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These institutions are using the Bath Protocol to remedy the outdated Z39.50 protocol. S. R. Ranganathan’s (“RUNG-guh-nah-thun’s”) fifth rule of these institutions calls them “growing organisms.” Many of these institutions are moving from proprietary ILSes (“I-L-S’s”) like Voyager to open-source Koha and Evergreen for their next-generation OPACs, called discovery systems. MARC standards are used at these institutions to standardize machine-readable records, supporting authority control. Information from these institutions is collected in union catalogs like OCLC’s WorldCat. Study of these (10[1])institutions, (10[2])which is grouped with information science, involves understanding acquisitions, (10[1])circulation, and reference. These (-5[1])institutions are organized by the Dewey Decimal System. (10[1])For 10 points, name these institutions that loan patrons books. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: libraries [or library; prompt on archives; reject “bookshop(s)” or “bookstore(s)”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Alan ZhangUBC ATexas A&M A7610
Dean Ah NowClaremont ATexas A7710
Cormac BeirneSorbonneAppalachian State7710
Kathy LiangRice AUW A8610
Anwitha VempaliIowa BIowa A90-5
Andrew HarmsMichigan State ATexas A&M B9810
Roan DowlingIowa AIowa B10910