Scholarly Information as a Political Economy

The scholarly information system is not a conventional market. It does follow a particular economic structure, but that structure does not follow orthodox macroeconomics. The multiple players who make up the system do compete and, at times, do cooperate, but not on the grounds of the economic theory...

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Published in:The Journal of academic librarianship 2014-01, Vol.40 (1), p.3-9
Main Author: Budd, John M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Communication. Information transfer
Economics
Exact sciences and technology
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
Information service management
Information systems
Labor
Library and documentation centre management
Library and information science. General aspects
Macroeconomics
Political economy
Rational choice theory
Scholarly communication
Sciences and techniques of general use
Theories
University faculty
User service management
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Summary:The scholarly information system is not a conventional market. It does follow a particular economic structure, but that structure does not follow orthodox macroeconomics. The multiple players who make up the system do compete and, at times, do cooperate, but not on the grounds of the economic theory of textbooks. An analysis that takes the differences into account is the only way to create an understanding of the system.
ISSN:0099-1333
1879-1999
DOI:10.1016/j.acalib.2013.11.001