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By jdupuis on September 22, 2010.
  • Almost Halfway There: an Analysis of the Open Access Behaviors of Academic Librarians
  • The eReaders Bill of Rights (the Kobo Perspective)
  • Plagiarism and essay mills
  • Do Students Listen to Others' Views?
  • Bad at Math?
  • Visualizing the Science Blogosphere (and Open-Sourcing It)
  • Writing: Find the Time or Don't
  • Mind-bending mysteries at the Perimeter Institute
  • The 10 Core Values Of A Winning Personal Brand
  • Six Reasons Why I'm Not On Facebook, By Wired UK's Editor
  • iPad vs Kindle
  • How Many Computers Will You Own?
  • Google Books Blur the Line between Book & Internet
  • Totally hip video book reviews by Ron Charles
  • Netflix in libraries and hypocrisy and Academic Libraries Add Netflix Subscriptions
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