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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| author | Oulton, A. J. |
| author_facet | Oulton, A. J. Oulton, A. J. |
| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | Factors Affecting End-User Charges for On-Line Bibliographic Information Retrieval Services in Public Libraries. Oulton, A. J. Cost Effectiveness Fees Foreign Countries Information Retrieval Information Services Information Systems Online Systems Opinions Public Libraries This essay presents an outline of the elements that need to be considered with regard to the question of end-user fees for online information retrieval services in British public libraries. The points are culled from many sources, including the experience of the United States, talks with online workers, and, in particular, discussions in the Working Party of the Bibliographical Information Retrieval Online Service (BIROS) Project. Factors addressed are political influences, the value of information and online services, the legal position of free public libraries, types of costs and charges, and discriminatory charges and implications of charging. Examples of the policy and practice of libraries in the British Library Research and Development Department's projects are given. (FM) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1979 |
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| spellingShingle | Factors Affecting End-User Charges for On-Line Bibliographic Information Retrieval Services in Public Libraries. Oulton, A. J. Cost Effectiveness Fees Foreign Countries Information Retrieval Information Services Information Systems Online Systems Opinions Public Libraries Factors Affecting End-User Charges for On-Line Bibliographic Information Retrieval Services in Public Libraries. Oulton, A. J. Cost Effectiveness Fees Foreign Countries Information Retrieval Information Services Information Systems Online Systems Opinions Public Libraries This essay presents an outline of the elements that need to be considered with regard to the question of end-user fees for online information retrieval services in British public libraries. The points are culled from many sources, including the experience of the United States, talks with online workers, and, in particular, discussions in the Working Party of the Bibliographical Information Retrieval Online Service (BIROS) Project. Factors addressed are political influences, the value of information and online services, the legal position of free public libraries, types of costs and charges, and discriminatory charges and implications of charging. Examples of the policy and practice of libraries in the British Library Research and Development Department's projects are given. (FM) |
| title | Factors Affecting End-User Charges for On-Line Bibliographic Information Retrieval Services in Public Libraries. |
| topic | Cost Effectiveness Fees Foreign Countries Information Retrieval Information Services Information Systems Online Systems Opinions Public Libraries |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED186033 |