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Developing Shareable Metadata for DPLA

May 22, 2018

Librarian's Guide to Homelessness

May 23, 2018

Continuing Education Archives

The Civic Lab and Beyond: Civic Engagement through Resources and Programming

Negotiating Vendor Contracts

Innovative Technologies and Tech Trends

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Group Purchases & Vendor Discounts

eRead Illinois

Statewide shared collection of e-books and e-audiobooks, with Baker & Taylor's Axis 360

RAILS Group Purchase

ABCMouse

ABCMouse

Vendor Discount

Avast Software

Free antivirus/endpoint protection software suite

Vendor Discount

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Networking Groups

20s and 30s Programmers

Adult Services Managers of Larger-Sized Public Libraries

SNAAZ

Association of Rural Community Directors

ARC

ATLAS

AudioVisual Information & Discussion Group

AVID

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Intergovernmental Agreements for Public Library Service

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Public Library Nonresident Card Participation

Public Library Services to Nonresidents

RAILS and Service to the Unserved (Draft Plan)

RAILS Multitype Collaborative Grants

RAILS Resource Sharing Policy

Trustee Training