Fee or Free: A New Perspective on the Economics of Information.

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Main Author:	Halliday, Jane
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1991
Subjects:	Access to Information Fees Financial Support Information Science Library Services Users (Information)
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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