The Information Dilemma: A Critical Analysis of Information Pricing and the Fees Controversy

Author:   Harry Kibirige
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Volume:   no. 4
ISBN:  

9780313233814


Pages:   195
Publication Date:   28 December 1983
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Harry Kibirige
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Volume:   no. 4
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.394kg
ISBN:  

9780313233814


ISBN 10:   0313233810
Pages:   195
Publication Date:   28 December 1983
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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"?While much of the original fervor of the user fee controversy has subsided, the issue of charging for library services remains a sensitive point. ...it is a pleasure to encounter Kibirige's clear and reasoned account of the fees question. ... Kibirige begins with an excellent overview of the development of the digital computer and automated information systems. Keeping his use of intimidating jargon to a minimum, he sketches a brief history of the new information technology which is both readable and informative. ...this book should be in libraries serving library and information science students and professionals providing online retrieval services.?-Journal of Academic Librarianship ""While much of the original fervor of the user fee controversy has subsided, the issue of charging for library services remains a sensitive point. ...it is a pleasure to encounter Kibirige's clear and reasoned account of the fees question. ... Kibirige begins with an excellent overview of the development of the digital computer and automated information systems. Keeping his use of intimidating jargon to a minimum, he sketches a brief history of the new information technology which is both readable and informative. ...this book should be in libraries serving library and information science students and professionals providing online retrieval services.""-Journal of Academic Librarianship"


?While much of the original fervor of the user fee controversy has subsided, the issue of charging for library services remains a sensitive point. ...it is a pleasure to encounter Kibirige's clear and reasoned account of the fees question. ... Kibirige begins with an excellent overview of the development of the digital computer and automated information systems. Keeping his use of intimidating jargon to a minimum, he sketches a brief history of the new information technology which is both readable and informative. ...this book should be in libraries serving library and information science students and professionals providing online retrieval services.?-Journal of Academic Librarianship


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HARRY M. KIBIRIGE is Assistant Professor of Information Science at the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College of the City University of New York. He is the author of The Information Dilemma: A Critical Analysis of Information Pricing and the Fees Controversy (Greenwood Press, 1983). In addition, he has published several articles and conference papers on information systems analysis, design and management.

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