The AAN Library, a collection of free resources for alt-weekly management and staff, continues to grow. The latest editions: a boilerplate work for hire agreement; a rundown of the exceptions to the Junk Fax Prevention Act; a look at the future of music retail advertising; and materials from Steve Haas' presentation at the 2005 Annual Convention about creating a harassment-free workplace.

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In addition to offering individual stories, AltWeeklies.com can help you find a regular columnist or cartoonist. Links to 59 of them are listed on the site, either in the lower left-hand column of the home page or the right-hand column of the section pages. AAN editorial intern Lindsay Kishter has collected reprint information for most of these in the past few weeks. Click on "Reprint Terms" under the group of columns that interests you to find authors' contact information.

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