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Statement of the Special Libraries Association on the Department of Commerce Solicitation of Public Comment on the Study of Alternatives for Privatizing the National Technical Information Service.

Special Libraries Association, Washington, DC. – 1986

In this response to the issues and alternatives for the proposed privatization of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) as presented in the "Federal Register" of April 28, 1986, the Special Libraries Association (SLA) rejects outright the proposal to privatize all of its functions, and expresses its preference for keeping…

Descriptors: Access to Information, Database Producers, Databases, Government Publications

Dialog and the American Chemical Society Play a High Stakes Game.

O'Leary, Mick – Online, 1991

Discusses Dialog Information Service's lawsuit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) over online searching capabilities. Antitrust law is discussed, fair competition issues are raised, the user's point of view is considered, possible outcome scenarios are suggested, and a sidebar summarizes claims and counterclaims by Dialog, ACS, and…

Descriptors: Competition, Court Litigation, Database Producers, Futures (of Society)