|
Library Service |
Value of Service |
Based On |
| Adult Books borrowed |
$17.00 |
Amazon.com average price |
|
Children/Young Adult books borrowed |
$12.00 |
Amazon.com average price |
| Magazines
borrowed |
$5.00 |
Estimated purchase price
average |
|
Newspapers browsed per week |
$4.04 |
Richmond Times-Dispatch
7-day subscription |
|
DVDs/Videos borrowed |
$4.00 |
Blockbuster average |
| Audio
Books borrowed |
$9.95 |
Audible.com download average |
| CDs
borrowed |
$9.95 |
iTunes download album average |
| Interlibrary Loan request
filled |
$25.00 |
Amazon.com average price plus
shipping |
| Meeting/study room use per
hour |
$12.50 |
Estimated value (based on avg.
$300 per diem in Richmond) |
| Adult Programs attended |
$15.00 |
Avg. local attraction admission
fee (single) |
| Children's Programs attended |
$7.00 |
Avg. local attraction admission
fee (youth) |
| Hours of Computer Use
(Internet, MS Word, etc.) |
$11.00 |
Day-pass cost at
FedEx-Kinko's/computer store (avg.) |
| Online Magazine or Newspaper
Article |
$1.00 |
Average cost for online
article search using our online databases |
| Months of Use for Other
Database Searching |
$4.76 |
Overall database subscription
cost per user per month |
| Information Research Requests
Answered |
$8.32 |
Avg. library cost for
librarians |