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Archived october 6, 2010, at the wayback machine documenting the growth and acceptance of ebooks in americas urban public libraries. The dpla exchange is a content marketplace built by libraries, for libraries. What faculty need to know about copyright for teaching. Macmillan to restrict new ebook sales to libraries. In more than 200 original essays, this history brings together the nations many voices. For one thing, cast your mind back to when the library book you checked out had a pocket and cards in its front cover.
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