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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=EJ401105 |
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- It's Not the Principle, It's the Money of the Thing. Budd, John M. Academic Libraries Accountability Economics Higher Education Interlibrary Loans Library Expenditures Library Services Models Online Searching Resource Allocation Asserts that, although many arguments in favor of user fees for library services are based on economics, little economic benefit is actually gained by levying charges for some services. A microeconomics model that has been used to demonstrate the benefits of user fees is critiqued, and the issue of accountability is discussed. (23 references) (CLB)