Prices and online searching: The cheapest host is not always the one you think

Baiget, Tomàs Prices and online searching: The cheapest host is not always the one you think., 1982 . In 6th International Online Information Meeting, London, December 1982. [Conference paper]

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When the same file is available from several hosts, choosing the host offering the best quality-price ratio is not a straightforward operation. Often the announced file prices are just the top of the iceberg. Quantity of data available, eventual extra costs regarding online and offline prints, administrative constraints, royalties are to be looked at carefully. Also the computer response time, search techniques, telecommunications costs, the access speed, etc. are decisive on the final bill. A detailed analysis is shown. Some results are given for the most important bibliographic files currently available from the main hosts. The detailed explanation will help the online users at present and in the future in choosing their hosts according to their needs and their geographical location.

Item type: Conference paper
Keywords: Online searching, Costs, Telephonic prices, Hosts, Databases; System quality, Criteria, Language flexibility.
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BE. Information economics.
H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HK. Online hosts.
H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HL. Databases and database Networking.
Depositing user: Tomàs Baiget
Date deposited: 28 Jun 2025 18:58
Last modified: 28 Jun 2025 18:58
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/46935

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