Among the announcements at Beijing Design Week, however, US based Material Connexions, the leading materials library and consultancy, announced a new Beijing office, its first in China.

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It grouped similar crimes together, such as merging theft of library materials with laws covering theft in general.

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Mr Putnam said missing from the library were materials documenting JFK's dalliances with actress Marilyn Monroe.

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He also said that any additional charges, such as for printing in the library or for science materials, must be "banned outright".

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The Schwarzman building houses some of the library's most important research materials and collections.

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The site also includes photographs and information on printed materials as well as information on the research holdings of the National Library of Wales.

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The Digital Public Library of America began beta testing Thursday, promising a site with millions of materials ranging from images of George Washington to footage of Freedom Riders during the civil rights era.

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Totaling in excess of 5, 000 linear feet, UMG's gift is the largest single donation ever received by the Library's audio-visual division and the first major collection of studio master materials ever obtained by the nation's oldest cultural institution.

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