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Computers in Libraries Conference Report: 25 Years Later, Still Pushing Boundaries

20/05/10

Twitter, ebooks, and the diffusion of knowledge were the marquee topics at last week's Computers in Libraries (CiL) Conference, which drew some 2000 people to Arlington, VA, for its 25th anniversary

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European Digital Library Launches, Promptly Crashes

20/05/10

Europeana, a collaborative digital library project designed to be Europe's answer to the potential cultural dominance portended by Google, launched November 20, and promptly crashed. "The Europeana site is temporarily not accessible due to overwhelming interest after its launch," read a statement on the site, noting that it was brought down by more than ten million hits per hour. Officials said the site won't be back up until mid-December.

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Two Libraries Receive $10,000 Awards for Family Literacy Programs

20/05/10

Two public libraries have received the new $10,000 Libraries and Families Award from the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) and Better World Books (BWB), in recognition of their work in promoting literacy awareness.

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Necessity to clarify reason for ineffective use of State capital source

20/05/10

(Vietnamese Communist Party) - Confronting with difficulties due to impact of inflation, it is required to make every effort of the nationwide entrepreneur community to ensure manufacture and trading. Pham Thi Loan, Member of the 12th National Assembly of Vietnam, General Director and CEO of Viet A Investment Commercial Industrial Group Holdings Company (Viet A Group Holdings Co.) answered an interview of Vietnamese Communist Party E-Newspaper about the above:

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