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Beyond the Hybrid Library: Libraries in a Web 2.0 World

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Law, D. (2008). Beyond the Hybrid Library: Libraries in a Web 2.0 World. In: Earnshaw, R., Vince, J. (eds) Digital Convergence – Libraries of the Future. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-903-3_9

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