`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`UPSTREAM DATA INC.,
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`Petitioner
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`v.
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`CRUSOE ENERGY SYSTEMS, LLC,
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`Patent Owner
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`Patent No. 11,574,372
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`PGR2023-00039
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`DECLARATION OF SYLVIA HALL-ELLIS, PH.D.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`I.
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`1. My name is Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis. I have been retained as an expert on
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`behalf of Upstream Data Inc. (hereafter “Upstream” or “Patent Owner”).
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`2.
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`I have written this report on behalf of Patent Owner to provide my
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`expert opinion regarding the authenticity and public availability of
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`two
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`publications. My report sets forth my opinions in detail and provides the basis for
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`my opinions regarding the public availability of these publications.
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`3.
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`I reserve the right to supplement or amend my opinions, and bases for
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`them, in response any additional evidence, testimony, discovery, argument, and/or
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`other additional information that may be provided to me after the date of this
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`report.
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`4.
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`I am being compensated for my time spent working on this matter at
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`my normal consulting rate of $350 per hour, plus reimbursement for any additional
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`reasonable expenses. My compensation is not in any way tied to the content of this
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`report, the substance of my opinions, or the outcome of this litigation. I have no
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`other interests in this proceeding or with any of the parties.
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`5.
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`All of the materials that I considered are discussed explicitly in this
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`declaration.
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`II. QUALIFICATIONS
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`I am currently an Adjunct Professor in the School of Information at
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`San José State University. I obtained a Master of Library Science from the
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`University of North Texas in 1972 and a Ph.D. in Library Science from the
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`University of Pittsburgh in 1985. Over the last 50-plus years, I have held various
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`positions in the field of library and information resources. I was first employed as
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`a librarian in 1966 and have been involved in the field of library sciences since,
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`holding numerous positions.
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`7.
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`I am a member of the American Library Association (ALA) and its
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`Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Division, and I
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`served on the Committee on Cataloging: Resource and Description (which wrote
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`the new cataloging rules) and as the chair of the Committee for Education and
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`Training of Catalogers and the Competencies and Education for a Career in
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`Cataloging Interest Group. I also served as the Chair of the ALCTS Division’s
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`Task Force on Competencies and Education for a Career in Cataloging.
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`Additionally, I have served as the Chair for the ALA Office of Diversity’s
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`Committee on Diversity, as a member of the REFORMA National Board of
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`Directors, as a member of the Editorial Board for the ALCTS premier cataloging
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`journal, Library Resources and Technical Services, as a Co-Chair of the Library
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`Research Round Table (LRRT) for the American Library Association, and as a
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`member of the LRRT Nominating Committee.
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`I have also given over one hundred presentations in the field,
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`including several on library cataloging systems and Machine-Readable Cataloging
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`(“MARC”) standards. My current research interests include library cataloging
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`systems, metadata, and organization of electronic resources.
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`9. My full curriculum vitae is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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`III. PRELIMINARIES
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`10.
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`Scope of this declaration. I am not an attorney and will not offer
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`opinions on the law. I am, however, rendering my expert opinion on the
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`authenticity of the documents referenced herein and on when and how each of
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`these documents was disseminated or otherwise made available to the extent that
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`persons interested and ordinarily skilled in the subject matter or art, exercising
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`reasonable diligence, could have located the documents before on or around the
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`listed dates of their respective publications below.
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`11.
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`I am informed by counsel that a printed publication qualifies as
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`publicly accessible as of the date it was disseminated or otherwise made available
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`such that a person interested in and ordinarily skilled in the relevant subject matter
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`could locate it through the exercise of ordinary diligence.
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`12. While I understand that the determination of public accessibility under
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`the foregoing standard rests on a case-by-case analysis of the facts particular to an
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`individual publication, I also understand that a printed publication is rendered
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`“publicly accessible” if it is cataloged and indexed by a library such that a person
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`interested in the relevant subject matter could locate it (i.e., I understand that
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`cataloging and indexing by a library is sufficient, though there are other ways that
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`a printed publication may qualify as publicly accessible). One manner of sufficient
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`indexing is indexing according to subject matter category. I understand that the
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`cataloging and indexing by a single library of a single instance of a particular
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`printed publication is sufficient, even if the single library is in a foreign country. I
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`understand that, even if access to a library is restricted, a printed publication that
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`has been cataloged and indexed therein is publicly accessible so long as a
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`presumption is raised that the portion of the public concerned with the relevant
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`subject matter would know of the printed publication. I also understand that the
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`cataloging and indexing of information that would guide a person interested in the
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`relevant subject matter to the printed publication, such as the cataloging and
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`indexing of an abstract for the printed publication, is sufficient to render the
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`printed publication publicly accessible.
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`13.
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`I understand that routine business practices, such as general library
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`cataloging and indexing practices, can be used to establish an approximate date on
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`which a printed publication became publicly accessible.
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`14. Persons of ordinary skill in the art. I am told by counsel that the
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`subject matter of this proceeding generally relates to United States Patent No.
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`11,574,372 that describes the Technical Field of the patent as “blockchain mining
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`at an oil or gas facility.”
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`15.
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`I have been informed by counsel that a “person of ordinary skill in the
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`art at the time of the inventions” is a hypothetical person who is presumed to be
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`familiar with the relevant field and its literature at the time of the inventions. This
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`hypothetical person
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`is also a person of ordinary creativity, capable of
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`understanding the scientific principles applicable to the pertinent field.
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`16.
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`I understand that the Petition proposes that “A POSITA would have a
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`degree in chemical engineering, petroleum engineering, process engineering,
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`mechanical engineering, or a similar field with 1-2 years of experience in
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`designing power generation systems, Blockchain mining systems, or other
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`comparable hands-on experience. … Alternatively, a person having 3-5 years of
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`experience in the Blockchain mining industry would also qualify as a POSITA. …
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`Additional education could substitute for professional experience, or vice versa….”
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`17. WayBack Machine. The WayBack Machine is an application using a
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`crawler created by the Internet Archive to search its archive of Web page URLs
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`and to represent, graphically, the date of each crawler capture. The Internet
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`Archive is a non-profit digital library founded in 1996 that maintains an archive of
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`webpages collected from the Internet using software called a crawler. Crawlers
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`automatically create a snapshot of webpages as they existed at a certain point in
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`time. The Internet Archive captures data that is publicly available. Some sites are
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`“not archived because they were password protected, blocked by robots.txt, or
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`otherwise inaccessible to our automated systems. Site owners might have also
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`requested that their sites be excluded from the WayBack Machine.”
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`18. As of January 1, 2023, the Internet Archive holds more than 38
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`million print materials, 11.6 million pieces of audiovisual content, 2.6 million
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`software programs, 15 million audio files, 4.7 million images, 251,000 concerts,
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`and over 832 billion web pages in its Wayback Machine.1
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`19. Many Internet Archive captures made by the WayBack Machine have
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`a banner at the top with the capture date prominently displayed. Other dates when
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`captures of the same URL have been made are indicated to the right and left of the
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`date provided in the banner. Some captures may lack this banner. In any case, the
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`URL for the capture begins with the identification of the Internet Archive page
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`(e.g., http://web.archive.org/web/) followed by information that dates and time
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`stamps the capture as follows: year in yyyy, month in mm, day in dd, time code in
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`hh:mm:ss (e.g., 20071120082013, or November 20, 2007 at 8:20:13 a.m.). These
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`elements are then followed by the URL of the original capture site. When links are
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`active, the WayBack Machine is programed to produce the archived file with the
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`closest available date (not the closest available prior date) to the page upon which
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`the link appeared and was clicked. I and other librarian professionals are familiar
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`with the Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine.2
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`20. YouTube. An online video sharing and social media platform launched
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`in 2005, YouTube is owned by Google and is the second most visited website in the
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`world after Google Search. 3 YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly
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`users,4 who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos daily.5
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`21. YouTube has expanded beyond the core website into mobile apps,
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`network television, and the ability to link with other platforms. Video categories on
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`YouTube include (but are not limited to) music videos, video clips, news, short
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`films, feature films, songs, documentaries, movie trailers, teasers, live streams, and
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`vlogs. A significant amount of YouTube content is generated by individuals,
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`including collaborations between YouTubers and corporate sponsors.
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`2 For more information about the Internet Archive see the WayBack Machine
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`FAQ, https://archive.org/about/faqs.php#The_Wayback_Machine.
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`3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube
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`4 “Top Social Media Statistics and Trends Of 2023 – Forbes Advisor.” Forbes.
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`Retrieved June 15, 2023.
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`5 Goodrow, Cristos (February 27, 2017). “You know what's cool? A billion
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`hours.” Archived from the original on August 6, 2020; retrieved April 19, 2021 –
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`via YouTube.
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`IV. EXHIBIT 2007 (“BLOCKBOX”)
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`22. Exhibit 2007 is a true and accurate copy of the document titled
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`BlockBox AC – Air Cooled Mobile Datacenter
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`(hereafter called
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`the
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`“BLOCKBOX”) as captured by me from the WayBack Machine.6 Exhibit 2007
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`accurately reflects the contents of the above website link on the date of capture and
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`has not been changed or altered in any way—the text of the BLOCKBOX
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`document in Exhibit 2007 is complete; no pages are missing; and, further, there are
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`no visible alterations to the document. It is my opinion that the appearance,
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`contents, substance, and distinctive characteristics of Exhibit 2007 create no
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`suspicion about its authenticity. As such, it is my opinion that Exhibit 2007 is
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`authentic.
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`23.
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`I understand that after 2011, the BitFury Group Limited (BitFury)
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`would have been known to persons at least of ordinary skill in the art as the
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`“leading full-service blockchain technology company.”7 Furthermore, I understand
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`that persons of ordinary skill in the art would have reasonably considered this
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`corporation and its website as reliable and useful sources of information for
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`research, study, development, or design of bitcoin mining devices.
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`https://web.archive.org/web/20170130043612/http://bitfury.com/products#blockbo
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`24. The BitFury Group Limited provided the BLOCKBOX document on
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`its website by January 30, 2017, as shown in Attachment 1A from the WayBack
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`Machine. The URL of the captured webpage begins with the identification of the
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`Internet Archive page (e.g., http://web.archive.org/web/) followed by information
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`that dates and time stamps the capture as follows: year in yyyy, month in mm, day
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`in dd, time code in hh:mm:ss. Here, the Internet Archive indicates that the
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`BLOCKBOX document was publicly available on January 30, 2017, (e.g.,
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`20170130). Based on information provided by web crawler protocols that capture
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`snapshots of websites on the Internet, this document was on the Internet as least as
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`of January 30, 2017. Archived web pages of the BitFury Group Limited website
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`were present in at least 144 captures between April 5, 2014, and March 30, 2023.
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`25. Given that the BitFury website was accessible to the public prior to
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`February 8, 2017, I understand that persons interested and ordinarily skilled in the
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`subject matter or art exercising reasonable diligence could have located the
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`BLOCKBOX document from its website using the common search terms discussed
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`above and/or reasonable diligence.
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`26. For the foregoing reasons, it is my opinion that Exhibit 2007 was
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`publicly accessible to persons interested in and ordinarily skilled in the art
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`exercising reasonable diligence no later than January 30, 2017 (if not sooner).
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`V. EXHIBIT 2006 (“YOUTUBE”)
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`27. The YouTube video titled “Why is Natural Gas Flared? What is the
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`Solution?” (hereafter “YouTube”) posted to the Internet8 on June 23, 2015. The
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`YouTube video plays for 2 minutes and 20 seconds and was viewed 43,725 times.
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`28. For the foregoing reasons, it is my opinion that Exhibit 2006 was
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`publicly accessible to persons interested in and ordinarily skilled in the art
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`exercising reasonable diligence no later than June 23, 2015 (if not sooner).
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`VI. SUMMARY OF OPINIONS
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`29.
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`In view of the foregoing, it is my opinion that the publications
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`described above were publicly available no later than the corresponding date listed
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`in the table below:
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`Exhibit
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`Publication
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`2007
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`2006
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`BitFury Group Limited. BlockBox AC – Air
`Cooled Mobile Datacenter. Amsterdam, The
`Netherlands: BitFury, 2017.
`Opto Video. “Why is Natural Gas Flared?”
`Temecula, CA: Opto Video, 2015.
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`Publicly Available
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`January 30, 2017
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`June 23, 2015
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`30.
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`In signing this Declaration, I recognize that the Declaration will be
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`filed as evidence in a case before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the United
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`States Patent and Trademark Office. I also recognize that I may be subject to
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`cross-examination in the case and that cross-examination will take place within the
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`If cross-examination is required of me, I will appear for cross-
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`examination within the United States during the time allotted for cross-
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`examination.
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`31.
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`I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own
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`knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and belief are
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`believed to be true, and further that
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`these statements were made with the
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`knowledge that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine
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`or imprisonment, or both, under Section 1034 of Title 18 of the United States
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`Code.
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`DATED: October #4, 2023
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`By:
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`Zi.
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`via D. Hall-Ellis, PhD.
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`CURRICULUM VITAE SYLVIA D. HALL-ELLIS
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`EDUCATION
`Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1985
`M.P.S., University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, 2014
`Post Graduate Studies, University of Texas – San Antonio, Texas, 1975-1976
`M.L.S., University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1972
`B.A., Rockford University, Rockford, Illinois, 1971
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`PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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`Consultant for higher education, non-profit organizations, and corporations.
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`Adjunct Professor, School of Information, San José State University, San José,
`California. Serve as part-time faculty member teaching graduate students in technical services
`(cataloging, bibliographic control, classification), “core courses,” and special topics.
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`Director, Grants and Resource Development, Colorado Community College System.
`Provided leadership and vision to foster the continued growth of rigorous scholarship,
`innovative projects, and creative work for statewide system, 13 campuses, and 50 teaching
`sites serving 155,000 students. Responsible for leadership and ensured efficient functioning of
`contract and grants in compliance with state & federal requirements and successful
`implementation and management. Served as a subject matter expert and liaison for college
`Grant Directors for all issues relating to grants and subcontracts.
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`Senior Grant Administrator, Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver
`(Colorado). Provided leadership and vision to foster continued growth of rigorous
`scholarship, innovative research, and creative work in the Morgridge College of Education.
`Ensure that contract and grants processes function effectively and efficiently for 60 faculty and
`researchers with a focus on the successful progression and efficient management of grants
`totaling $13M. Worked effectively and collegially with Department Chairs and Program
`Coordinators on operational grant-related management activities and with a broad range of
`internal and external constituencies. Supported the dissemination and promotion of faculty
`research and scholarship to outside constituents at conferences and through publications.
`Assisted Principal Investigators and grant project teams by coaching, mentoring, and financial
`management.
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`Interim Director & Assistant Dean, Westminster Law Library, Sturm College of Law,
`University of Denver. Planned, organized, and directed all administrative activities for the
`library serving students, faculty, and alumni; oversaw the employment, retention, promotion,
`transfer and termination of library personnel; represented the library at professional
`conferences and public meetings; created and promoted a climate and culture of acceptance for
`new programs and services, a positive high-quality image of the law library, and that reflect
`the organization’s values, encourage excellent performance, and reward high productivity and
`innovation; provided leadership and set strategic direction of the organization; ensured that the
`library provided excellent customer service through solution-oriented staff response to patron
`needs and by responsiveness and continuous improvement of the organization; promoted,
`developed, and maintained positive working relationships with colleagues and customers
`including key stakeholders and groups, higher education institutions, the legal community,
`other regional libraries and districts statewide, and national library organizations.
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`1981-
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`2014-2016
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`2007-2014
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`Associate Professor, Library & Information Science, Morgridge College of Education,
`University of Denver (Colorado). Served in leadership role and worked collaboratively in
`program, college, campus and community environments. Advised and supervised students,
`taught core and specialized courses at the graduate level in an integrative, student-centered
`learning environment. Served on LIS, College, and University committees, and maintained
`working relationships with colleagues in other academic units and information professionals in
`the Rocky Mountain region and beyond. Served on and chair doctoral student dissertation
`committees. Oversaw and facilitated the College and LIS graduate student association.
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`2002-2007 Assistant Professor, Library & Information Science, College of Education, University of
`Denver (Colorado). Served as tenure-track faculty member teaching graduate students in
`“core courses,” resource description and access, service learning, and independent studies.
`Advised graduate students, participate on LIS and College committees, and serve on doctoral
`student dissertation committees. Oversaw and facilitated the LIS graduate student association
`and alumni association.
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`Affiliate Faculty, Library & Information Science, College of Education, University of
`Denver (Colorado). Served as part-time faculty member teaching graduate students in
`technical services (cataloging, bibliographic control, classification), “core courses,” and
`special topics. Oversaw and facilitated the LIS graduate student association and alumni
`association.
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`Special Assistant to the Secretary’s Regional Representative, U.S. Department of
`Education, Region VIII, Denver, Colorado. Served as the principal advisor and
`representative of the U. S. Secretary of Education’s Regional Representative (SRR). Ensured
`the implementation of major goals of the SRR and the Secretary. Provided leadership on
`behalf of the SRR in contacts with high-level officials in Region VIII requiring sensitive
`policy interpretation in communication with senior Department officials to solve problems and
`resolve issues raised by State and local education officials. Served as the primary contact for
`School-to-Work/Career, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Safe and Drug-Free
`Schools. Delivered technical assistance to local education agencies and institutions of higher
`education in technology, professional development, and school construction.
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`Catalog Librarian, Jefferson County Public Library, Lakewood, Colorado. Performed
`original, copy cataloging and classification of library materials (English and Spanish) using
`standard library protocols; completed original descriptive cataloging and subject analysis;
`enhanced brief catalog and authority records in III.
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`Development Officer, McREL International, Aurora, Colorado. Served as senior member
`of corporate management team in strategic planning, development of proposals and contracts,
`implementation, and evaluation of new services, products, and programs for educational
`agencies. Provided creative leadership to corporate committees to solicit ideas, identify goals
`and objectives, plan, develop, present, and evaluate professional development opportunities.
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`Education Specialist, Education Service Center, Region One, Edinburg, Texas. Served as
`member of Administrative Cabinet team in strategic planning, development of proposals and
`contracts, implementation, and evaluation of telecommunications capabilities, services,
`products, and programs for 40 school districts serving 283,000 students in 7 counties. Provided
`creative leadership to regional and state committees to solicit ideas, identify strategic goals and
`objectives, plan, develop, present, and evaluate funding opportunities and professional
`development for 400 librarians.
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`2000-2001
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`1999-2000
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`Assistant Professor of Library Science, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.
`Served a faculty member teaching 400 graduate students in technical services (cataloging,
`bibliographic control, classification), automation, and networking. Participated in distance
`education program and coordinated annual conference. Conducted university and Texas
`Library Association-funded field research focused on library collection development and
`academic achievement.
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`Head Librarian, Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, Denver, Colorado.
`Responsible for the daily operation, selection and acquisition of materials, formulation of
`policies for library operations, media center, and photography/slides archives. Designed and
`implemented library automation and delivery of electronic resources to college community.
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`Development Officer, PRLC, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Served as senior member of
`corporate management team in strategic planning, development of proposals and contracts,
`implementation, and evaluation of new services, products, and programs for 100 institutional
`member organizations. Coordinated the development of proposals and contracts totaling
`$4,000,000 annually. Provided creative leadership to corporate committees to solicit ideas,
`identify goals and objectives, plan, develop, present, and evaluate professional development
`opportunities.
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`Director of Library Development, Pennsylvania Department of Education, Harrisburg,
`Pennsylvania. Responsible for statewide development, technical assistance, professional
`development, resource sharing, children’s services, institutional library services, networking,
`and state aid program for all libraries throughout the Commonwealth. Functioned as liaison to
`Governor’s Advisory Council, LSCA Advisory Council, District Administrators, private
`colleges, universities, consortia managers, and network directors. Supervised $14,000,000
`formula-based state aid program and $3,000,000 grant awards to individual libraries,
`consortia, and networks.
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`Assistant Director, Southern Tier Library System, Corning, New York. Coordinated
`operation of system-wide programs (technical assistance, professional development,
`resource sharing, technical services, outreach) to 40 public libraries in 5 counties serving
`500,000 residents. Solicited ideas, identified goals, sponsored, and evaluated
`professional development opportunities and technical assistance sessions.
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`Division Librarian for Technical Services, Corpus Christi Public Libraries, Corpus
`Christi, Texas. Provided leadership in acquisitions, cataloging, serials control, and processing
`for main library and 4 branches serving 250,000 residents. Participated as senior member of
`library management team. Compiled and prepared technical evaluations, reports, and statistical
`analyses of Division operations to measure the achievement and cost of annual goals,
`objectives, and staff performance.
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`System Coordinator, San Antonio Major Resource Center, San Antonio, Texas. Served as
`senior member of the management team for District X Office, charged to provide technical
`assistance, resource sharing, media services, and professional development to librarians and
`staff representing 30 public library jurisdictions in 21 counties serving 1,500,000 residents.
`Functioned as liaison to System Director, staff, and members of governing bodies with the
`System Board of Directors and the Texas State Library and Historical Commission. Prepared
`LSCA grant applications and monitored awards totaling $1,100,000 annually.
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`1993-1996
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`1992-1993
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`1981-1985
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`Bilingual Branch Librarian, San Antonio Public Library, San Antonio, Texas. Worked as
`librarian providing reference, information, and readers’ advisory services in branch serving
`50,000 Spanish-speaking residents in southwest San Antonio. Participated in collection
`development and resource acquisition activities, specializing in children’s work, Spanish
`language resources, and multicultural studies.
`Librarian, Holding Institute, Laredo, Texas. Worked as high school librarian serving 500
`boarding students in Spanish-speaking environment of private school. Provided reference,
`research assistance, and library instruction to students and 35 faculty members.
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`Rockford Public Library, Rockford, Illinois. Worked in branches as part-time as a Library
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`Hall-Ellis, Sylvia D., and Mary Beth Weber. Contemporary Cataloging in an RDA Environment: A Handbook for
`Students and Practitioners. Chicago, IL: American Library Association. Under contract & In development.
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`RDA Testing: Lessons Learned and Challenges Revealed. Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis and Robert O. Ellett, Jr., eds.
`Binghamton, N.Y.: Haworth, 2012. 128 p.
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`Hall-Ellis, Sylvia D., Stacey L. Bowers, Christopher D. Hudson, and M. Claire Williamson. Librarian’s Handbook
`for Seeking, Writing, and Managing Grants. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Libraries Unlimited, 2011. 315 p.
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`Hall-Ellis, Sylvia D., with Ann Jerabek, and Merrie W. Valliant. Contemporary Cataloging: A Handbook for
`Practitioners and Students. Open access text. Athens, GA: University of Georgia System Regents, 2011. 767 p.
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`Grealy, Deborah S. and Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis. From Research to Practice: The Scholarship of Teaching and
`Learning in LIS Education. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2009. 175 p.
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`Hall-Ellis, Sylvia D. with J. Ann Jerabek. Grants for School Libraries. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2003.
`197 p.
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`Hall-Ellis, Sylvia D., Doris Meyer, Frank W. Hoffmann, with J. Ann Jerabek. Grant Writing for Small Libraries
`and School Library Media Centers. Boulder, Colo.: NetLibrary, 2001. 173 p.
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`Hall-Ellis, Sylvia D., Doris Meyer, Frank W. Hoffmann, with J. Ann Jerabek. Grant Writing for Small Libraries
`and School Library Media Centers. Englewood, Colo: Libraries Unlimited, 2000. 173 p.
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`Hall-Ellis, Sylvia D. “Prepared to Lead: Talent, Skills, and Competencies.” In Telling the Technical Services Story.
`Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2020. Program Presentation for Re-Accreditation by the American
`Library Association, School of Information, San Jose State University, 2022.
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`Hall-Ellis, Sylvia D. “Grant Writing and Sponsored Research Funding for Academic Librarians.” In The New
`Librarianship. Vol. 4. Bradford Lee Eden, ed. New York: Scarecrow Press, 2015. (pp. 163-174)
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`Hall-Ellis, Sylvia D. “Organizing Information: Technical Services.” In Information Services Today: An
`Introduction. Sandra Hirsch, ed. Lantham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 2015. (pp. 139-148)
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`Hall-Ellis, Sylvia D. “Metadata, MARC, and More.” In Rethinking Technical Services, Considering Our Profession
`and Ourselves: What’s the Future of Our Profession? Mary Beth Weber, ed. Lantham, Md.: Rowman and
`Littlefield, 2015. (pp. 29-55)
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`Hall-Ellis, Sylvia D., ed. “Contingent Faculty: Non-Tenure Track Faculty Series.” In the Faculty Personnel
`Guidelines Relating to Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure. November 2011. Denver, Colo.: University of
`Denver, 2011. 42 p.
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`Hall-Ellis, Sylvia D., ed. “Standard VII: Information Resources.” In the Sturm College of Law Self-Study
`Presentation for Accreditation by the American Bar Association. Denver, Colo.: University of Denver, Sturm
`College of Law, 2011. 20 p.
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`Hall-Ellis, Sylvia D. “Applying for Grants from Foundations, Corporations, or Government.” In The Volunteers’
`Guide to Fundraising: Raise Money for Your School Team, Library or Community Group. 1st ed. Ilona M. Bray,
`ed. Berkeley, Calif.: Nolo, 2011. (pp. 1-38 on accompanying disc)
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`Hall-Ellis, Sylvia D., ed. “Standard III: The Faculty.” In the Library and Information Science Program Self-Study
`Document for Accreditation by the American Library Association. Denver, Colo.: University of Denver,
`Morgridge College of Education, 2010. 22 p.
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