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Blog U.: The Future of the Academic Library - Law, Policy -- and IT? - Inside Higher Ed

Blog U.: The Future of the Academic Library - Law, Policy -- and IT? - Inside Higher Ed

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  • The Future of the Academic Library

    By Tracy Mitrano July 28, 2010 2:30 pm
    In the next few blogs I will highlight some moments from the Institute for Computer Policy and Law held last week at Cornell in Ithaca, New York.
    http://www.sce.cornell.edu/exec/programs.php?v=CPL&s=Overview
    Five sessions were captured on video and archived. They can be found at this page:
    http://cornellmediasite.cit.cornell.edu/mediasite/Catalog/pages/catalog.aspx?catalogId=a3fcdaa9-356a-49ce-80a8-7cb6f34990ce
    Today's blog is a shout out to Susan Perry and Jay Schafer. (All presenter's affiliations may be found here: http://www.sce.cornell.edu/exec/programs.php?v=CPL&s=Presenters)
    Seated as if by a pool, imaginary cocktail umbrellas in their imaginary cocktails, Susan and Jay had a casual conversation about the topic that in all seriousness has been their life work. The conversation revolved around a list of "Ten Things To Keep in Mind" that Susan uses

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    Private Partners

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