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Retail Co-Location: Coffee at the Library
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Checking Out Securely: The Challenge of Staffless Libraries
Creating a Digital Archive: It’s Harder Than You Think
Protecting Your Library from Ransomware
Free Courses Offered to Libraries by American Graphics Institute
Collecting and Destroying Data? Preventing Government Surveillance
Bringing the Library Home: Mixed Income Housing and Libraries
Just Say No: Keeping Your Library Drug-Free and Safe
Amazon’s Kindle Reading Fund Donates Devices
Getting Paid: How Do Authors Make Money from Library Books?
Beyond Book Borrows: What’s Your Story?
Don’t Go There: Are Libraries Appropriate Places to Catch Pokémon?
Emerging Tech Trends Require Change Management
Occam’s Reader: Interlibrary E-book Loans
Facing Privacy Issues: Your Face as Big Data
The Myth of the E-book Plateau
Open eBooks: A Digital Gateway
Virtual Reality in the Library: Creating a New Experience
A Needle in a Haystack: Writing Digitally about Proper Digital Preservation
Building a Bypass: Libraries, Amazon, and Indie Authors
Is Digital Content Being Properly Preserved?
Why Libraries Win: Library Lending vs. E-book Subscription Services
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