Charging for information was widely discussed at meetings and in the
literature in the late 80s and early 90s. Here are a few references which
cover both theory and practice -
Webber, S. Costing and pricing information services. Fee for Service, 2 (1)
1995, 1-7
Tilson, Y. Income generation and pricing in libraries. Library Management,
15 (2) 1994, 5-17
Brindley, L. J. Information service and information product pricing. Aslib
Proceedings, 45 (11/12) 1993, 297-305
Webber, S. Charging for library and information services in medical
libraries: a literature review and survey. Health Libraries Review, 10 (Dec)
1993, 202-223
Yates-Mercer, P. A. and Pearson, D. Charging policies and practice in
corporate information units in the UK, 1: to charge or not to charge? and 2:
how to charge. Journal of Information Science, 18 (1) 1992, 11-25 and 18 (2)
1992, 127-137
Webber, S. Priced information services from the public sector: will they
succeed? IFLA Journal, 16 (2) 1990, 220-230
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