Information Brokers--A Future in the Information Market Place?.

Rodwell, Daphne

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ERIC Number: EJ361353

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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Information Brokers--A Future in the Information Market Place?

Rodwell, Daphne

Information and Library Manager, v6 n4 p87-107 Mar 1987

This detailed overview of the concept of the information broker covers the following topics: (1) emergence and development of the concept; (2) services offered; (3) clientele; and (4) fee policies. Public sector libraries as information brokers and the future of information brokering are also discussed. Sixty-two references are listed. (MES)

Descriptors: Developed Nations, Fees, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Information Scientists, Information Services, Library Role, Library Services

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Media Staff; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom; United States

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