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name	M. Alan Thomas II
member for	12 years
seen	Jan 8 '13 at 21:00
website	strictscrutinyapplies.com
location	Chicago, IL

Mad (library and information) Scientist and Digital Human(ist)

Obligatory "professional qualifications and associations" block: M.S.–L.I.S. from Ilinois, ALA, IFRT, OIF supporter, FTRF. Trained as an information scientist for academia, working as a reference librarian in a public library; go figure.

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