Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Halliday, Jane
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1991
Subjects:
Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ443369
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Fee or Free: A New Perspective on the Economics of Information. Halliday, Jane Access to Information Fees Financial Support Information Science Library Services Users (Information) Discusses the issue of fees for library services from two viewpoints: (1) as a practical solution to financial difficulties, and (2) as a threat to traditional professional values. Economic theory is suggested as a new way to consider fees, with information described an economic commodity and as a public good. (six references) (LRW)