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May 30, 2017 by Gary Price

1. MIT Press Classics Available Soon at Archive.org (via Internet Archive Blog) or via MIT Press
2. Introduction to the Principles of Linked Open Data (via Programming Historian)
3. FEC Introduces Retooled, Streamlined, User-centered Website
4. State Library of Maine and Maine’s Dept. of Education Will Hold Virtual Reality Expo (via WABI.tv)

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About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.

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