Councillor Colin Hayfield, portfolio holder for customers, workforce and partnerships, said a review of the libraries network and opening times was taking place, with consultations being held.

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The council has said it wants to have a "core branch network" of libraries.

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As well as TransMilenio, he built more than 200km of cycle paths, a network of public libraries and got private schools to run new public schools in the poorer south of the city.

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It will co-ordinate the development and application of standards for computer support to meet the requirements of the shared bibliographic system and services in co-operation with the National Libraries of the countries participating in the COBISS network.

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That initial effort from the DPLA, dubbed the Digital Hubs Pilot Project, aims to stitch together a number of individual digital libraries now spread across the US into one network, and make the items from the National Archives and other institutions freely available to the public.

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The protest has been organised by several local groups including Save Newcastle Libraries, the Walker Action Group and the Anti-Cuts Network.

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In partnerships with Intel, Sony, Logitech, Best Buy, DISH Network and Adobe, the search giant will bring new functions to TV sets, namely search, personal libraries for consumers, and access to the Web.

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