Science Publishers ....................... 2525
Abingdon Press .................................................. 748 American Psychological Association ................ 3340 BayScan Technologies, LLC............................... 740 Bound to Stay Bound Books ...........2216
ABRAMS, The Art of Books Since 1949 ........... 1427 American Psychological Association Bearport Publishing Co......................................1154 Boyds Mills Press ............................................. 1515
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair.................... 2519 Mobile App Kiosk .......................................... 816L Beijing Chinese Book Trading Co. .................... 2458 Brainfuse .......................................................... 3540
Accessible Archives, Inc. .................................. 2225 Annick Press....................................................... 952 Beijing International Book Fair.......................... 2519 Bridgeman Education/The Bridgeman
AccuCut® .......................................................... 1547 AP Images From AccuWeather Inc................... 1734 Ben Hatke / Artist Alley .....................................1768 Art Library ...................................................... 3724
ACS/OCS/Selectec............................................. 316 Archaia Entertainment ...................................... 1654 Benchmark Education Company ...................... 1044 Brill.................................................................... 2615
Action! Library Media Service ........................... 3447 ARL / LibQUAL+® / StatsQUAL® ....................... 2162 Berkeley Electronic Press................................... 519 Britannica Digital Learning................................ 1040
Actrace ............................................................. 3839 Arsenal Pulp Press ........................................... 1255 Bernan ...............................................1831 Brockhaus/German Books................................ 2525
Adam Matthew Education................................. 3434 Arte Publico Press .............................................. 928 Bernan Press ....................................1832 Brodart Co. ......................1616,1626,1630
AFL-CIO/ALA Joint Committee on ArtMattan Productions ...................................... 3841 Better World Books............................................. 934 Brookhaven Press ............................................ 2425
Library Serivces to Labor Groups ..................2120 ARTstor ............................................................... 410 BiblioCommons Inc............................................. 507 Burgeon Group, LLC ........................................ 3160
Agati Furniture .................................................. 2334 Astaro ................................................................. 420 BiblioCommons Inc........................................... 816F BWI.....................................................2758
ALA Affiliates.....................................................2122 Atiz Innovation, Inc. ............................................ 331 Bibliotheca ITG, LLC .......................................... 428 ByWater Solutions .............................................. 732
ALA Public Programs Office ............................. 1354 Atlas Systems ................................................... 2734 Bi-Folkal Productions, Inc. ................................ 3814 Camara Brasileira do Livro ............................... 2360
ALA Publishing ................................................. 3123 AtoZ Databases .................................................. 418 Big Cozy Books .................................................. 404 Cambridge University Press ............................. 2724
ALA/Membership Pavilion ................................ 2540 AudioGO ........................................................... 2221 The Bilingual Publications Company ................ 2361 Candlewick Press .............................1023
ALA BOOKSTORE ........................................... 2531 Author Solutions, Inc. ....................................... 2623 Bill Sargent - Author.......................................... 3829 Capstone .......................................................... 1347
Albert Whitman & Company ............................. 1523 Auto-Graphics, Inc. ............................................. 634 BioMed Central ................................................... 853 Cardinal Publishers Group ............................... 3837
Alexander Street Press......................................3115 Aux Amateurs De Livres ................................... 2354 Birchard Company ............................................ 2948 Career Choices, LLC ........................................ 3723
Black Caucus of the Am. Lib. Assn. Career Cruising ................................................ 3632
(BCALA) ........................................................ 3846 CareerOneStop .................................................. 727
Click on the PURPLE BOOTH SPACES on the floor plan to visit Black Rabbit Books .......................................... 1061 CareerShift.com.................................................. 532
Cognotes advertiser and Library Champion Web sites. Blekko ................................................................. 324 Carla Speed McNeil / Artist Alley......................1651
Click on the RED BOOTH SPACES on the floor plan to visit Bloomberg Government ..................................... 353 Carolyn Forsman Conversation
Cognotes Preview Issue advertiser Web sites. Bloom’s Literary Criticism ................................. 3232 Piece Jewelry ................................................ 1859
Bloomsbury / Walker Books for Young Readers....1123 Carus Publishing Company ...............................1155
Click on BLUE BOOTH SPACES to visit Library Champion Web sites. Blue Apple Books ............................................. 1233 Casalini Libri - Fiesole, Italy.............................. 2355
Bolinda Publishing, Inc. .................................... 3549 CASSIE .............................................................. 603
...or click on the Bolded COMPAny LISTIngS
Bologna Children’s Book Fair ........................... 2519 Cato Institute ...................................................... 852

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ALA Annual Conference Exhibits
CLICK HERE
REGISTER! Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA
Halls G-J
Assignment Name Booth Number Copyright Clearance Center ............................... 330 Eerdmans Books for Young Readers ............... 1615 Explore.org ....................................................... 3660
CDW-G ............................................................. 3557 Counting Opinions (Squire) Ltd. ......................... 724 Egmont USA ....................................................... 954 Facet Publishing ............................................... 2215
CEDROM-SNi................................................... 3735 CQ Press .......................................................... 1860 e-ImageData Corp. ............................................. 624 Facts On File Inc. ............................................. 3232
Celayix Software................................................. 710 Crabtree Publishing Company.......................... 3631 Elecompack by A.S.R.S.................................... 3028 Family Link & World Vital Records ................... 3757
Center Point Large Print ................................... 2321 The Creative Company..................................... 3634 Ellison Educational ........................................... 1026 FamilySearch.................................................... 3148
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ... 3620 Credo Reference .............................................. 2316 Elsevier Inc...............................1839,1840 Farber Specialty Vehicles ................................. 2950
Centurion Technologies ...................................... 415 Crowley Company ............................................ 1625 Emerald Group Publishing Inc .......................... 3646 FDA Office of Women’s Health ......................... 3728
Cerebellum Corporation ................................... 3655 CRS Advanced Technology ................................ 320 Emery-Pratt Company ...................................... 1833 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) .. 343
Chandos Publishing.......................................... 2215 d-e-F Enslow Publishers Inc. ..................................... 1329 Federal Reserve Board ...................................... 340
Charlesbridge Publishing.................................. 1323 Darren Gendron / Artist Alley ........................... 1669 Environmental Protection Agency....................... 660 Federal Trade Commission ................................ 335
Chelsea Green Publishing Company ............... 3616 Data2 Corporation ............................................ 2621 EnvisionWare ................................................... 3132 Ferguson’s ........................................................ 3232
Chelsea House ................................................. 3232 Dave Roman & Raina Telgemeier.................... 1665 EOS International ............................................... 610 Film Movement ................................................. 3452
Chena River Marblers....................................... 3650 David Hutchison / Artist Alley........................... 1661 Equinox Software, Inc......................................... 550 Films Media Group ........................................... 3232
Chicago One Stop ............................................ 3456 De Gruyter ........................................................ 2420 Erasmus Boekhandel BV.................................. 2353 Films On Demand............................................. 3232
Chicago Review Press ..................................... 2251 Dematic Corp.................................................... 3625 ERIC ................................................................. 3322 Firefly Books ....................................................... 946
Childhood Cancer Guides ................................ 3822 DEMCO Inc. .....................2240,2340,2440 Eric Wight / Artist Alley..................................... 1655 FireSign by Anode ............................................ 3623
Children’s Book Press Demos Medical Publishing Ernst Klett Sprachen GmbH/PONS GmbH....... 2525 Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd................................. 1024
(dist. by Publishers Group West) ................... 1248 (dist. by Publishers Group West) ................... 1248 Essence of History............................................ 3850 Florida State University, School of
Children’s Plus, Inc. ...........................................1150 Department of Veterans Affairs ......................... 326 Estey/Tennsco .................................................. 2815 Library & Information Studies ...................... 3526A
ChiliFresh Enterprises, Inc. ................................ 608 Dexter Educational Toys, Inc. .......................... 3853 Euromonitor International ................................. 2455 FOLDA:Library for Deaf Action ......................... 3813
Chin Music Press.............................................. 1255 Diamond Book Distributors ............................... 1740 Eustis Chair ...................................................... 3649 Follett Library Resources.................................. 2758
China Books ....................................................... 754 Digital Campus ................................................. 3450 Evanced Solutions, Inc. .................................... 2239 ForeWord Reviews ........................................... 1621
ChinaSprout...................................................... 2454 Digital Transitions/Content Evanced Solutions LLC Mobile App................. 816-I
CHOICE Magazine ........................................... 1535 Conversion Specialists .................................... 831 Ex Libris , Inc. ...................................3126 » see page 8
Chris Schweizer / Artist Alley ........................... 1649 Disney - Hyperion Books ...................................1158
Chronicle Books ............................................... 1016 DK Publishing Inc. ............................................ 1421
Cinco Puntos Press .......................................... 1255 Dorrance Publishing Company ......................... 2524
Classical Comics Ltd. Dreamscape ..................................................... 3555
(dist. by Publishers Group West) ................... 1248
Clavis Publishing .............................................. 2251
Dreamspinner Press ......................................... 3817
Drexel University Online, ALA/ERT Exhibits
Clear-Vu ........................................................... 3658
CMS.................................................................... 702
The iSchool ....................................1526
Dun & Bradstreet .............................................. 2226 Opening Reception Friday
CoLibri Systems North America, Inc. ................ 1855 DVA (Distribution Video & Audio)..................... 3651
ColorMarq ......................................................... 2322 Eastern Book Company ......................................351
Friday, June 24, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Combined Book Exhibit ...................2524 Eastman Kodak Company .................................. 807 The Exhibits Opening Reception sponsored by ALA and ERT will
Comex Systems Inc.......................................... 3421 EasyBib.com....................................................... 508 be held throughout the Exhibits Hall. Enjoy free hors d’oeuvres
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund ..................... 1749 EBL-Ebook Library ............................................. 701 as you visit the ALA exhibitors. This is a great way start
Compendium Library Services ......................... 2741 ebrary ............................................................... 2819 your conference experience in New Orleans,
Comprise Technologies ...................................... 440 EBSCO Information Services ..........2830 so be sure to join us!
Computype ....................................................... 1558 ECW Press ....................................................... 2251
Consortium Book Sales & Distribution.............. 1255 Editorial Oceano, Inc. ....................................... 2422

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International Information Services .................... 3842
Exhibitors International Monetary Fund (IMF) ..................... 846 Click on the PURPLE BOOTH SPACES on the floor plan to visit
iREAD Summer Reading Program ................... 2126 Cognotes advertiser and Library Champion Web sites.
» from page 7
iTeam Resources, Inc ....................................... 3624
Assignment Name ............................. Booth Number iVina Corp. .......................................................... 708 Click on the RED BOOTH SPACES on the floor plan to visit
Frances Lincoln Ltd. (dist. by Publishers J-K-l Cognotes Preview Issue advertiser Web sites.
Group West) .................................................. 1248 James Lorimer & Company. Ltd. ...................... 1036 Click on BLUE BOOTH SPACES to visit Library Champion Web sites.
Frankfurt Book Fair - Janet Boyanton, Author .................................... 3859
Ausstellungs und Messe GmbH .................... 2525 Jasper Library Furniture ................................... 3046 ...or click on the Bolded COMPAny LISTIngS
Free Spirit Publishing ....................................... 1346 Jean Touzot Librairie Internationale.................. 2452
Freedom’s Hammer Productions ...................... 3824 Jim Ottaviani / Artist Alley ................................ 1667 Melville House Publishing................................... 845 Peterson Institute for International Economics ... 847
Freegal Music ..................................................... 832 JobShop Inc........................................................ 562 Mergent, Inc. .....................................2222 Philippine Cultural & Educational Services....... 3844
Frozen Light Collection ..................................... 3261 John Wiley & Sons .................................. 2932,3032 Merriam-Webster Inc. ....................................... 2250 Playaway .......................................................... 3250
Frye Gillan Molinaro Architects .......................... 662 Journal of Visualized Experiments ..................... 728 MerryMakers..................................................... 1545 Poisoned Pen Press ......................................... 1045
Fulcrum Publishing ........................................... 1255 JSTOR ................................................................ 501 Midpoint Trade Books ....................................... 3722 POLARIS Library Systems...............1634
G-H-I Junior Library Guild ............................................ 939 Midwest Library Service ................................... 2233 Popular Subscription Service ........................... 3816
Galaxy Press ...................................................... 559 Kane Miller/Usborne Books ...............................1147 Midwest Tape.................................................... 2750 Portico ................................................................ 501
gale, part of Cengage Learning ......2016 Kappa Map Group, LLC ................................... 3860 Milkweed Editions (dist. by Publishers #1 Private Tutor ................................................ 3558
Gardening with Kids ........................................... 927 KAPCO Book Protection................................... 2739 Group West) .................................................. 1248 Project MUSE ................................................... 1829
Gareth Stevens Publishing ............................... 2616 KATI Books ....................................................... 3830 Milliken Carpet .................................................... 315 ProQuest ...........................................2816
gaylord Brothers ....................1716, 2316 Kensington Publishing ...................................... 3741 MINISIS Inc. ....................................................... 607 PSA-Dewberry .................................................... 645
Geographic Research, Inc. ............................... 3621 KI ...................................................................... 3226 Mintel ................................................................ 3131 PublishAmerica................................................. 3726
German Books in Print ..................................... 2525 Kids Can Press ................................................. 1550 Mitinet, Inc. ......................................................... 809 Publishers Group West (PGW)......................... 1248
GERMANY-Association of Publishers Kiki Magazine ..................................................... 458 MJ Industries Inc. ............................................. 2749 Publishers Weekly ............................................ 2517
& Booksellers in Baden-Wuerttemberg ......... 2525 Kingfisher...........................................................1121 mk Sorting Systems............................................ 522 Pubmatch.com.................................................. 2521
Globe Pequot Press ......................................... 2515 Kingsley Library Equipment .............................. 1850 Mobility Resource Associates ........................... 3928 Puvill Libros S.A. .............................................. 2356
Goldminds Publishing, LLC .............................. 3856 Kingstone Media group ...................1748 Montel Inc. ........................................................ 3516 Quest Books (dist. by Publishers Group West) .... 1248
Good Books ...................................................... 1033 Kirtas Technologies, Inc...................................... 602 Montooth Library Challenge ............................. 3715 R.E.P. Industries, Inc. ......................................... 761
Goosebottom Books LLC ................................. 3826 KO Kids Books (dist. by Publishers Moody Publishers ..............................................2116 Rainbow Book Company ...................................1151
GoPrint Systems, Inc. ......................................... 523 Group West) .................................................. 1248 Morningstar .......................................3047 RAND State Statistics ...................................... 3848
Government Institutes ...................................... 1832 KWS Publishers................................................ 3827 Mosio / Text a Librarian ...................................... 429 The Randolph Rose Collection .......3546
grant Professionals Association ....1619 L.A. Theatre Works ........................................... 3449 Mother Goose on the Loose®, LLC ................... 3858 Random House Childrens Books ..................... 1215
Great Graphic Novel Library Giveaway ............1760 LAC Group........................................................ 3348 Motion Picture Licensing Corporation............... 3749 Random House Large Print Books ................... 1216
Grebow Tile Donor Recognition........................ 2833 Laptops Anytime (Faronics) ................................ 409 Movie Licensing USA........................................ 3448 Random House Library &
Gressco Ltd. ..................................................... 1730 LearningExpress, LLC ...................................... 2416 Music Library Association ................................. 3525 Academic Marketing ...................................... 1216
Grey House Publishing ..................................... 2825 Lectorum Publications, Inc. .............................. 2450 namelos .............................................................. 829 Random House, Inc. ............................... 1215, 1216
Groundwood Books (dist. by Lee & Low Books...............................................1132 NASA ................................................................ 2751 Readex ............................................................. 3140
Publishers Group West) ................................ 1248 LEID Products .................................................... 416 NASA/ NOAA Space Place & SciJinks ............. 1054 ReadHowyouWant ............................2424
Groupe Archambault Inc. .................................. 2460 Lemniscaat USA ................................................. 829 National Endowment for the Humanities .......... 1556 Rebound Designs ............................................... 659
Grove/Atlantic, Inc. (dist. by Publishers Lerner Publishing Group..................................... 916 National Geographic ......................................... 1234 Recorded Books ................................................3116
Group West) .................................................. 1248 Lexicon Bilingual Resources .............................. 349 National Human Genome Institute ................... 3823 Red Mountain Press ......................................... 3748
Guadalajara Int’l Book Fair ............................... 2451 Lexington Books ............................................... 1832 National Information Standards The Reference Shelf......................................... 3836
H.W. Wilson, Co. ...............................1816 LexisNexis® Academic & Library Solutions...... 1839 Organization (NISO) ........................................ 730 ReferencePoint Press Inc. .................................. 924
Hachette Book Group USA................................1134 Liaoning Science and Technology National Library of Medicine ............................... 930 Reliance Label Solutions, Inc. ............................ 601
Hale Manufacturing ............................................ 339 Publishing House........................................... 2359 National Storytelling Network ...........................1521 Relocation Advisers Ltd. ..................................... 754
Hallett & Sons Expert Movers, Inc. ................... 3840 Libreria Garcia Cambeiro ................................. 2462 Nature Publishing Group .................................. 2831 Remart International ........................................ 3756
Happy Feet ......................................................... 657 Liberty Fund, Inc. ................................................ 840 Nature Publishing Group Mobile App Kiosk .... 816K Renaissance Learning™ .................................... 828
Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. .................................1159 LibLime, a division of PTFS ................................ 334 Naxos of America, Inc....................................... 3657 Renouf Publishing Co. Ltd. ............................... 2524
HarperCollins Children’s Books ........................ 1315 Librarica, LLC ..................................................... 603 NBC Learn ........................................................ 1516 ResCarta Foundation, Inc................................... 510
HarperCollins Publishers .................................. 1316 Library Automation Technologies........................ 504 NBM/Papercutz ................................................ 1754 Ringgold, Inc....................................................... 401
HARRASSOWITZ.................................... 2349,2350 Library Bureau Inc. ........................................... 2134 neal-Schuman Publishers Inc. ........2215 Ristech Company Inc. ........................................ 516
Harvard University Press .................................. 2423 Library Ideas, LLC .............................................. 832 Neighborhood Solutions Inc. ............................ 3821 Rob M. Worley / Artist Alley ..............................1766
HB+M | Architects ............................................... 545 Library Juice Press ........................................... 3718 New Harbinger Publications ............................... 925 ro*co films educational ..................................... 3561
HCI ................................................................... 3350 Library of Congress .......................................... 2856 New Mexico Book Association.......................... 3748 Rocket Languages.............................................. 832
Heifer International ........................................... 1344 The Library Resources Groupe ........................ 2160 New Orleans Public Library .............................. 2128 Rod Espinosa / Artist Alley .............................. 1659
HHS Office of Minority Health The Library Store, Inc.™ .................................. 3416 The New York Review of Books ....................... 1223 Rosen Publishing Group Inc. ............................ 2715
Resource Center ........................................... 2732 Library Systems & Services , LLC .... 3024 The New York Times......................................... 3653 Rourke Publishing Group ................................. 3515
Hidell & Associates Architects ............................ 756 Library Technologies Inc. .................................. 2323 Newmarket Press ..............................................1146 Rowman & Littlefield Education ........................ 1832
Highlights for Children®..................................... 1519 LibraryThing........................................................ 827 NewsBank ........................................................ 3140 Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. ............... 1832
Highsmith ..........................................1240 Lifelong Education @ Desktop - UNT................. 448 Nicholas Brealey Publishing, Davies Black, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing
History Education ............................................. 3758 Listening Library ............................................... 1216 Intercultural Press........................................ 1051A Group, Inc. ..................................................... 1832
Holiday House .................................................. 1331 Little, Brown Books for Young Readers .............1129 Nielsen Book .................................................... 2519 RTI -DVD/CD Repair Machines ....................... 3446
Hoover Institution Press ..................................... 839 Live Oak Media..................................................1145 Nienkamper Furniture & Accessories ............... 3154 Russia Online, Inc. ........................................... 3857
The Horn Book ................................................... 940 Livemocha ........................................................ 3843 Nolo .................................................................... 841 Ryan McKinley - Author .................................... 3825
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ........................ 1539,1540 LogiXML ............................................................. 825 Nomad Press .................................................... 2251 Ryan Sias / Artist Alley..................................... 1663
IBERBOOK-Sanchez Cuesta ........................... 2449 London Book Fair ............................................. 2519 Northern Micrographics Inc. ............................. 2427 S-T
IBISWorld Inc.................................................... 3654 Lonely Planet Publications ............................... 2219 NorthSouth Books Inc....................................... 1060 SAgE Publications, Inc. ...................1860
IGI Global ......................................................... 3426 LSU Press .......................................................... 862 Norwood House Press...................................... 1059 SALALM ............................................................2124
IImage Retrieval, Inc......................................... 3016 LSU School of Library & Information Science .. 3527 OBS Inc. ........................................................... 2254 San Jose State University-SLIS ....................... 3535
ikon.5 architects................................................ 3720 Lucy Korner Verlag GmbH................................ 2525 OCLC .................................................2840 Santa Monica Press ......................................... 2251
Image Access ................................................... 2060 Lyngsoe Systems ............................................. 3316 OECD ............................................................... 2158 Sarah Badders - Author ................................... 3855
Imprint Plus......................................................... 762 LYRASIS............................................................. 959 Office on Women’s Health, U.S. DHHS .............. 450 Sasquatch Books (dist. by Publishers
Independent Book Publishers Association ....... 1046 M-N-o The Oliver Press Inc. ....................................... 3656 Group West) .................................................. 1248
Independent Publishers Group ......................... 2251 M.E. Sharpe Inc. ............................................... 1348 One Call Now ..................................................... 423 Saudi Aramco ................................................... 2456
Index Data .......................................................... 515 Mackin Educational Resources ........................ 1053 Open Repository................................................. 855 Scarecrow Press .............................................. 1832
Indiana Historical Society ................................ 3847 Macmillan ..........................................................1126 OpinionArchives ............................................... 2317 SCB Distributors ............................................... 2256
Indigenous Crafts from Bolivia ......................... 3849 Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group .... 1115,1116 Orca Book Publishers ....................................... 1030 Scholastic.................................1439,1440
Indus International, Inc. .................................... 3550 mag/box / 3 Branch Products Inc ..................... 3746 Out of Print ....................................................... 2728 Scholastic Book Fairs .............1439,1440
Infobase Learning ............................................. 3232 Magazine Subscription Service Agency ........... 2262 OverDrive®, Inc. ............................................... 3326 » see page 12
Infogroup ............................................................ 723 Maney Publishing ............................................... 856 Overlooked Books .............................................. 457
Infor Library and Information Mango Languages .............................................. 646 Owlkids (dist. by Publishers Group West) ........ 1248
Solutions ....................................... 518 Mango Languages ............................................816D Oxford University Press...................2940
Infor Library and Information MARCIVE, Inc. ................................................. 1736 P-Q-R
Solutions ..................................... 816A Marquis Who’s Who ......................................... 2224 Palgrave Macmillan .......................................... 3133
Information Today, Inc. ....................................... 960
Infovision Software, Inc. ..................................... 408
Marshall Cavendish Corp ................1239
Martin Pearl Publishing..................................... 2260
Palmieri Furniture Ltd. ...................................... 3440
Paratext ............................................................ 2743
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Inner Traditions ................................................. 1853 Massaging Insoles ............................................ 1861 Patent & Trademark Depository
Innovative Interfaces, Inc.................2234
Innovative Interfaces, Inc. ............. 816n
McFarland & Company ............................ 2325,2326
McGraw-Hill Professional ................................. 3040
Library Program ............................................... 319
Peachtree Publishers ....................................... 1243
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Insignia Software Corporation ............................ 628
McNeill Designs ................................................ 1646
McSweeney’s (dist. by Publishers
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Penguin Group (USA) Inc. ................................ 1422
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INT Books ......................................................... 3819 MediaCan International .................................... 3460 Perkins+Will........................................................ 323
INTELECOM....................................................... 333 Medianet/Schedule 3W/Dymaxion Research ..... 736 Perma-Bound Books .......................................... 956
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