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MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

FORTHCOMING Library 101 FORTHCOMING

The Evaluation and A Handbook for Planning Cloud-Based

Measurement of the School Librarian Disaster Recovery
Library Services Second Edition for Digital Assets
CLAIRE GATRELL STEPHENS
Second Edition AND PATRICIA FRANKLIN The Innovative
JOSEPH R. MATTHEWS Librarian’s Guide

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