The Economics of Information in the Networked Environment: Proceedings of the Conference Challenging Marketplace Solutions to Problems in the Economics of Information, Washington, Dc, September 18-19, 1995

Conference: Challenging Marketplace Solutions to Problems in the Econo; Butler, Meredith A.; Kingma, Bruce R.

ISBN 10: 0918006295 / ISBN 13: 9780918006295

Published by Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Assn Research Libraries, 1996

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Title: The Economics of Information in the ...

Publisher: Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Assn Research Libraries

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

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The September 1995 proceedings addressing the research library's knowledge infrastructure and the conflicts between economic costs and meeting the demands of scholarly need for easy access to information. The 19 collected presentations represent university, national, and organizational concerns relating to the costs and benefits of investment in technology, economic modeling, alternatives to current access models in research libraries, E-journals, digital libraries, and information collaboration. The volume features case study presentations, and a panel discussion on the need for creating a research agenda. Lacks an index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.