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Wilson, Luellen – 1996
This study tracks the increasing use of the term "information broker" in the professional library literature, and looks at the extent to which the professional literature reflects the increasing trend of information commodification. The content of three online databases was analyzed: LIBRARY LITERATURE, LISA, and ABI/INFORM. Four terms…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Databases, Fees, Information Dissemination
Vorndran, Gerald – 1997
Until recently, the World Wide Web (WWW) public access search engines have not included many of the advanced commands, options, and features commonly available with the for-profit online database user interfaces, such as DIALOG. This study evaluates the features and characteristics common to both types of search interfaces, examines the Web search…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Interfaces, Databases, Online Searching
Garrett, Amy B. – 1997
This study examines 104 articles on the fee versus free controversy in libraries, written primarily between the years of 1992 and 1997. The content analysis assesses the types of libraries that charges fees--academic, public, school, or special; who is charged--everyone, businesses and their personnel, law firms and lawyers; and what services the…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Document Delivery, Elementary Secondary Education, Fees