The May 2011 preview issue of ALA Cognotes, covering the exhibits and programs from ALA11 - the 2011 Annual Conference of the American Library Association.

1. NEW ORLEANS PREVIEW
ALACognotes
2011 ANNUAL CONFERENCE May 2011
Friday’s Opening General
Session Features Dan Savage
NEW DAY/TIME!
Friday, June 24, 4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
Immediately preceeds the All Conference
Reception on the Exhibit Floor
D
an Savage is the author of the syndicated
column, “Savage Love,” and the Editorial
Director of The Stranger, Seattle’s weekly
newspaper. Last fall, Savage and his husband,
Terry Miller spearheaded the “It Gets Better”
campaign by downloading a video on YouTube after
a rash of gay teen suicides: youths who took their
own lives because of bullying. Six months later,
www.itgetsbetter.org has evolved into a nonprofit
organization and a national movement, with more
than 10,000 videos and growing. President Barack
Obama, The Salt Lake City Library, Free Phila- Dan Savage (photo by
» see page 10 Christopher Staton) (first photo) The exhibit hall drew thousands of librarians at the 2010
Writer, Actor Molly Shannon
Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. More than 900 companies will
display the latest in publishing, furnishings and technologies for your library
in New Orleans. (second photo) St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans’ French
at Closing General Session Quarter and the Andrew Jackson Statue (photo courtesy New Orleans CVB).
Tuesday , June 28,
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
ALA Annual Conference
M Exhibits to Open Friday Afternoon
olly Shannon, whose debut children’s
book Tilly the Trickster will be published
T
in September 2011 by Abrams Books for he Exhibits will be located in
Young Readers, is one of the most recognizable fe-
male comedic actresses in entertainment through
the Ernest M. Morial Conven-
tion Center, Halls G-J.
Sales, Giveways,
her work on television and in films. The official opening ceremony and Entertainment at
ribbon cutting for the exhibits will be
The Emmy-nominated actress is known for
portraying exuberant characters and became fa- held Friday, June 24 at 5:15 pm fol- Wrap Up Rev Up!
mous for her roles on Saturday Night Live. Molly lowing the Opening General Session. Exhibits Closing
has appeared in numerous hit movies, includ- The ALA Annual Conference Reception
ing “Superstar”, “Never Been Kissed”, and “How Exhibits includes more than 1500 Monday June 27,
the Grinch Stole Christmas”, and featured on booths featuring products and ser- 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
top-rated television shows, including Glee, 30 vices designed to help you manage Exhibit Halls G,H,I,J
Rock, Scrubs, Seinfeld, Will & Grace, Sex and the library of the Millennium. Your The fun begins on the exhibit
Molly Shannon » see page 10 ALA Exhibitors are eager to dis- floor with special sales and
cuss how they can help make your giveaways offered by your ALA
library even better. From virtual exhibitors.
libraries to mobile book-stacking Special Wrap Up Rev Up
systems to premium quality library prize raffle drop boxes will be
furniture, the exhibits is your one located at the back of the 500
stop shopping for all of your library and 3600 aisles on the exhibit
Click here to see needs. Join us to explore the latest
our ad on page 3. floor on Monday. Drop off your
innovation available to your library.
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» see page 6 for exhibitor list and floor plan
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MAY 13 CONFERENCE

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Auditorium Speaker Series Attracts Range of Authors
The series is a fixture on Google—and the growing resistance Gladstone has won a Peabody Award,
the USA Today, Wall Street to its expansion across the globe. two Murrow Awards, the National
Journal and Publishers Sponsored By UC Press Press Club’s press criticism award, and
Weekly bestseller lists, and has been the recipient of a Peabody and
has remained consistently Daniel Ellsberg: a Knight Fellowship at Stanford Uni-
in the top spots on the New “ War And Secrecy ” versity. Her first book,The Influencing
York Times lists since pub- Sunday, June 26th, Machine, will be published by W. W.
lication. The book series 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. Norton & Company in May.
has won a Nickelodeon A Presentation by Daniel
Kids’ Choice Award, books Ellsberg, the man the Nixon ad-
in the series have won nu- ministration dubbed “The Most
J. A. Jance Harlan Coben (photo merous awards voted on by Dangerous Man in America.”
by Béatrice Le Grand) students and teachers in Ellsberg is a former United
Mystery Panel schools around the globe States military analyst who,
Saturday, June 25th, and, in 2009, Jeff Kinney was named while employed by the RAND
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. one of TIME magazine’s most influ- Corporation, precipitated a
Featuring J. A. Jance and ential people in the world. He lives in national political controversy
Harlan Coben Massachusetts with his wife and sons. in 1971 when he released the
J. A. Jance is the New York Times Sponsored By Abrams Book For Pentagon Papers—a top-secret
bestselling author of the J. P. Beau- Young Readers And Amulet Books. Pentagon study of U.S. govern-
mont series, the Joanna Brady series, ment decision-making about David Simon (photo Laura Lippman (photo
the Ali Reynolds series, and four in- William Joyce the Vietnam War—to The New by Paul Schiraldi) by Jan Cobb)
terrelated thrillers about the Walker Saturday, June 25th, York Times and other newspa-
Family. Born in South Dakota and 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. pers. This is the 40th anniversary of Sponsored By W.W. Norton
brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance A true luminary and creative Ellsberg’s going PL A President’s Program and
lives with her husband in Seattle, spirit, William Joyce has put his per- i n t o h i d i n g t o Awards Presentation
Washington, and Tucson, Arizona. sonal stamp on all types of children’s avoid arrest by Sunday, June 26th,
Harlan Coben is the number-one media. His picture books include the FBI while dis- 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
New York Times bestselling author George Shrinks, Dinosaur Bob and seminating the Featuring David Simon And
of numerous adult novels, and the His Adventures Pentagon Papers Laura Lippman
winner of the Edgar Award, Shamus with the Family to the major news PLA and PLA President, Audra
Award, and Anthony Award—the first Lazardo, Bently media. Ellsberg Caplan, welcome writer-producer Da-
author to receive all three. His books & Egg and San- also spent three vid Simon and mystery author Laura
are published in forty languages with ta Calls. He has years in the U.S. Lippman as keynote speakers.
more than 47 million copies in print won three Emmy Marine Corps, Simon and Lippman, husband
worldwide, and have been number-one awards for his Daniel Ellsberg serving as rifle and wife, bring a dynamic energy
bestsellers in over a dozen countries. Rolie Polie Olie platoon leader, and urban perspective to the stage.
He lives in New Jersey. Shelter is his animated series; operations officer, and rifle company Their Baltimore origins inspire their
first novel for young adults. For more developed char- commander. A more detailed biog- work—Simon as writer and producer
information on Harlan, visit www. acter concepts for raphy can be found at http://www. of award-winning shows, “Homicide”
harlancoben.com, and for more infor- “Toy Story” and William Joyce ellsberg.net/bio. and “The Wire”, and Lippman as the
mation on the Mickey Bolitar books, “A Bug’s Life”; Sponsored By Social Responsi- best-selling author of mysteries fea-
visit www.mickeybolitar.com. his films include “Robots” and “Meet bilities Round Table, ALA Office For turing Baltimore P.I. Tess Monaghan
Sponsored by Penguin Young the Robinsons” and he’s currently Intellectual Freedom, ALA Office For and books, What the Dead Know and
Readers and HarperCollins co-directing “The Guardians”; and is Literacy And Outreach Services And Life Sentences. Simon also brings
producing “The Leaf Men”, based on Video Round unique insight on the conference host-
Jeff Kinney his picturebook. William Joyce is an Table city, New Orleans, from his current
Saturday, June 25th, honorary Guardian of Childhood, with work on the TV drama “Treme”.
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. his first Guardian picturebook, Man Brooke Sponsored By Harper Collins
Jeff Kinney’s work has been widely in the Moon, debuting in Fall 2011, Gladstone
credited for its ability to turn reluctant and his body of work can be found Sunday, Science Fiction/Fantasy Panel
readers on to books. Since publica- in toy boxes, bookshelves and hearts June 26th, Monday, June 27th,
tion of the first everywhere. 10:30 - 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Diary of a Wimpy Sponsored By Simon & Schuster 11:30 a.m. Featuring C.J. Cherryh And
Kid book in April Brooke Glad- Brandon Sanderson
2007, more than Siva Vaidhyanathan stone is co-host A multiple award-winning author
35 million books Saturday, June 25th, 3:30 - Brooke Gladstone and managing of more than thirty novels, C.J. Cher-
are in print in the 4:30 p.m. editor of NPR’s ryh received her B.A. in Latin from
United States, and Siva Vaidhyanathan, Professor award-winning “On The Media”. A the University of Oklahoma, and then
the books have of Media Studies and Law at the former senior editor at “Weekend Edi- went on to earn a M.A. in Classics
been sold in more University of Virginia, is the author tion” and “All Things Considered”, from Johns Hopkins University. Cher-
than 30 countries of Copyrights and Copywrongs: The ryh’s novels, in-
Jeff Kinney around the world. Rise of Intellectual Property and cluding Tripoint,
How It Threatens Cyteen, and The
Creativity and Meet the Authors/ Pride of Chanur,
The Anarchist in Illustrators are famous for
T
the Library: How his is your opportunity to their knife-edge
the Clash between meet and get autographs suspense and
Freedom and Con- complex, realis-
CLICK HERE trol is Hacking the
from favorite adult and
children’s authors and illustra- tic characters.
Real World and tors. Cherryh won the
Crashing the Sys- Click here for the latest list John W. Camp- C.J. Cherryh
ANNUAL tem. In his newest
book, The Googl-
of author signings. Also, check bell Award for
Best New Writer in 1977. She was
CONFERENCE ization of Every- Siva
the Final Program, Exhibit Di-
rectory and watch for updates in also awarded the Hugo Award for her
thing (and why Vaidhyanathan Cognotes on site in New Orleans. short story Cassandra in 1979, and
we should worry), the novels Downbelow Station in 1982
Siva Vaidhyanathan examines the
ways we have used and embraced » see page 10

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ALA Mobile
Connects at Annual Exhibit Floor Stage Presentations
B
oopsie TM has partnered with Live@ your library the stage have included Nick Hornby, What’s Cooking @AL A
ALA to bring you ALA Mobile... Reading Stage Dinaw Mengestu, Sara Paretsky, – Cooking Stage
the fastest, easiest way to ac- This stage is located in the Ex- Mary Doty, Leif Enger, Susan Power, The “What’s Cooking @ ALA”
cess important and useful information hibits on Saturday, Sunday and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Naomi Shihab Cooking Pavilion will showcase a
about the Annual Conference in New Monday. Take a break from a busy Nye, U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan, and variety of chefs and authors. Chefs
Orleans, directly from your cell phone. day of programs and meetings, and Sherman Alexie. will be heating up the exhibit floor
ALA Mobile requires access to the let someone read to you for a change. After each reading, LIVE! authors with fantastic displays of the latest
data network on your phone (make Stop by the LIVE! @ your library will be available to sign copies of their cookbooks. Chefs will be there every
sure you monitor your data use if you Reading Stage to experience read- work for conference attendees. Visit day to prepare the hottest recipes on
do not have an unlimited data plan). ings by new and favorite authors and www.ala.org/publicprograms for sched- the Demonstration Stage and to au-
Go to http://ala.boopsie.com from your poets, learn how to develop author ule updates. tograph their latest books. Past chefs
mobile phone’s browser; or, simply text programs and find new reading The LIVE ! @ your library Reading have included Matthew Locricchio,
the word “ala2011” to 41411. You will recommendations for your patrons. Stage is presented by the ALA Public Warren Brown, Bill Yosses, Spike
receive a text message back with a In the past, readers featured on Programs Office. Menelsohn and Dorie Greenspan.
link to download and install the small
application to your phone. PopTop Stage: Popular
Click on the ALA Logo and select Topics, Every Day
“Exhibitors”, “Sessions”, etc. ALA Mobile Rosemary The PopTop Stage will focus on
is powered by Boopsie’s SmartPrefix Harris, popular librarian favorites including
search, so you only have to type the first author of mystery, romance, travel, sci/fi reli-
few letters of each word of the name. Dead Head, gion and horror. The PopTop Stage
To view a list of the sessions, select the moderates will feature readings, discussions,
“Sessions” channel. If you want to see a panel and presentations on topics that are
all sessions on Friday, type ‘fri’. Clicking discussion near and dear to all librarians and
on a session will show you more details. with fellow the populations they serve.
The “add to plan” feature allows you to mystery
create a personal schedule. You can also authors at Graphic Novel/
find local restaurants, hotels and even the PopTop Gaming Stage
taxi services through the ALA Mobile. stage at the The Graphic Novel Stage will
Boopsie also provides a world- 2010 Annual feature hot new artists and authors
class mobile library application with Conference as well as discussions on the graphic
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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 ALISE ............................................................... 3519 Azuradisc, Inc. .................................................. 3451 BOOM! Studios................................................. 1640
3M Library Systems..........................3216 AltaMira Press .................................................. 1832 B&H Publishing Group........................................ 446 Boopsie............................................................... 823
3M Library Systems Mobile App ......................816G Altarama Information Systems ........................... 419 Backstage Library Works.................................. 2132 Borntraeger Science Publishers ....................... 2525
47 Paintings ...................................................... 3834 Alternative Press Center................................... 3718 Baker & Taylor ..................................2049 Bound to Stay Bound Books ...........2216
720 design, inc. .................................................. 760 Ambassador Books and Media......................... 2421 Baker Publishing Group.................................... 3734 Boyds Mills Press ............................................. 1515
A-B-C America Reads Spanish ................................... 2516 Basch Subscriptions Inc, Brainfuse .......................................................... 3540
A&E Home Video/New Video Group ................ 3558 American Collective Stand ............................... 2519 a Prenax Company ....................................... 3838 Bridgeman Education/The Bridgeman
AAAS/Science .................................................. 816E American Go Foundation.................................. 1643 BayScan Technologies, LLC............................... 740 Art Library ...................................................... 3724
Abbeville Press, Inc. ......................................... 1340 American Interfile & Library Relocations .......... 3832 Bearport Publishing Co......................................1154 Brill.................................................................... 2615
ABC-CLIO......................................................... 2740 American Psychological Association ................ 3340 Beijing Chinese Book Trading Co. .................... 2458 Britannica Digital Learning................................ 1040
ABDO Publishing Company ............................... 949 Annick Press....................................................... 952 Beijing International Book Fair.......................... 2519 Brockhaus/German Books................................ 2525
ABI Professional Publications............................. 560 AP Images From AccuWeather Inc................... 1734 Benchmark Education Company ...................... 1044 Brodart Co. ......................1616,1626,1630
Abingdon Press .................................................. 748 Archaia Entertainment ...................................... 1654 Berkeley Electronic Press................................... 519 Brookhaven Press ............................................ 2425
ABRAMS, The Art of Books Since 1949 ........... 1427 ARL / LibQUAL+® / StatsQUAL® ....................... 2162 Bernan ...............................................1831 Burgeon Group, LLC ........................................ 3160
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair.................... 2519 Arsenal Pulp Press ........................................... 1255 Bernan Press ....................................1832 BWI.....................................................2758
Accessible Archives, Inc. .................................. 2225 Arte Publico Press .............................................. 928 Better World Books............................................. 934 ByWater Solutions .............................................. 732
AccuCut® .......................................................... 1547 ArtMattan Productions ...................................... 3841 BiblioCommons Inc............................................. 507 Camara Brasileira do Livro ............................... 2360
ACS/OCS/Selectec............................................. 316 ARTstor ............................................................... 410 BiblioCommons Inc........................................... 816F Cambridge University Press ............................. 2724
Action! Library Media Service ........................... 3447 Astaro ................................................................. 420 Bibliotheca ITG, LLC .......................................... 428 Candlewick Press .............................1023
Actrace ............................................................. 3839 Atiz Innovation, Inc. ............................................ 331 Bi-Folkal Productions, Inc. ................................ 3814 Capstone .......................................................... 1347
Adam Matthew Education................................. 3434 Atlas Systems ................................................... 2734 Big Cozy Books .................................................. 404 Cardinal Publishers Group ............................... 3837
Agati Furniture .................................................. 2334 AtoZ Databases .................................................. 418 The Bilingual Publications Company ................ 2361 Career Choices, LLC ........................................ 3723
ALA Affiliates.....................................................2122 AudioGO ........................................................... 2221 Bill Sargent - Author.......................................... 3829 Career Cruising ................................................ 3632
ALA Public Programs Office ............................. 1354 Author Solutions, Inc. ....................................... 2623 BioMed Central ................................................... 853 CareerOneStop .................................................. 727
ALA Publishing ................................................. 3123 Auto-Graphics, Inc. ............................................. 634 Birchard Company ............................................ 2948 Carus Publishing Company ...............................1155
ALA/Membership Pavilion ................................ 2540 Aux Amateurs De Livres ................................... 2354 Black Rabbit Books .......................................... 1061 Casalini Libri - Fiesole, Italy.............................. 2355
ALA BOOKSTORE ........................................... 2531 AV2 by Weigl .................................................... 3725 Bloomberg Government ..................................... 353 CASSIE .............................................................. 603
Albert Whitman & Company ............................. 1523 AWE, Inc. .......................................................... 2924 Bloom’s Literary Criticism ................................. 3232 Cato Institute ...................................................... 852
Alexander Street Press......................................3115 Axzo Press ....................................................... 1051 Bloomsbury / Walker Books for Young Readers....1123 CDW-G ............................................................. 3557
Alexandria......................................................... 3545 Ayn Rand Institute ............................................ 1049 Blue Apple Books ............................................. 1233 CEDROM-SNi................................................... 3735
Alibris for Libraries .............................................. 546 Ayn Rand Institute ............................................ 1046 Bolinda Publishing, Inc. .................................... 3549 Celayix Software................................................. 710
Bologna Children’s Book Fair ........................... 2519 Center Point Large Print ................................... 2321
The Book House Inc. ........................................ 3020 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ... 3620
Click on the PURPLE BOOTH SPACES on the floor plan to visit Book Publishing Company ............................... 1034 Centurion Technologies ...................................... 415
Cognotes advertiser and Library Champion Web sites. Book Systems, Inc. ............................................. 729 Cerebellum Corporation ................................... 3655
Click on the RED BOOTH SPACES on the floor plan to visit BookExpo America (BEA) 2011 ........................ 2518 Chandos Publishing.......................................... 2215
Cognotes Preview Issue advertiser Web sites. Booklist ............................................................. 1334 Charlesbridge Publishing.................................. 1323
BookPage ......................................................... 1546 Chelsea Green Publishing Company ............... 3616
Click on BLUE BOOTH SPACES to visit Library Champion Web sites. Books on Tape .................................................. 1216 Chelsea House ................................................. 3232
Books24x7®, A SkillSoft Company ..................... 635 Chena River Marblers....................................... 3650
...or click on the BOLDED COMPANY LISTINGS
Booksamillion ................................................... 3740 Chicago One Stop ............................................ 3456

7. 2011 Annual Conference Preview NEW ORLEANS Cognotes • Page 7
ALA Annual Conference Exhibits
CLICK HERE
REGISTER! Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA
Halls G-J
Assignment Name .................................................... Diamond Book Distributors ............................... 1740 Ex Libris , Inc. ...................................3126 Frankfurt Book Fair -
Chicago Review Press ..................................... 2251 Digital Campus ................................................. 3450 Explore.org ....................................................... 3660 Ausstellungs und Messe GmbH .................... 2525
Childhood Cancer Guides ................................ 3822 Digital Transitions/Content Facet Publishing ............................................... 2215 Free Spirit Publishing ....................................... 1346
Children’s Book Press Conversion Specialists .................................... 831 Facts On File Inc. ............................................. 3232 Freedom’s Hammer Productions ...................... 3824
(dist. by Publishers Group West) ................... 1248 Disney - Hyperion Books ...................................1158 FamilySearch.................................................... 3148 Freegal Music ..................................................... 832
Children’s Plus, Inc. ...........................................1150 DK Publishing Inc. ............................................ 1421 Farber Specialty Vehicles ................................. 2950 Frozen Light Collection ..................................... 3261
ChiliFresh Enterprises, Inc. ................................ 608 Dorrance Publishing Company ......................... 2524 FDA Office of Women’s Health ......................... 3728 Fulcrum Publishing ........................................... 1255
Chin Music Press.............................................. 1255 Dreamscape ..................................................... 3555 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) .. 343 G-H-I
ChinaSprout...................................................... 2454 Dreamspinner Press ......................................... 3817 Federal Reserve Board ...................................... 340 Galaxy Press ...................................................... 559
CHOICE Magazine ........................................... 1535 Drexel University Online, Federal Trade Commission ................................ 335 Gale, part of Cengage Learning ......2016
Chronicle Books ............................................... 1016 The iSchool ....................................1526 Ferguson’s ........................................................ 3232 Gardening with Kids ........................................... 927
Cinco Puntos Press .......................................... 1255 Dun & Bradstreet .............................................. 2226 Film Movement ................................................. 3452 Gareth Stevens Publishing ............................... 2616
Classical Comics Ltd. Eastman Kodak Company .................................. 807 Films Media Group ........................................... 3232 Gaylord Brothers ....................1716, 2316
(dist. by Publishers Group West) ................... 1248 EasyBib.com....................................................... 508 Films On Demand............................................. 3232 Geographic Research, Inc. ............................... 3621
Clavis Publishing .............................................. 2251 EBL-Ebook Library ............................................. 701 Firefly Books ....................................................... 946 German Books in Print ..................................... 2525
Clear-Vu ........................................................... 3658 ebrary ............................................................... 2819 FireSign by Anode ............................................ 3623 GERMANY-Association of Publishers
CMS.................................................................... 702 EBSCO Information Services ..........2830 Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd................................. 1024 & Booksellers in Baden-Wuerttemberg ......... 2525
CoLibri Systems North America, Inc. ................ 1855 ECW Press ....................................................... 2251 Florida State University, School of Globe Pequot Press ......................................... 2515
ColorMarq ......................................................... 2322 Editorial Oceano, Inc. ....................................... 2422 Library & Information Studies ...................... 3526A Good Books ...................................................... 1033
Combined Book Exhibit ...................2524 Eerdmans Books for Young Readers ............... 1615 FOLDA:Library for Deaf Action ......................... 3813 Goosebottom Books LLC ................................. 3826
Comex Systems Inc.......................................... 3421 Egmont USA ....................................................... 954 Follett Library Resources.................................. 2758 GoPrint Systems, Inc. ......................................... 523
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund ..................... 1749 e-ImageData Corp. ............................................. 624 ForeWord Reviews ........................................... 1621 Government Institutes ...................................... 1832
Compendium Library Services ......................... 2741 Elecompack by A.S.R.S.................................... 3028 Frances Lincoln Ltd. (dist. by Publishers Grant Professionals Association ....1619
Comprise Technologies ...................................... 440 Ellison Educational ........................................... 1026 Group West) .................................................. 1248 » see page 8
Computype ....................................................... 1558 Elsevier Inc...............................1839,1840
Consortium Book Sales & Distribution.............. 1255 Emerald Group Publishing Inc .......................... 3646
Copyright Clearance Center ............................... 330 Emery-Pratt Company ...................................... 1833
Counting Opinions (Squire) Ltd. ......................... 724 Enslow Publishers Inc. ..................................... 1329
CQ Press .......................................................... 1860
Crabtree Publishing Company.......................... 3631
Environmental Protection Agency....................... 660
EnvisionWare ................................................... 3132 ALA/ERT Exhibits
The Creative Company..................................... 3634
Credo Reference .............................................. 2316
EOS International ............................................... 610
Equinox Software, Inc......................................... 550 Opening Reception Friday
Crowley Company ............................................ 1625 Erasmus Boekhandel BV.................................. 2353
CRS Advanced Technology .............................. 3727 ERIC ................................................................. 3322
Friday, June 24, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
D-E-F Ernst Klett Sprachen GmbH/PONS GmbH....... 2525 The Exhibits Opening Reception sponsored by ALA and ERT will
Data2 Corporation ............................................ 2621 Essence of History............................................ 3850 be held throughout the Exhibits Hall. Enjoy free hors d’oeuvres
De Gruyter ........................................................ 2420 Estey/Tennsco .................................................. 2815 as you visit the ALA exhibitors. This is a great way start
Dematic Corp.................................................... 3625 Euromonitor International ................................. 2455 your conference experience in New Orleans,
DEMCO Inc. .....................2240,2340,2440 Eustis Chair ...................................................... 3649 so be sure to join us!
Demos Medical Publishing Evanced Solutions, Inc. .................................... 2239
(dist. by Publishers Group West) ................... 1248 Evanced Solutions LLC Mobile App................. 816-I

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Exhibitors Intelex Corp ........................................................ 850
International Information Services .................... 3842 Click on the PURPLE BOOTH SPACES on the floor plan to visit
» from page 7 International Monetary Fund (IMF) ..................... 846 Cognotes advertiser and Library Champion Web sites.
iREAD Summer Reading Program ................... 2126
Assignment Name ............................. Booth Number iTeam Resources, Inc ....................................... 3624
Click on the RED BOOTH SPACES on the floor plan to visit
Grebow Tile Donor Recognition........................ 2833 iVina Corp. .......................................................... 708 Cognotes Preview Issue advertiser Web sites.
Gressco Ltd. ..................................................... 1730 J-K-L Click on BLUE BOOTH SPACES to visit Library Champion Web sites.
Grey House Publishing ..................................... 2825 James Lorimer & Company. Ltd. ...................... 1036
Groundwood Books (dist. by Jasper Library Furniture ................................... 3046 ...or click on the BOLDED COMPANY LISTINGS
Publishers Group West) ................................ 1248 Jean Touzot Librairie Internationale.................. 2452
Groupe Archambault Inc. .................................. 2460 JobShop Inc........................................................ 562
Grove/Atlantic, Inc. (dist. by Publishers John Wiley & Sons .................................. 2932,3032 LSU School of Library & Information Science .. 3527 OECD ............................................................... 2158
Group West) .................................................. 1248 Journal of Visualized Experiments ..................... 728 Lucy Korner Verlag GmbH................................ 2525 Office on Women’s Health, U.S. DHHS .............. 450
Guadalajara Int’l Book Fair ............................... 2451 JSTOR ................................................................ 501 Lyngsoe Systems ............................................. 3316 The Oliver Press Inc. ....................................... 3656
H.W. Wilson, Co. ...............................1816 Junior Library Guild ............................................ 939 LYRASIS............................................................. 959 One Call Now ..................................................... 423
Hachette Book Group USA................................1134 Kane Miller/Usborne Books ...............................1147 M-N-O Open Repository................................................. 855
Hale Manufacturing ............................................ 339 KAPCO Book Protection................................... 2739 M.E. Sharpe Inc. ............................................... 1348 OpinionArchives ............................................... 2317
Hallett & Sons Expert Movers, Inc. ................... 3840 KATI Books ....................................................... 3830 Mackin Educational Resources ........................ 1053 Orca Book Publishers ....................................... 1030
Happy Feet ......................................................... 657 Kensington Publishing ...................................... 3741 Macmillan ..........................................................1126 Out of Print ....................................................... 2728
Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. .................................1159 KI ...................................................................... 3226 Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group .... 1115,1116 OverDrive®, Inc. ............................................... 3326
HarperCollins Children’s Books ........................ 1315 Kids Can Press ................................................. 1550 mag/box / 3 Branch Products Inc ..................... 3746 Owlkids (dist. by Publishers Group West) ........ 1248
HarperCollins Publishers .................................. 1316 Kiki Magazine ..................................................... 458 Magazine Subscription Service Agency ........... 2262 Oxford University Press...................2940
HARRASSOWITZ.................................... 2349,2350 Kingfisher...........................................................1121 Maney Publishing ............................................... 856 P-Q-R
Harvard University Press .................................. 2423 Kingsley Library Equipment .............................. 1850 Mango Languages .............................................. 646 Palgrave Macmillan .......................................... 3133
HB+M | Architects ............................................... 545 Kingstone Media Group ...................1748 Mango Languages ............................................816D Palmieri Furniture Ltd. ...................................... 3440
HCI ................................................................... 3350 Kirtas Technologies, Inc...................................... 602 MARCIVE, Inc. ................................................. 1736 Paratext ............................................................ 2743
Heifer International ........................................... 1344 KO Kids Books (dist. by Publishers Marquis Who’s Who ......................................... 2224 Passion River Films .......................................... 3462
HHS Office of Minority Health Group West) .................................................. 1248 Marshall Cavendish Corp ................1239 Patent & Trademark Depository
Resource Center ........................................... 2732 KWS Publishers................................................ 3827 Martin Pearl Publishing..................................... 2260 Library Program ............................................... 319
Hidell & Associates Architects ............................ 756 L.A. Theatre Works ........................................... 3449 Mason Crest Publishers ................................... 3626 Peachtree Publishers ....................................... 1243
Highlights for Children®..................................... 1519 LAC Group........................................................ 3348 McFarland & Company ............................ 2325,2326 Pelican Publishing Co., Inc. .............................. 1520
Highsmith ..........................................1240 Laptops Anytime (Faronics) ................................ 409 McGraw-Hill Professional ................................. 3040 Penguin Group (USA) Inc. ................................ 1422
History Education ............................................. 3458 LearningExpress, LLC ...................................... 2416 McNeill Designs ................................................ 1646 Penguin Young Readers Group ................ 14151416
Holiday House .................................................. 1331 Lectorum Publications, Inc. .............................. 2450 McSweeney’s (dist. by Publishers Perkins+Will........................................................ 323
Hoover Institution Press ..................................... 839 Lee & Low Books...............................................1132 Group West) .................................................. 1248 Perma-Bound Books .......................................... 956
The Horn Book ................................................... 940 LEID Products .................................................... 416 MediaCan International .................................... 3460 Perseus Books Group ...................................... 1249
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ........................ 1539,1540 Lemniscaat USA ................................................. 829 Medianet/Schedule 3W/Dymaxion Research ..... 736 Peterson Institute for International Economics ... 847
IBERBOOK-Sanchez Cuesta ........................... 2449 Lerner Publishing Group..................................... 916 mediatechnologies®/Silver Street, Inc................. 558 Philippine Cultural & Educational Services....... 3844
IBISWorld Inc.................................................... 3654 Lexington Books ............................................... 1832 Melville House Publishing................................... 845 Playaway .......................................................... 3250
IGI Global ......................................................... 3426 Liaoning Science and Technology Mergent, Inc. .....................................2222 Poisoned Pen Press ......................................... 1045
IImage Retrieval, Inc......................................... 3016 Publishing House........................................... 2359 Merriam-Webster Inc. ....................................... 2250 POLARIS Library Systems...............1634
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Image Access ................................................... 2060 LibLime, a division of PTFS ................................ 334 Midpoint Trade Books ....................................... 3722 Portico ................................................................ 501
Imprint Plus......................................................... 762 Librarica, LLC ..................................................... 603 Midwest Library Service ................................... 2233 Project MUSE ................................................... 1829
Independent Book Publishers Association ....... 1046 Library Automation Technologies........................ 504 Midwest Tape.................................................... 2750 ProQuest ...........................................2816
Independent Publishers Group ......................... 2251 Library Bureau Inc. ........................................... 2134 Milkweed Editions (dist. by Publishers PSA-Dewberry .................................................... 645
Index Data .......................................................... 515 Library Ideas, LLC .............................................. 832 Group West) .................................................. 1248 PublishAmerica................................................. 3726
Indus International, Inc. .................................... 3550 Library Juice Press ........................................... 3718 Milliken Carpet .................................................... 315 Publishers Group West (PGW)......................... 1248
Infobase Learning ............................................. 3232 Library of Congress .......................................... 2856 MINISIS Inc. ....................................................... 607 Publishers Weekly ............................................ 2517
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Infor Library and Information Solutions............... 518 The Library Store, Inc.™ .................................. 3416 Mitinet, Inc. ......................................................... 809 Puvill Libros S.A. .............................................. 2356
Infor Library and Information Solutions............. 816A Library Systems & Services , LLC .... 3024 MJ Industries Inc. ............................................. 2749 Quest Books (dist. by Publishers Group West) .... 1248
Information Today, Inc. ....................................... 960 Library Technologies Inc. .................................. 2323 mk Sorting Systems............................................ 522 R.E.P. Industries, Inc. ......................................... 761
Infovision Software, Inc. ..................................... 408 LibraryThing........................................................ 827 Mobility Resource Associates ........................... 3928 Rainbow Book Company ...................................1151
Ingram Content Group .....................2848 Lifelong Education @ Desktop - UNT................. 448 Montel Inc. ........................................................ 3516 The Randolph Rose Collection ......................... 3546
Inner Traditions ................................................. 1853 Listening Library ............................................... 1216 Montooth Library Challenge ............................. 3715 Random House Childrens Books ..................... 1215
Innovative Interfaces, Inc.................2234 Little, Brown Books for Young Readers .............1129 Moody Publishers ..............................................2116 Random House Large Print Books ................... 1216
Insight Publications........................................... 2453 Live Oak Media..................................................1145 Morningstar .......................................3047 Random House Library &
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INT Books ......................................................... 3819 London Book Fair ............................................. 2519 Motion Picture Licensing Corporation............... 3749 Random House, Inc. ............................... 1215, 1216
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Music Library Association ................................. 3525 ReadHowYouWant ............................2424
namelos .............................................................. 829 Rebound Designs ............................................... 659
NASA ................................................................ 2751 Recorded Books ................................................3116
NASA/ NOAA Space Place & SciJinks ............. 1054 Red Mountain Press ......................................... 3748
Wrap Up Rev Up! Keep the party going National Endowment for the Humanities .......... 1556
National Geographic ......................................... 1234
The Reference Shelf......................................... 3836
ReferencePoint Press Inc. .................................. 924
» from page 1 on Monday, as we move National Human Genome Institute ................... 3823 Reliance Label Solutions, Inc. ............................ 601
from the exhibit hall to National Information Standards Relocation Advisers Ltd. ..................................... 754
entry form at these locations. This Auditorium B in the Organization (NISO) ........................................ 730 Renaissance Learning™ .................................... 828
year’s prizes include an Amazon National Library of Medicine ............................... 930 Renouf Publishing Co. Ltd. ............................... 2524
Kindle, a Flip Video camera and
convention center. National Storytelling Network ...........................1521 ResCarta Foundation, Inc................................... 510
a 2012 Conference Prize Package Nature Publishing Group .................................. 2831 Ringgold, Inc....................................................... 401
Naxos of America, Inc....................................... 3657 Ristech Company Inc. ........................................ 516
that includes FREE registration
NBC Learn ........................................................ 1516 ro*co films educational ..................................... 3561
and air fare to the 2012 Annual the Annual Conference and Ex- NBM/Papercutz ................................................ 1754 Rocket Languages.............................................. 832
Conference in Anaheim, CA. (Raffle hibits and rev up for a spectacular Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc. ........2215 Rosen Publishing Group Inc. ............................ 2715
drop boxes will only be available on 2012 at the Wrap Up Rev Up Cel- Neighborhood Solutions Inc. ............................ 3821 Rourke Publishing Group ................................. 3515
Monday, June 27.) See your ALA ebration! New Harbinger Publications ............................... 925 » see page 12
ActionAd Booklet and Monday’s Keep the party going, as we New Mexico Book Association.......................... 3748
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Cognotes for a raffle entry form. move from the exhibit hall to the
The New York Review of Books ....................... 1223
Auditorium B in the convention The New York Times......................................... 3653
Party and Prize Raffle center, for entertainment, prize Newmarket Press ..............................................1146
Drawing giveaways, a drink and a snack! NewsBank ........................................................ 3140 CLICK HERE
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Auditorium B Up Rev Up Party and Prize Draw-
Nienkamper Furniture & Accessories ............... 3154
The fun does not stop there! ing in Auditorium B of the Ernest Nolo .................................................................... 841
The drawings for these incred- N. Morial Convention Center. Nomad Press .................................................... 2251
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um B at the Wrap Up Rev Up Party! the winners names. You must be NorthSouth Books Inc....................................... 1060 MAY 13
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