00748nam a2200109Ia 4500 SAFFADY, William Availability and cost of online search services. 1996 Describes the type of databases offered by online search services available to North American libraries and discusses their competitive positions. Examines the costs associated with library-based online searching. Reviews the most important fixed and variable cost components, emphasizing differences among available online search services as well as recent trends in search service pricing. Considers the competitive relationship of online search services and local implementation of specific data bases. 3/7/00 M2LMGR A 21946 21946 0 0 0 0 CRCM CRCM 2023-05-04 0 0000000015960 2023-05-04 00:00:00 2023-05-04 A