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Transforming Library Catalogs: The Promise and Challenges of Linked Data

E-Rate and Universal Service Under Fire; ALA Prepares for Supreme Court

What is a Library without a Librarian?

How I Used ChatGPT to Make a Video Game

I’ve Written a Book. I’m a Machine, and Taught Myself How to Write.

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