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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- For insurance purposes, we have determined the minimum replacement cost of the library collections at RISD as follows: Regular circulating collection @ $40 Oversized volumes @ $100 Special Collections half @$500 / half @ $1000 Vault collection @ $5000 Artists' books @$300 Bound periodicals @ $100 plus $30/volume for processing. AV Collections: Slides @ $5 + $5/proc. Clippings @ $1 (we have 425,000) Mounted reproductions @ $2 Posters @ $50 Record Albums @ $15 Compact discs @ $40 Videotapes @ $100 Microfiche sets @ $1000 The report based on these numbers was accepted by our insurance company. Carol Terry Rhode Island School of Design [log in to unmask]