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Main Author: Killen, Diana
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1988
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ373821
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  • Information; Calculating the Cost of a New Commodity. Killen, Diana Costs Developed Nations Economic Factors Foreign Countries Government Role Information Services Library Expenditures Policy Formation Discusses the changing perception of information from a public good to a private commodity and the implications of this change for information providers and users. The situation in Australia is described, including the government's emerging policy on information as a commodity and its effects on libraries and users. (25 notes with references) (CLB)