If Columbia figures can help you here they go:
We have been keeping track of all costs (salaries, utilities, etc.) on an
annual basis, and then divide them by the total number of volumes
processed. The last figure I have handy is for March 2001, and it is
$50.86 per volume.
For all our space planning we have been using a figure of 11 volumes per
linear foot. So if you multiply our cost per volume by our number of books
in a linear foot you get $559.46 per foot of books.
Cataloging is expensive, perhaps the most expensive thing libraries
do...but it is what distinguishes a library from a warehouse.
Angela Giral
At 09:34 AM 5/5/2003 -0700, Janis, Barbara wrote:
>I would very much appreciate someone kindly pointing me in the direction
>where I could locate a formula that will help calculate the amount of time
>and cost involved in cataloging a given footage of shelf space. Many thanks.
>
>Barbara Janis, M.L.I.S.
>Librarian
>Presidio Trust
>P. O. Box 29052
>San Francisco, CA 94129-0052
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