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Citing the Australian government's Productivity Commission and the 2015 Harper Review of Australian competition law, a February 2016 article in The Age explains that academic textbooks cost an average of 35 percent more in Australia than in overseas markets, owing in large part to import restrictions. "The library has a number of ongoing initiatives including reading list management/creation services, reader/custom book creation services, work flow alignment with campus bookstores...strategic acquisitions (direct negotiation with publishers on...

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ERIC Subject
Student Attitudes;
Library Personnel;
Librarians;
Student Experience;
Instructional Materials;
Textbooks;
Consultation Programs
Subject
Librarians;
Students;
Textbooks;
Academic libraries;
E-books;
Initiatives;
Libraries;
Colleges & universities
Business indexing term
Location
Australia; United States--US
Company / organization
Name:
College Board-US
NAICS:
813410
Classification
61131: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
51921: Libraries and Archives
Title
Academic: Sydney Univ. Offers No-Cost Digital Texts
Author
Enis, Matt
Publication title
Library Journal; New York
Volume
142
Issue
5
First page
18
Publication year
2017
Publication date
Mar 15, 2017
Section
NewsDesk
Publisher
MSI Information Services
Place of publication
New York
Country of publication
United States
Publication subject
Publishing And Book Trade, Library And Information Sciences
ISSN
03630277
Source type
Trade Journal
Language of publication
English
Document type
News
ProQuest document ID
1878855058
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/trade-journals/academic-sydney-univ-offers-no-cost-digital-texts/docview/1878855058/se-2?accountid=208611
Copyright
Copyright Media Source, Inc. Mar 15, 2017
Last updated
2024-12-08
Database
ProQuest One Academic