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    By Karen Muller
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    By Mary Ellen Quinn
  • May 31, 2011 : The Road to New Librarianship
    By Mary Ellen Quinn
  • May 27, 2011 : A Compendium of Communication
    By Mary Ellen Quinn
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    By Mary Ellen Quinn
  • Mar 22, 2011 : DIY Programming
    By Mary Ellen Quinn
  • Mar 22, 2011 : (Micro)blogging in the Library
    By Mary Ellen Quinn
  • Mar 22, 2011 : 21st-Century Public Libraries
    By Mary Ellen Quinn
  • Jan 17, 2011 : The Accidental Prison Librarian
    By Mary Ellen Quinn
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  • Dec 23, 2010 : Advisory Beyond Books
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    By Mary Ellen Quinn
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    By Mary Ellen Quinn
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    By Mary Ellen Quinn
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    By Mary Ellen Quinn
  • Aug 23, 2010 : Regional Reading Places
    By Mary Ellen Quinn
  • Aug 9, 2010 : The First First Library
    By Mary Ellen Quinn
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  • Jul 12, 2010 : Advising Tweens
    By Mary Ellen Quinn
  • Jul 5, 2010 : A Friend in the White House
    By Mary Ellen Quinn
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    By Mary Ellen Quinn
  • Jun 10, 2010 : Librarian Spies
    By Mary Ellen Quinn
  • Jun 2, 2010 : Historical Thesaurus
    By Mary Ellen Quinn
  • Apr 30, 2010 : Reference Renaissance
    By Mary Ellen Quinn
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    By Mary Ellen Quinn
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    By Mary Ellen Quinn
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    By Mary Ellen Quinn
  • Apr 9, 2010 : Taking Control of Technology
    By Mary Ellen Quinn
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    Mary Ellen Quinn
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    By Mary Ellen Quinn
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    By Mary Ellen Quinn


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