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Volume 19, Numbers 1 & 2

(ISSN 2155–7896) Published February 2012

The Follett Lectures, 2005–2011
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Dominican University

Editorial
Susan Roman

The Pioneers: Follett Corporation
Matt Quilty

On Being Open: The Real Meaning of Open Access, Open Content, and Open Source
Inaugural Follett Lecture, 2 February 2005
Edward J. Valauskas

Googlization of Libraries: Debunking the Internet Godzilla Myth
Second Follett Lecture, 15 February 2006
Edward J. Valauskas

The Library is Dead: Long Live the Library
Third Follett Lecture, 22 February 2007
Edward J. Valauskas

Life, Literacy, and the Pursuit of Happiness: The Importance of Libraries in the Lives of Young Children
Fourth Follett Lecture, 23 April 2008
Steven L. Herb

Stories and Storytelling: How Humans Become People
Fifth Follett Lecture, 3 March 2009
Steven L. Herb

Storyteller without Words: The Graphic Novels of Lynd Ward
Sixth Follett Lecture, 14 April 2010
Steven L. Herb

Advocacy Revisited: Newer Insights Based on Research and Evidence
Seventh Follett Lecture, 9 February 2011
Ken Haycock