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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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The School Library Media Center in Today's Global Environment | |
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Education in the United States | |
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The Education Environment Today | |
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Alternatives to Traditional Education | |
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The Media Center in the Educational Environment | |
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History of School Libraries and Library Media Centers | |
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Relationship with Public Libraries | |
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Exercises | |
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Notes | |
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School Library Media Centers Today | |
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Collaboration and Integration with the Curriculum | |
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Information and Technology/Digital Literacy | |
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Information Literacy | |
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Technology/Digital Literacy | |
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Writing a Technology Plan | |
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Online Database Searching | |
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Online Public Access Catalogs and Circulation Systems | |
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Communications Links | |
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Telefacsimile Transmission (Fax) and Internet Access | |
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Filtering | |
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Local and Wide Area Networks to Wireless | |
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Teleconferencing and Distance Education | |
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The Role of Library Media Specialists and Critical Thinking Skills | |
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A Day in the Life of a High School Media Specialist | |
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Exercises | |
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Notes | |
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Becoming a School Library Media Specialist | |
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Preparing School Library Media Specialists | |
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Choosing a Library Media Specialist Education Program | |
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Obtaining Certification | |
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How to Find a Job | |
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Continuing Professional Education | |
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Recuriting for the Profession | |
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Exercises | |
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Notes | |
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Choosing and Beginning the Job | |
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Determining District Administrative Practice | |
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Beginning the Job | |
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Facility Factors | |
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Human Factors | |
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Finding Out About Staff | |
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Finding Out About Building Administrators | |
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Finding Out About Teachers | |
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Finding Out About Students | |
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Finding Out About Parents | |
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Collection Factors | |
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Locating Curricular Resources | |
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Rules for Circulation and for Use of Computers | |
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When the Students Arrive | |
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Exercises | |
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On the Job: Managing the Media Center Program | |
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The Library Media Advisory Committee | |
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Strategic Planning | |
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Policy Statements and Needs Assessment | |
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Objectives | |
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Organizing | |
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Systematic Feedback and Adjustments | |
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Graphic Representations of the Planning Process | |
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Flow Charts | |
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Extended Projects | |
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Scheduling the Media Center | |
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Electronic Calendars and Daily Plan Books | |
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Leadership and the Library Media Specialist | |
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Leading the Planning Process | |
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Exercises | |
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Notes | |
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On the Job: Managing the Facility | |
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Rearranging Facilities | |
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Remodeling the Facility | |
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Planning New Facilities | |
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Moving a Media Center | |
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Exercises | |
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Notes | |
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On the Job: Managing Personnel | |
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Managing Media Center Staff | |
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Job Titles and Job Descriptions | |
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Personnel Management Competencies | |
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The Role of the Media Specialist in Staffing | |
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The Media Specialist as Part of the Teaching Staff | |
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The Media Specialist as Leader | |
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Securing Qualified Personnel | |
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Assigning Job Responsibilities and Motivating Staff | |
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In-Service Training | |
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Standards of Performance | |
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Evaluating Staff | |
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Managing with Administrators | |
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Managing with Teachers | |
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Managing Students | |
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Managing Parents and Volunteers | |
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Friends of the Library | |
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Exercises | |
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Notes | |
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On the Job: Managing Access to Information | |
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Right to Privacy | |
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Defending the Right to Access Information | |
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Copyright | |
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Technology Decisions | |
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Integrated Library Systems | |
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Building and Maintaining the Resource Collection | |
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Circulation of Materials | |
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Selecting Materials and Equipment: Format Decisions | |
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Selecting Materials | |
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Selecting Information from the Internet | |
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Selecting Equipment | |
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Acquiring Materials and Equipment | |
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De-selection of Materials (Weeding) | |
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Options for Cataloging | |
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Housing the Collection | |
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Exercises | |
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Notes | |
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On the Job: Managing the Budget | |
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The Fiscal Year | |
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Writing Specifications | |
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Cost Accountability and the Media Specialist | |
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Writing Proposals to Expand Programs | |
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Developing the Statement of Needs | |
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Preparing Goals and Objectives | |
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Establishing the Plan of Action | |
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Planning for Evaluation | |
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Deciding the Dissemination | |
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Describing Local Resources | |
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Building the Budget | |
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Additional Considerations | |
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Exercises | |
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Notes | |
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On the Job: Managing Services | |
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Understanding Curriculum | |
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Analyzing Teaching Methods | |
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Assistance with Classroom Assignments | |
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Teaching the New Kinds of Literacy | |
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The Media Specialist in the Classroom | |
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The Media Center as Classroom | |
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Media Center Activities | |
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Conducting In-Service Training Sessions | |
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Exercises | |
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Notes | |
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On the Job: School Library Media Centers and the Reading Program | |
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Ready Access to a Good Book Helps Improve Reading Skills | |
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Commercial Reading Incentive and Software Programs | |
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Sharing Reading Research | |
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Exercises | |
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Notes | |
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On the Job: Advocacy and the Media Center | |
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What to Market | |
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How to Market | |
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Promotion | |
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Preparing Presentations | |
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Exercises | |
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Notes | |
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On the Job: Managing Program Evaluation and Assessment | |
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Quantitative Measures | |
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Qualitative Measures | |
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Appraising the Facility | |
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Staff or Performance Appraisal | |
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Collection Measurement | |
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Administrator's Program Appraisal | |
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Contributing to the Education of Students: Assessing Student Learning | |
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After the First Year | |
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Exercises | |
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Notes | |
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On the Job: Cooperation, Networking, and Social Networking | |
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The Internet and the World Wide Web | |
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Embracing New Technologies | |
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Electronic Publishing | |
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Continuing Access to Information in All Formats | |
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Exercises | |
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Notes | |
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Leadership and Professional Associations | |
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Education Associations | |
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Library and Media Associations | |
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School Library Media Specialists and the Political Process | |
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School Library Media Specialists in the Global Community | |
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Looking Like a Professional, Making You a Professional | |
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Exercises | |
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Notes | |
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Writing a Technology Plan | |
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Sample Letter of Application | |
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Questionnaire | |
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Presentation of a Five-Year Long-Range Plan | |
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For Library Media Center Development | |
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Personnel | |
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Facility | |
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Equipment | |
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Budget | |
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Travel | |
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Equipment | |
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Computer Software | |
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Collection | |
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Volunteers | |
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ALA Intellectual Freedom Policy Statements | |
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53.1 Library Bill of Rights | |
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Note | |
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Publications List | |
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Budget Information Needed for Grant Applications | |
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Sample Letter to Legislator | |
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Index | |