Out With the Old? E-Books, E-Textbooks and Academic Libraries - FLVC Region III 2015
1. Academic Symposium 2015
E-Books vs. Print Bibliography
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Rachel Owens, Associate Professor and Faculty Research Librarian, owensr@daytonastate.edu, 386-506-3842.
