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Friends of PUL Small Talk: Molly Manning "When Books Went to War"

During World War II, while Nazis were banning books and issuing rampant propaganda, the U.S. countered by sending millions of books to American troops in the field. These pocket-sized paperbacks, as…

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FPUL Small Talk Jan 2024 Christie Henry "The Evolution of the Reader"

The Friends of PUL host Christie Henry, Director of Princeton University Press, for an insightful discussion around “The Evolution of the Reader.” The book has been described as one of…

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CITP Distinguished Lecture Series: Alessandro Acquisti – Who Benefits from the Data Economy?

In the public debate around privacy and the data economy, several claims have been made concerning the benefits that multiple stakeholders may accrue from the collection and analysis of consumer…

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FPUL Fall Dinner October 2022 - Peter Dougherty

"Whadya Know? A Publisher Considers the Literature of Useful Knowledge" Peter Dougherty, Editor--at-Large, Princeton University Press Friends of Princeton University Library The Fall…

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An Independent Publisher Turns 100, featuring W. Drake McFeely (A Virtual FPUL event)

On February 13 at 3 p.m., the Friends of the Princeton University Library welcomed W. Drake McFeely, former chairman of W.W. Norton & Company, to its Small Talk series.McFeely is currently…

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Open Access in the Context of COVID-19

Perhaps more than any other time, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has foregrounded the importance of open access in support of the dissemination of scholarly resources. With regard to…

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