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Higher Education: librarians left out of HE debate. Censorship: Police confiscation of Mapplethorpe library book ignites controversy. Plus Ben Pimlott to announce LA Reference Awards.

Lifelong Learning: the Government's long-awaited Green Paper The Learning Age finally arrives. Plus the new Ruskin Library at Lancaster University opens.

Public Library News: strikes hit libraries in London. And new BLRIC research finds libraries best at enabling participation.

IT News: battles over filtering, rating and blocking of Web sites continue.

Social Impact: the latest Comedia report on libraries' community role. Celebrities' favourite books are under the spotlight in the run-up to World Book Day. And the latest research on IT: work and cities.

The People's Network: the LIC's report on current digitisation activity.

Children's Book Awards: the LA's Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals find a major new sponsor, the Royal Mail. Plus a new Teen Zone space in Enfield libraries.

Academic Journals: concern over the growing power of a few large publishers. Plus a virtual economics library becomes a reality in Holland.

Public Lending Right: Laura Swaffield looks at borrowing trends in the latest report.

Mediawatching: fraud, deception, theft and a new book that smells.


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