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LIBRARIANSHIP: PHILOSOPHY, VALUES, AND ISSUES

Libraries in the NEW NEW
Information Age Public Library Transdisciplinarity

An Introduction and Collections in Revealed
Career Exploration the Balance What Librarians
Third Edition | DENISE K. FOURIE Need to Know
AND NANCY E. LOE Censorship, Inclusivity,
and Truth VICTORIA MARTIN
FOREWORD BY ALFONSO MONTUORI
JENNIFER DOWNEY
FOREWORD BY JAMES LARUE

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cited as something “all librarians need to to examine current issues in censorship transdisciplinary research conducted by
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