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<snip> > > Could it be to do with the use to which researched information is put? > > Generally speaking, I imagine that those researchers within the > academic world use their research for the benefit of others, not least > students. > > Whereas the commercial exploitation of researched information may only > benefit a minority. > > Just a magnanimous thought after a pleasant Sunday dinner. > > John > > C John Hughes BA MCLIP LIAV MInstLM > External Assessor > External Verifier > IAV-registered NVQ Assessor > Chartered Library and Information Professional > > Tel: 01452 417865 > mobile: 07986 506 404 > Bit of a broad generalisation there, I would have thought (2 actually). To assume that academic researchers have only non-commercial motives at heart is (IMO) rather naive, and to say that commercial research only benefits a minority is curious. Actually I would reverse those generalisations entirely (if I was going to make them): academic research benefits only am minority (staff and, possibly, students), whereas commercial research benefits society as a whole more immediately and more directly. I don't think that use really has anything to do with it Best wishes Alan Pritchard The GLOBAL GAZETTEER™: the world on file http://www.allm-geodata.com Tel: +44 (0) 1202 417 477