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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1989
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ401104 |
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Table of Contents:
- Allocating Costs, Thinking about Values: The Fee-or-Free Debate Revisited. Nielsen, Brian Access to Information Economic Climate Information Technology Library Automation Library Role Library Services Organizational Change Science and Society Social Change Social Values Technological Advancement Argues that the fee-or-free issue is far from resolved and discusses factors contributing to the debate. These include the impact of technology on social values, arguments for and against user fees, and the impact of technology on library services. A reconceptualization of information as a gift, rather than a commodity, is presented. (25 references) (CLB)