Document (#11908)

Author

Crawford, M.

Title

Information as a commodity

Source

Aslib information. 17(1989) no.2, S.42-43

Year

1989

Abstract

Contribution to a special section on library and information management. Discusses the concept of information as an object of trade and the role of information workers in dealing with this commodity as being authorities on the quality and the value of information itself.

Theme

Information Resources Management
Information

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