A model is proposed for the investigation of the cost- effectiveness of interactive online searching, as an aid towards justification of expenditure to senior management. It is concluded that online bibliographic literature retrieval is considerably more cost-effective than traditional library manual searching, as well as providing additional qualitative advantages.
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