Brazil: Free download of books under CC license

Posted 27 September 2008 16:03 GMT

Countries	Brazil
Topics	Ideas, Technology, Digital Activism
Languages	Portuguese

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· Brasil: Livros gratuitos sob licença do Creative Commons

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The book Além das Redes de Colaboração (Beyond the Collaboration Networks, pt), a compilation of texts organized by professors Nelson Pretto and Sergio Amadeu, has been published by EDUFBA (Federal University of Bahia publisher) under a Creative Commons license and is now available for free download. “The book, which tackles various aspects of networks of cooperation, cultural diversity and technology of power, anticipates the policy of free access that will be implemented at EDUFBA”, Marcos Palacious [pt] breaks the news.

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