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Peer reviewedKingma, Bruce R.; Eppard, Philip B. – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Analyzes the problem of journal price escalation as one of equilibrium between two market segments--the library market and the market for individual subscriptions. Argues that high quality photocopying has encouraged individuals to rely on library subscriptions and proposes that the socially responsible solution is to increase photocopy costs and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consumer Economics, Higher Education, Library Expenditures
Direct linkHall, Gary – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2004
Napster, a program for sharing MP3 files, has transformed the way music files are shared over the Internet. In its heyday, anyone looking for free music just had to search Napster's database for the artists or songs they wanted and download them for free. Because of its operations, Napster was successfully sued for violation of copyright and has…
Descriptors: Music, Industry, Shared Resources and Services, Internet
