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and device partners, that contribute towards keeping the cost of BLUEBoxes low. When we apply the model to a larger scale (20,000 devices deployed), we see the cost per person impacted drop considerably, to less than $8. See Table 8 for a cost breakdown, and this report’s appendices for a more detailed analysis. At scale, the unit costs cost for books, shipping and customs are significantly lower, which leads to significant cost savings. TABLE 8 Costs for Library Model at Scale (20,000 devices) YEAR COST DEVICES BOOKS / DEVICE PEOPLE IMPACTED NOTES 1 $3,058,000 20,000 100 460,000 2 & 3 $2,152,000 20,000 200 230,000 Includes hardware and accessories, books, launch and training costs, Worldreader technical support, project manager salary, construction of a charging station and miscellaneous program costs; does not include a Worldreader trainer at launch; "People Impacted" figure assumes 23 people impacted per device; Includes replacement devices, 100 additional titles per device (50 per year), Worldreader technical support, project manager salary, and miscellaneous program costs; the “People Impacted” figure assumes a 25% patron turnover rate and is in addition to the Y1 people impacted Total $5.21 million 40,000 300 690,000 Cost per person impacted (3 years) $7.55 Cost per person impacted (annual average) $2.52 Value of content per device $800.00 Assumes average retail value of $4 per book Value of content in library $16 million Across 20,000 e-readers Such data point to the potential for e-readers to be an efficient and cost effective way to rapidly increase the collections of Africa’s libraries, both on an individual library basis, and at national or multi-national scale. Project LEAP Final Report - February 2015 26
Operational Learnings: Policies and Procedures Borrowing By the end of the project, three of the eight libraries allowed overnight borrowing of the e-readers by patrons and one additional library allowed staff to take the e-readers home. Criteria to allow overnight borrowing was generally that patrons be registered and frequent library users (at least 2x per week). Borrowing was generally only allowed for one night. This criterion has been incorporated into the Recommendations section. Time management The amount of time required to implement the program was at least 20 hours per month, depending on the amount of outreach conducted. While this was a pilot program that included a heavy amount of reporting for research purposes, it is still important to note that these programs cannot run on their own. Amount of time required to implement the program was one of the most common complaints from project librarians. Worldreader worked with librarians to discuss options for volunteers, school teachers, and other librarians to take ownership over parts of LEAP. However, this was somewhat difficult given the fact that the program was already underway, and other library stakeholders already saw the project managers as owning the project. As outlined in the Recommendations section, Worldreader recommends that a decentralized model of management be implemented from the start of the program, as to minimize burden on project managers. Record-keeping The program highlighted the fact that record keeping varies across libraries. In libraries already overburdened and understaffed, record keeping can be too time consuming. The program highlighted the need for record keeping to be in line with existing mechanisms. For example, knls libraries report to headquarters using Excel. As such, it makes the most sense for the e-reader reporting to sync up with these existing methods. Project LEAP Final Report - February 2015 27
Page 1 and 2: Project L E A P Libraries E-Reading
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Page 35 and 36: Acknowledgements This report is the
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