Am I correct in assuming that I always need to explicitly deploy referenced assemblies when their source changes?
Yes you do. If you use the publish command in Visual Studios, it will include all the assemblies you need in the folder you selected to publish your site.
If a .dll has changed and you need to update your site, you can just publish again or copy the .dll.
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