I wonder if the actual title of this workshop is meant to be
"Redesigning"
and not "Resigning" though obviously some of the folks I talk with have
to be "resigned" to having less funding to work with.

Dean


Dean DeBolt
University Librarian, Special Collections
John C. Pace Library, University of West Florida
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL  32514-5750
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Annual Library Space Planning Workshop

Workshop
Helps New Orleans Public Libraries to Succeed after Hurricane Katrina

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In Post-Katrina New Orleans, the Libraries must be rebuilt with limited 
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/* What does the library have compared to what it needs?

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