Library associations connect libraries, library workers, and information professionals at the local, national, and international level. Library associations often provide resources to their individual and institutional members that enable cooperation, exchange of information, education, research, and development.

International

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Academic

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Political and social

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Religious

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Topic

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Misc.

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Africa

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Regional

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Botswana

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Cameroon

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  • Cameroon Association of Librarians, Archivists, Documentation Professionals, Museographers (ABADCAM)
  • Consortium of Cameroon University and Research Libraries (COCUREL)

Egypt

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  • Egyptian Library Association (ELA)[1]

Eritrea

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  • Library and Information Association of Eritrea (LIAE)

Eswatini

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Ethiopia

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  • School for Information Studies in Africa (SISA), Ethiopia

Ghana

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Guinea

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  • Guinean Association for Sustainable Development Awake

Kenya

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Lesotho

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Libya

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  • Libyan Association for Libraries Information and Archives

Malawi

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Mauritius

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  • Mauritius Council of Registered Librarians (MCRL)

Namibia

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Nigeria

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Senegal

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Somalia

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  • Somali Library Association (SLA)

South Africa

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  • Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA)
  • Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA)
  • Development of Information Science in South Africa (DISSANET)
  • Organization of South African Law Libraries (OSALL)
  • South African Health Librarians Forum (SAHLF)

Swaziland

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  • Swaziland Library Association (SWALA)[4]

Tanzania

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The Gambia

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Tunisia

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  • Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI)
  • Tunisian Library Association/Association Tunisienne des Bibliothécaires, Archivistes et Documentalistes (ATBAD)

Uganda

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Zambia

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Zimbabwe

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East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia

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Regional

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Bangladesh

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Cambodia

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  • Cambodian Librarians and Documentation Professionals Association

China

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Hong Kong

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India

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Indonesia

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  • Indonesian Librarian Association - IPI - Ikatan Pustakawan Indonesia

Japan

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Malaysia

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Maldives

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Mongolia

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  • Mongolian Library Association (MLA)[20]

Nepal

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North Korea

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  • Library Association of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)

Pakistan

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  • National Library Association (Pakistan)
  • Pakistan Library Association
  • Pakistan Librarians Welfare Organization
  • Pakistan Library Automation Group (PakLAG)
  • Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians
  • Pakistan Library Club
  • University of Peshawar Library & Information Science Alumni Association - Pakistan

Philippines

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  • Association of Special Libraries of the Philippines
  • Philippine Association of School Librarians, Inc.
  • Philippine Group of Law Librarians, Inc.
  • Philippine Librarians Association [Wikidata], Inc.
  • Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians
  • Medical and Health Librarians Association of the Philippines

Singapore

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South Korea

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Sri Lanka

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Taiwan

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  • Library Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
  • Taiwan Medical Library Association

Thailand

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Vietnam

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  • Việt Nam Library Association (VLA)

Unsorted

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Caribbean and Latin America

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Regional

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Antigua and Barbuda

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  • Barbuda Library Association
  • Library Association of Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

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Bahamas

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  • Bahamas Library Service Association

Barbados

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  • Library Association of Barbados

Belize

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  • Belize National Library Service and Information System

Bermuda

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  • Library Association of Bermuda (LAB)

Bolivia

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  • Association of Information Science Professionals of Boliva, Colegio de Profesionales en Ciencias de la Información de Bolivia (CPCIB)

Brazil

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Chile

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Colombia

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Costa Rica

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  • Colegio de Profesionales en Bibliotecología de Costa Rica (COPROBI)

Cuba

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Dominica

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  • Dominica Library & Information Society

El Salvador

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Guatemala

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  • FILGUA in Guatemala
  • Asociación Bibliotecológica de Guatemala
  • Comité de Cooperación entre Bibliotecas Universitarias de Guatemala

Haiti

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  • Fondation Connaissance et Liberté (FOKAL)

Honduras

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Jamaica

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Panama

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  • Asociacíon Panameña de Bibliotecarios

Paraguay

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  • Asociación Paraguaya de Gestores de la Información (APGI)

St. Lucia

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  • National Association of Librarians and Information Professionals (NALIP) Saint Lucia

Trinidad and Tobago

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  • Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT)

Uruguay

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  • Asociación de Bibliotecólogos del Uruguay / Uruguayan Library Association (ABU)

Unsorted

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Central Asia

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Regional

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Kazakhstan

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Kyrgyz Republic

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  • Kyrgyzstan Library Information Consortium (KLIC)

Tajikistan

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  • Library Society of Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

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  • Uzbekistan Library Association

Europe

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Regional

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Armenia

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  • Digital Library Association of Armenia

Austria

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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  • Society of Librarians of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

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Croatia

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Czechia

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Denmark

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Estonia

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Finland

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France

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  • Association of French Librarians
  • Association of information and documentation professionals (ADBS), formerly the Association of specialized librarians and librarians

Georgia

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Germany

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Greece

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  • Association of Greek Librarians & Information Scientists

Hungary

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Iceland

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Ireland

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Italy

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Kosovo

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  • Association of Librarians of Kosovo
  • Association of Electronic Libraries in Kosova (AELK)

Latvia

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  • Latvian Librarians Association[21]

Lithuania

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Luxembourg

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Malta

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Moldova

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Netherlands

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North Macedonia

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  • INNOVA Lib[22]
  • Library Association of Macedonia[23]

Norway

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Poland

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Portugal

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Romania

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Russia

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Serbia

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Slovakia

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Slovenia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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  • Swiss Association Library & Information Management (SLI)

Turkey

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  • Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS), Turkey[8]

Ukraine

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United Kingdom (UK)

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Southwest and West Asia

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Regional

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Afghanistan

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  • Anjuman Ketab Khana-e-Afghanistan (Afghanistan Library Association)

Armenia

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  • Armenian Library Association (ALA), formerly known as Armenian Library Union
  • The International Association of Armenian Libraries and Archives (IAALA)
  • Digital Library Association of Armenia (DLAA)

Bahrain

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  • Bahrain Library and Information Association

Cyprus

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Iraq

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  • Iraqi Library Association
  • Iraqi Association for Information, Libraries, and Documentation Specialists

Iran

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  • Iranian Library and Information Science Association
  • Iranian Medical Library Association
  • The union of Iranian library and information science student associations (ADKA)

Israel

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  • Association of Israeli Librarians (ASI)
  • Israeli Center for Libraries
  • Israeli Society of Libraries and Information Centers (SEMEL-ASMI)

Kuwait

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  • Library and Information Association of Kuwait

Lebanon

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Oman

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  • Omani Library Association (OLA)
  • Omani Association for Libraries and Information

Palestine

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  • Librarians and Archivists with Palestine

Qatar

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  • Library and Information Association in Qatar (LIA-Q)

Saudi Arabia

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Syria

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  • Libraries and Documents Association of Syria
  • Syrian Library Association

Turkey

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United Arab Emirates

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  • Emirates Library and Information Association
  • Filipino Librarians Association UAE

Yemen

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  • Yemeni Association for Disseminating Culture & Knowledge

Kazakhstan

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  • Association of University Libraries of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  • East Kazakhstan Librarians' Association
  • Library Association of the Republic of Kazakhstan (BARK)

Kyrgyz Republic

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  • Kyrgyzstan Library Information Consortium (KLIC)

Tajikistan

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  • Library Society of Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

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  • Uzbekistan Library Association

North America

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Regional

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Canada

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Mexico

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United States

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Most United States state library associations publish a journal.[25]

Oceania

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Regional

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Australia

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Fiji

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  • Fiji Library Association (FLA)

Hawai'i

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Marshall Islands

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  • Marshall Islands Library Association (MILA)

Micronesia

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  • Guam Library Association (GLA)
  • Chuuk Association of Libraries (CAL)
  • Kosrae Library Association (KLA)
  • Libraries, Archives, and Museums of Pohnpei (LAMP)
  • Yap State Libraries Association (YSLA)

New Zealand

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Palau

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  • Palau Association of Libraries (PAL)

Samoa

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  • Library Association of Samoa[28]

Tonga

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  • Tonga Library Association (ACT)

Vanuatu

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  • Vanuatu Library Association (VLA)

See also

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References

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