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Kenton, David – Online, 1984
The National Library of Medicine has discarded connect hour-only billing for a more equitable system, which distributes user costs by type and intensity of work performed and data delivered. User data (cost comparisons, interpolated input/output count per connect hours, connect hours per year) were analyzed and further improvements are planned.…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Information Retrieval
Kahin, Brian – EDUCOM Review, 1989
Discusses issues involved in obtaining patents for computer software. Topics discussed include copyright protection; algorithms and other software processes within programs; the software industry and the effects of patenting; perspectives on software patents within higher education; cost factors; and the use of patents to control information…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Software, Copyrights, Costs
