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San Jose State University SJSU ScholarWorks Information Outlook, 2000 Information Outlook, 2000s 8-1-2000 Information Outlook, August 2000 Special Libraries Association Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_io_2000 Part of the Cataloging and Metadata Commons, Collection Development and Management Commons, Information Literacy Commons, and the Scholarly Communication Commons Recommended Citation Special Libraries Association, "Information Outlook, August 2000" (2000). Information Outlook, 2000. 8. https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_io_2000/8 This Magazine is brought to you for free and open access by the Information Outlook, 2000s at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Information Outlook, 2000 by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. 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