Sustaining library makerspaces: Perspectives on participation, expertise, and embeddedness

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Sustaining library makerspaces: Perspectives on participation, expertise, and embeddedness. / Einarsson, Arni Már.

I: The Library Quarterly, Bind 91, Nr. 2, 2021, s. 172-189.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Einarsson, AM 2021, 'Sustaining library makerspaces: Perspectives on participation, expertise, and embeddedness', The Library Quarterly, bind 91, nr. 2, s. 172-189. https://doi.org/10.1086/713050

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Einarsson, A. M. (2021). Sustaining library makerspaces: Perspectives on participation, expertise, and embeddedness. The Library Quarterly, 91(2), 172-189. https://doi.org/10.1086/713050

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Einarsson AM. Sustaining library makerspaces: Perspectives on participation, expertise, and embeddedness. The Library Quarterly. 2021;91(2):172-189. https://doi.org/10.1086/713050

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Einarsson, Arni Már. / Sustaining library makerspaces: Perspectives on participation, expertise, and embeddedness. I: The Library Quarterly. 2021 ; Bind 91, Nr. 2. s. 172-189.

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