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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- We are presently replacing 2,000 water-damaged slides with funds from an insurance claim. The total cost projected is Cdn$19,000. In preparing the claim we took into account the cost of photography, film, developing, mounts, labels, and labour (for a full-time assistant as well as the slide curator's own time). We underestimated the amount of time it would take to replace the slides (we originally guessed it would take 3-months) but we successfully went back to the insurance company to adjust the claim upwards. Our hard figures are: Photography, Film, Developing, Mounts (Cdn$9,500) Labels (minimum order plus screen fee) (Cdn$1,725) Labour (Cdn$7,478) Miscellaneous (Cdn$100) Your estimate of 40-50% is about right. Jill Patrick Ontario College of Art & Design At 02:01 PM 6/3/97 EDT, you wrote: >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >The hardest thing to estimate in any insurance appraisal for library >collections, of course, is the labor and processing time to put these >collections together. That includes cataloging time, as well as >acquisitions, and any physical processing that is necessary. I suspect >that these "hidden" costs could add another 40%-50% to value of the >collection. Does anyone have some hard figures on what these costs could >add up to? > >Tony Hess, Art & Music Librarian >Colby College >Waterville, ME 04901 > >