R. David Lankes. The Atlas of New Librarianship. Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press; Chicago: Association of College & Research Libraries, 2011. 408p. alk. paper. $55 (ISBN 9780262015097). LCCN: 2010-022788 (original) (raw)
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