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Over the weekend, the IPA Executive Committee and members of the ICOP 2020 Local Organizing Committee held an emergenc...

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15.02.2020

The Second Call for Papers of the 28th Polar Libraries Colloquy to be held in Quebec City, from June 7th to 13th. The...

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