1. Introduction
Marketing of information services and products becomes
very imperative for the survival of libraries and other
information providers in this era of economic recession.
The role of the library and information centers is to mediate
between the user and the information resources, working
out a plan of action from amongst the various available
options for database searching. This role is by no means
inferior to that of their counterparts in medical and
judiciary that offer fee based services. Most importantly,
some people tend to belittle and despise products or
services that are offered free, just as Jain (1995) stated that
giving information away free may give the impression that
what is given free is of no value. These factors amongst
others necessitate information marketing or brokerage in
library and information centers.