Better than Golde: Libraries and the New Information Economy.

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Main Author: Elliott, Stephen
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1992
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contents Better than Golde: Libraries and the New Information Economy. Elliott, Stephen Access to Information Futures (of Society) Information Transfer Libraries Library Role Problems User Needs (Information) Discusses the concept of information as a commodity and several approaches to selling information. Problems with the commodification of information are identified, including user fees that exclude the poor, censorship, and educational liabilities. A plan of action for libraries to resist this trend is described. (18 references) (MES)
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spellingShingle Better than Golde: Libraries and the New Information Economy.
Elliott, Stephen
Access to Information
Futures (of Society)
Information Transfer
Libraries
Library Role
Problems
User Needs (Information)
Better than Golde: Libraries and the New Information Economy. Elliott, Stephen Access to Information Futures (of Society) Information Transfer Libraries Library Role Problems User Needs (Information) Discusses the concept of information as a commodity and several approaches to selling information. Problems with the commodification of information are identified, including user fees that exclude the poor, censorship, and educational liabilities. A plan of action for libraries to resist this trend is described. (18 references) (MES)
title Better than Golde: Libraries and the New Information Economy.
topic Access to Information
Futures (of Society)
Information Transfer
Libraries
Library Role
Problems
User Needs (Information)
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ453306