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Lauren Pressley

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Lauren Pressley is a librarian, educator, and technologist. She is actively involved in the American Library Association and the Library and Information Technology Association. In 2008 she was recognized as an ALA Emerging Leader and in 2009 she was named a Mover and Shaker by Library Journal. She lives with her husband, John Borwick, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.


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Published on December 01, 2010 07:41 • 49 views
Average rating: 3.61 · 38 ratings · 5 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors
So You Want to Be a Librarian
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
Wikis for Libraries
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010

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