The economics of information: a guide to economic and cost-benefit analysis for information professionals Kingma, Bruce R.

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Kingma, Bruce R

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Library and information science text seriesPublication details: 2001 Libraries Unlimited, Inc. Engelwood, Colorado Edition: 2nd edDescription: xii, 180 pISBN:

9781563088162

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DDC classification:

658.15

Summary: This book provides readers with an introduction to economics and cost-benefit analysis and will be particularly valuable to individuals who are, or plan to be, managers of information services in academic, public, or special libraries. Designed for those with little or no prior experience in economics, Kingma's popular and highly acclaimed text clearly presents the fundamentals that users need to develop basic skills for simple cost-benefit analyzes of goods and services. Significantly expanded and updated, it provides students, librarians, and information professionals with a useful introduction to economics and cost-benefit analysis, and it helps them make better financial and management decisions. Kingma's clear explanations of economic terms and models are illustrated with examples from library services and information markets-inter library loan, reference services, digitization projects, book and journal publishing, newspapers, photocopying services, computer software, and more. In this edition, new research and current examples of economic principles have been incorporated, and there is a new chapter on Internet economics and digital libraries.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Ahmedabad	658.15 K4E2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		162222

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-191) and index.

This book provides readers with an introduction to economics and cost-benefit analysis and will be particularly valuable to individuals who are, or plan to be, managers of information services in academic, public, or special libraries. Designed for those with little or no prior experience in economics, Kingma's popular and highly acclaimed text clearly presents the fundamentals that users need to develop basic skills for simple cost-benefit analyzes of goods and services. Significantly expanded and updated, it provides students, librarians, and information professionals with a useful introduction to economics and cost-benefit analysis, and it helps them make better financial and management decisions. Kingma's clear explanations of economic terms and models are illustrated with examples from library services and information markets-inter library loan, reference services, digitization projects, book and journal publishing, newspapers, photocopying services, computer software, and more. In this edition, new research and current examples of economic principles have been incorporated, and there is a new chapter on Internet economics and digital libraries.

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