Libraries and Extension: Partnering to Expand Access Through Ebooks

Providing timely information—when and where people need it—has long been a goal of University of Minnesota Extension. This objective coincides with University of Minnesota Libraries' support of open access publishing and the use of Creative Commons to remove content from paywalls. Many librari...

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Main Authors: Kristen Mastel, Scott Chazdon, Mary Hockenberry Meyer, Matthew Russell, Diane Narem
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Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Library 2023-10-01
Series:Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship
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Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/istl/index.php/istl/article/view/2712
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