Public Digital Cultural Services for National Reading Promotion in Canada
LIN Yimin1,LIN Xiaoren2
1. School of Communication (School of Publishing), East China Normal University, 200241, Shanghai, China 2. School of Foreign Languages, East China University of Science and Technology, 200237, Shanghai, China
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LIN Yimin,LIN Xiaoren. Public Digital Cultural Services for National Reading Promotion in Canada. Science-Technology & Publication, 2026, 45(7): 142-152.
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