Use Technological Tools for Accessing Information


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Fee-Based or Subscription Web Sites Some information on the Web may not be available for free. This information may be restricted to paid subscribers.
Library/Organizations subscriptions
	Often, libraries and other organizations such as law firms, businesses, subscribe to specialized databases on the Web. These databases can only be accessed by members of the organization
Individual/Personal subscriptions Subscriptions to fee-based Web resources are also available to individuals. for example, some newspapers and magazines provide the full-text of their issues on the Web to subscribers who are willing to pay.
Commercial services, providing customized information to individuals, are also available, for a fee. An example of one such service is Hoover's company profiles.