RE: [ALCTS-acqnet] Does your academic library charge for the collections dollars or staff time involved in supporting programs?

Hi Damon,

We don't charge out either, except for use by groups outside the campus community.  It might be a slippery slope, charging other departments on campus - especially if your campus does little of that now.  In another lifetime, I worked for a major corporation that transitioned from free services to interdepartmental charging for everything, and it was a huge wake-up call!  

If you haven't already, you might want to make a list of the services the library receives from other departments without charge.  This will help quantify what might happen if other departments on campus decide to do the same.  For us, that would be things like cleaning, repairs and maintenance, IT service calls, marketing materials, and accounting work (actually preparing the checks for payment, etc.).

Mary

Mary Atwell
Archivist and CDS Librarian
401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD  21701
Phone 301-696-3873, 3933
Email atwell_at_hood.edu


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From: acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org [mailto:acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org] On Behalf Of Cherie B Watson
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Damon,

We don't charge anyone for those things--we don't even charge for use of our space by other departments as long as a given space is available (I think there is some charge at the university level if someone from outside wants to hold an event in one of our event spaces, though).  c.

CHERIE WATSON
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From: acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org [mailto:acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org] On Behalf Of "Damon Campbell"
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 2:44 PM
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Subject: [ALCTS-acqnet] Does your academic library charge for the collections dollars or staff time involved in supporting programs?

Hello, all!

Do any of your libraries charge or tax departments for the support and services you provide? Some examples include in-class Instruction/workshops, multidisciplinary resources paid for from library collections but heavily used by specific departments, work involved in managing subscriptions that are used/paid for by specific departments.

If so, I'd love to hear about how you came to this model, and what your experiences with it have been.

Thank you!

Damon Campbell
Acquisitions Librarian
damon.campbell.1182_at_gmail.com