Factors Affecting End-User Charges for On-Line Bibliographic Information Retrieval Services in Public Libraries

• Main Author: Oulton, A. J
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Learned Information, Ltd 1979
• Subjects: Cost Effectiveness; Fees; Foreign Countries; Great Britain; Information Retrieval; Information Services; Information Systems; Online Systems; Opinions; Public Libraries; United Kingdom (Great Britain)

This essay presents an outline of the elements that need to be considered with regard to the question of end-user fees for online information retrieval services in British public libraries. The points are culled from many sources, including the experience of the United States, talks with online work...