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André de Wet obituary (Guardian Unlimited)

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

My friend André de Wet, who has died aged 75, was a photographer with a sharp eye for news pictures and a rare sense of artistry. Born in Cape Town, he was educated at Wellington boys high school, in Cape Province

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André de Wet obituary (Guardian Unlimited)

A rare peek inside Google’s HQ (Guardian Unlimited)

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Just what makes this mighty media organisation tick? An exclusive extract from a new book about the company offers some insights To visit Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California, is to travel to another planet

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A rare peek inside Google's HQ (Guardian Unlimited)

Books open up the discussion (Business Examiner)

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Ola Zuri believes that every child has a right to know that they are loved and accepted for who they are. It was a lesson that was a long time coming for her

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Books open up the discussion (Business Examiner)

Beinecke expands Web presence (Yale Daily News)

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Only two pages of artist Erica Van Horn’s book “Folded Napkins” are on display at the Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, but an online version of the exhibition allows guests to flip through the entire volume from anywhere with an Internet connection.

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Dying days of British Empire captured in rare films (Daily Telegraph)

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

The dying days of the British Empire in India and other parts of south Asia were captured in a collection of films which will be released today.

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Dying days of British Empire captured in rare films (Daily Telegraph)

Curator returns to KSU (The Sentinel)

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Former Curator and Assistant Vice President for Library Services Robert Williams has returned to KSU’s library staff to continue supplying the university with his bibliophilic expertise. Williams retired in October 2009

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Curator returns to KSU (The Sentinel)

Batman triumphs over Superman as comic fetches record price (Guardian Unlimited)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Detective Comics No.

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Batman triumphs over Superman as comic fetches record price (Guardian Unlimited)

Rare Books Library receives $4.25M donation (Daily Pennsylvanian)

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Trishula Patel Penn Libraries has received $4.25 million — the largest gift ever from a living donor — to go toward the Rare Book and Manuscript Library. The donor, who is a member of the Libraries’ Board of Overseers, wished to remain anonymous because “the key point is that the gift is not about him, but about the libraries,” according to Director of Development and External Affairs for Penn ...

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Roddick ousted as Sharapova books final berth (Fijilive)

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Eighth-seeded Sam Querrey upset top-seeded Andy Roddick 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 to book a semi-final berth as top seed Maria Sharapova moved into the women's final at this combined ATP/WTA tennis tournament.

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Roddick ousted as Sharapova books final berth (Fijilive)

Writer becomes a kid again (Victoria News)

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Tara Saracuse poses with her first book.

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Writer becomes a kid again (Victoria News)