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Wednesday Buzz: Your Attention Span is Getting Shorter

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National Library of Medicine’s National Center for Biotechnology Information. That’s a four-second decline from 2000. What can you do in just eight seconds? Not much, but that’s how long the average attention span lasted in 2013, according to the U.S.

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Stronger by Association: Engle Earns Meeting Planner Certification

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Engle started with AMR in 2011 after serving in a variety of positions within in the association industry since 2000. Association for Rural and Small Libraries. Chief Officers of State Library Agencies. . “Will’s commitment to the industry in earning this key certification is what sets AMR apart.". Caple Foundation.

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How a Single Gift Gave Old Sound Recordings a New Lease on Life

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More details: About the foundation: The NRPF, a public/private collaboration between the Library of Congress and the music industry, was established by Congress in 2000 to help preserve audio for the ages, particularly old recordings but also classic, instantly recognizable sounds (think the NBC chimes). .

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