SU10Q1

Summer 2010 Question 1
Libraries have always been hailed as essential institutional supports for democracy, that is, library service is seen as a "public good."

a. In what way does the idea of "information-as-a-commodity" undermine this idea? b. If the idea of information-as-a-commodity becomes the accepted wisdom in the United States, discuss TWO significant implications and/or challenges this would have for the development of national information policy? c. Finally, present your own arguments for or against the idea of library service as a "public good."

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