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No events found. Go ahead and add an event. Past events"Library 2023: a (provoked) discussion on the future of libraries and librarians (hip)" (July 28 at 2:00pm) Gregg Silvis. July 28, 2008, 2:00-4:00 pm Gregg Silvis Assistant Director for Library Computing Systems, University of Delaware Library "Library 2023: a (provoked) discussion on the future of libraries and librarians (hip)" Natural History Baird Auditorium Gregg Silvis has spoken widely about the future of libraries. ... (more)Smithsonian Institute (December 13 at 2:00pm) Smithsonian Institute Washington, DC. December 13, 2 p.m. Publication Reading of Museum of Human Beings at the National Museum of the American Indian: Views from the Field: Colin Sargent and Alan Cheuse 2 p.m., Rooms 4018-19 (4th level) For further information: www.AmericanIndian.si.edu Event location: Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of the American Indian
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