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JUNE PREVIEW ISSUE
2013 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
June 2013 Issue
Dan Cohen, Digital Public Library
of America, to Speak at
ALA President’s Program
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Dan Cohen
Sunday, June 30
3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
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S100
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Executive Director
of the Digital Public
Library of America (DPLA) will be
the featured speaker in the ALA
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Friday, June 28
4:00 – 5:15 p.m.
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