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Library and Information Science

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Page 2 The Vice Provost for University Libraries says the campus community will notice a significant number of improvements to the Libraries this fall. The Map and Geographic Information Center, together with the Connecticut Geographic Alliance, hosted its first geospatial workshop for teachers in August. Page 3 The papers of noted children’s literature illustrator and author Leonard Weisgard are donated to the Northeast Children’s Literature Collection. Page 4 An improved instant messaging system for help debuts. New collaborative spaces are installed at the regional campus libraries. Page 5 In a guest column, the interim director of the Puerto Rican and Latin American Cultural Center explains how the center is enhancing diversity inside and outside of the classroom. Page 6 A new director is named at the Avery Point Campus Library. The Dodd Research Center honors the memory the late Jo McDonald.

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