A Review of the Costs and Cost‐Effectiveness of Online Bibliographic Searching
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Reference Services Review
- Vol. 10 (1) , 59-66
- https://doi.org/10.1108/eb048741
Abstract
The following paper discusses the costs involved when a library adds online bibliographic searching to the services it offers to its patrons. Reviewed in the study are total online costs, comparisons of manual and online search results, various pricing policy alternatives, and some probable future changes for online bibliographic searching.Keywords
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