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Making Higher Education More Affordable, One Course Reading at a Time: Academic Libraries as Key Advocates for Open Access Textbooks and Educational Resources

Karen Okamoto John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, New York, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 267-283 | Received 11 May 2013, Accepted 24 Jul 2013, Published online: 15 Nov 2013

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