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Friday, May 18, 2012

Unpacking e-books

E-books have matured but questions remain about digital rights, access models and what a scholarly e-book really means today. Interviews by Sian Harris
Posted by Eileen Shepherd at 8:59 AM
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Debbie Martindale said...

Looks like an interesting article Eileen. I just find the whole eBooks thing a bit confusing sometimes though

May 21, 2012 at 9:58 AM

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