Technical Americana: A Checklist of Technical Publications Printed Before 1831 (Book Review)
Thomas R. Adams · College & Research Libraries · 1981
ularly useful to anyone who operates or plans to operate a fee-based information service.It should also be read by public, academic, and special librarians, however, as it explains exactly why people are willing to pay for some kinds of information even though others are available without charge.Furthermore, the book is delightfully calm in tone: unlike some of the literature in this field, it predicts the demise of no institution of any kind.-HaynesMcMullen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.