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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Library Materials in the Mail: A Policy History.
Lawson, Linda; Kielbowicz, Richard B.
Library Quarterly, v58 n1 p29-51 Jan 1988
Provides a historical overview of postal service policy from 1792 to the present on mailing library materials. The current policy debate in response to congressional reassessment of the benefits of the library rate is reviewed. A table presents the percentage of library rate mailings and subsidy by sender and recipient. (143 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Fees, Government Role, Library Extension, Library Materials, Public Policy, Publishing Industry
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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