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Direct linkWenzler, John – College & Research Libraries, 2017
Why has the rise of the Internet--which drastically reduces the cost of distributing information--coincided with drastic increases in the prices that academic libraries pay for access to scholarly journals? This study argues that libraries are trapped in a collective action dilemma as defined by economist Mancur Olson in "The Logic of…
Descriptors: Journal Articles, Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing
Diaz, Karen R., Ed. – 1995
This publication was developed by the Reference and Adult Services Division/Machine-Assisted Reference Section/User Access to Services committee of the 1993 ALA (American Library Association) Midwinter meeting, and was designed for archivists, publishers, librarians, and associates in research centers and societies. Information is presented on how…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Costs, Cultural Differences
Mintz, Anne P. – Database, 1993
Considers electronic online access to newspapers, magazines, and newsletters. Legal factors discussed include license agreements and copyright; financial factors include royalties, pricing, and publisher priorities; and technological factors include keyed versus electronic copy, electronic delivery, graphics, telecommunications, and image-based…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Copyrights, Costs, Economic Factors
Rush, James E. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1993
Addresses the inadequacies of traditional methods of library financing and proposes a strategy to be implemented in an environment supported by automation and networks. Publisher pricing of data rather than publications, options for charging library users with debit cards, and the role of regional library networks are discussed. (EAM)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Costs, Databases, Electronic Publishing
Peer reviewedTashi, L.; Havard-Williams, P. – International Library Review, 1986
Discusses how rapid technological developments in the information industry, such as electronic publishing, satellite and microwave systems, video display terminals, and videotext have affected publishing costs, libraries, librarians, and users. Online searching is seen as a major development that may threaten the future of libraries, librarians,…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Costs, Databases, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedWeiskel, Timothy C. – College and Research Libraries, 1986
New technologies for generating, storing, and transmitting information will radically change information flow on college campuses and in society at large. University librarians will need to design environments for storing and retrieving these new types of information that will continue to nurture the life of the mind and support scholarship.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Costs
Hawkins, Donald T.; And Others – Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and Policy, 1992
Reviews the conventional publishing industry, and discusses a study of the electronic publishing industry and its products and processes. Discusses seven major forces affecting it--technology, economics, demographics, social trends, government policies, applications growth, and industry trends--and outlines principles to follow for success in…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Competition, Costs, Databases
