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Longevity of print book use at a small public university: a 30-year longitudinal study Cover

Longevity of print book use at a small public university: a 30-year longitudinal study

By: Melissa Belvadi  
Open Access
|Nov 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.562 | Journal eISSN: 2048-7754
Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 4, 2021
Accepted on: Aug 25, 2021
Published on: Nov 17, 2021
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

© 2021 Melissa Belvadi, published by Ubiquity Press
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