Riemann function variant: odd numbers only?

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I apologize for being not able to provide much context.

Is there a special zeta function defined as: $$f(s)=\sum^\infty_{n=1}\frac1{(2n-1)^s}$$ ?

Moreover, if I know the value of $f(k)$($k$ is an integer), can we thus find the value of $\zeta(k)$?

I know very little about this topic, and recently am facing difficulties, so any help is highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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