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Revised Google Settlement Offers Minor Changes on Antitrust Issue, No Response on Library Pricing
Most foreign language books out; showdown coming with Department of Justice about orphan works?
Proposed Budget Cuts in Seattle, Denver Are Partly Restored
Salinas, Fresno budgets victim of state economic woes.
California City of Colton Closes Library Indefinitely
Citywide layoffs may be brinksmanship with unionized employees.
Madison, WI, Council Approves $37 Million Central Library
Mayor says low construction, borrowing costs make it time to build.
Harvard Task Force Urges Centralization, Collaboration, and Access (vs. Acquisition)
Merging of info technology, tech services; more collaboration with MIT, consortia.
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In Sonoma County, CA, a Ten-Day Closure of the Library
Webcast: How Rankings and Reviews Help in Acquiring Scholarly Content
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Cheryl LaGuardia, Research Librarian, Harvard University
November 16, 2009
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in response to Madison Approves $37 Million Central Library

Thanks for your comment Mark. I agree that assessment is pointless unless an instruct...
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LJ's fifth Design Institute, a daylong interactive seminar on Green Design, took place on May 8, 2009, at the Arlington Public Library, VA. Through a series of presentations, panels, and breakout sessions, leading architects, designers, librarians, and vendors conferred on the latest developments and strategies relating to sustainable design on the cheap. Among this year's topics of discussion: renovating historic buildings, retrofitting existing buildings, and updates to the LEED rating system.

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