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Interlibrary loans, subscriptions and copyright in the UK academic library sector Cover

Interlibrary loans, subscriptions and copyright in the UK academic library sector

By: Andrew Johnson  
Open Access
|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.710 | Journal eISSN: 2048-7754
Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 10, 2025
Accepted on: Mar 7, 2025
Published on: Oct 14, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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