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Table 30
Cost of Subscribing to Current Journals in Microform
in Lieu of Binding
1. Estimated titles available 20,000
2. Estimated titles to be acquired in microform 10,000
3. Average annual cost per title $6.80
4. Total annual subscription cost $68,000
5. Total subscription cost over 10-year period
6. Physical volumes replaced at an average
$680,000
of 1.25 volumes per title per year 125,000
7. Asf to be freed at 0.08 asf per volume 10,000
8. Cost of released asf, at average cost of $110 $1,100,000
9. Number of reels of film to be housed,
at one reel per title per year 100,000
10. Asf required for housing of reels,
at .02175 asf per reel (Wellman standards) 2,000
11. Cost of asf for housing of reels,
at $110 per asf $220,000
12. New film readers required at 2010.5 reels
per reader (present average) (first year) 5
13. New film readers required by 10th year
14. New film readers required over 10-year
50
period, assuming depreciation over 5 years 75
15. Cost of readers at $750 per reader
16. Asf required for 50 readers (line 13)
$56,000
at 25 asf per reader 1,000
17. Cost of asf for readers, at $110 per asf $110,000
18. Binding costs saved, at $8.50 per volume
19. Cost of changing bibliographic records,
$1,063,000
at $1.00 per title $10,000
20. Net savings over 10-year period
(Lines 5 + 11 + 15 + 17 + 19 - 8 - 18) $1,087,000