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Gives the government unprecedented access to sensitive personal data.
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LEGO Minifigures Bios Page. Minifigures collector database, biographies, images and skills sets. Find out which Minifigures you miss from your collection!
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Here are some images from numerous resources that typify something unexpected in a library. They draw attention to libraries and open up the idea of "library" to new understanding and new customers... Delete the scoop?
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Human Resources IQ - HR community offering human resource information, articles, podcasts & HR conferences. Join now. Delete the scoop?
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Browsing is fundamentally an act of independence, of chasing your own idiosyncratic whims rather than clicking on Facebook links or the books recommended by some greedy algorithm. Delete the scoop?
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From prestidigitation to escapology, this Manhattan repository holds tricks of the trade.
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How awesome would this job be? #libraries Delete the scoop?
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Keith Curry Lance: "Kudos to Dr. Linda Hofschire, Research Analyst, for this latest infographic, summarizing more than two decades of school library impact research at the Library Research Service (LRS)." Via Dennis T OConnor Delete the scoop?
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Libraries are changing. They're becoming an online resource for students of all ages and a meeting place for the entire community of a school. Via John Evans 
Dr. Laura Sheneman's comment,
March 15, 9:11 AM
i'd love to hear from school districts with great relationships with their public library.
Kristen McCloskey's comment,
March 15, 10:01 AM
Proud to say our high school library offers many of these services. We need to work much more on bridging the gap with the community.
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Metropolis examines contemporary life through design--architecture, interior design, product design, graphic design, crafts, planning, and preservation. Delete the scoop?
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An old idea reinvented for the 21st century. Delete the scoop?
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CITRONELLE, Ala.—Joshua Edwards's eighth-grade paper about the Black Plague came with a McDouble and fries. Joshua sometimes does his homework at a McDonald's restaurant—not because he is drawn by the ... Delete the scoop?
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A better question than "What would you do?" is "How will you practice"?
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Very insightful article. I have always felt my years of training as a paramedic and law enforcement developed my decision making skills (not to mention conflict resolution and people skills.) Delete the scoop?
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In its first big policy shift since Facebook bought the photo-sharing site, Instagram claims the right to sell users' photos without payment or notification. Oh, and there's no way to opt out. Read this article by Declan McCullagh on CNET News.
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"If Instagram users continue to upload photos after January 16, 2013, and subsequently delete their account after the deadline, they may have granted Facebook an irrevocable right to sell those images in perpetuity." Delete the scoop?
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