Shared Print Cost/Value Calculator #1: Adding New SP Members

– Adding a new shared print member –

Input Your Choice	Collection Analysis click for info about how the figures were calculated	Value of Services
	Gold Rush – enter number of libraries An estimate of the per library cost of this service based on informal conversation with the shared print community	$
	Greenglass – OCLC (number of libraries) An estimate of the per library cost of this service based on informal conversation with the shared print community	$
	Other Analysis (number of libraries) There may be other collection analysis options available priced somewhere between the two shown above.	$
Input Your Choice	Other New Member Costs	Value of Services
$	Contract/MOU set-up (enter avg. legal staff wage/hr) This item requires an estimate of your legal counsel expenses, we have estimated the time required.	$
$	Orientation/onboarding (avg. admin staff wage/hr) This item requires an estimate of your legal counsel expenses, we have estimated the admin staff time required.	$
	IT costs (enter number of libraries) An estimate of the additional computing and possible server impact of additional members.	$
	Scale costs associated with the program itself becoming larger (enter number of libraries) An estimate of the per library cost for adding additional members.	$

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The calculator worksheet has been adapted from original downloadable spreadsheet by the Massachusetts Library Association and then adapted for the web by Chelmsford Public Library. Maine State Library added extra accessibility coding and reformatting for ease of reading online.

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