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Martin Gómez, Former ULC Head, Appointed LAPL Director
Had returned to California to run San Mateo system.
Cincinnati Library Seeks Levy To Boost Budget
Without new revenue, plummeting state support portends branch closures.
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Does this raise more questions about author-pays models or this publisher?
FL Library Head Mum After Official Denounces "Entertainment Center"
Libraries should aid education, research, says Highland County, FL, official.
Don't Sign Contracts with Confidentiality Clauses, says ARL
Nondisclosure has "negative impact on effective negotiations."
Open Letter to Wiley Prompts Quick Response
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Brigham Young Library Tests Kindle as ILL Option for Faculty

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