| Item |
Estimated Retail |
Values Explained - May 2009 |
| Hardcover Book Borrowed |
18 |
Estimated average cost of hardcover 2007 (www.census.gov) |
| Paperback Book Borrowed |
8 |
Estimated average cost of paperback 2007 (www.census.gov) |
| Movie Borrowed |
3 |
Sample Rental at Video Store |
| Music Borrowed |
12 |
Estimated cost per CD or MP3 album |
| Audio Books Borrowed |
22.74 |
Average cost per book at Audible Audio Book Club |
| Museum Pass Borrowed |
10 |
Sample museum admission |
| Magazine Borrowed |
3.57 |
Median periodical cost per issue 2008 (2008 FAS-FAX Report) |
| Newspaper Use in Library |
0.5 |
Estimated cost to purchase a newspaper issue |
| Interlibrary Loan |
2 |
Costs for Interlibrary loans at Albany Public Library |
| Meeting Room Use per Hour |
50 |
Estimate |
| Auditorium Use per Hour |
300 |
Estimate |
| Program Attended - Adult |
18 |
Sample museum program cost for a museum |
| Program Attended - Children |
15 |
Sample museum program cost for a museum |
| Computer Use, e.g., Internet and MS Word per hour |
12 |
Sample hourly rate at Fedex |
| New York Times Archive Article |
3.95 |
Cost per article |
| Other Database Searching - Number of Months Used |
200 |
Minimum Cost for Monthly Access to Sample Online Database |
| Reference Questions |
7.25 |
Estimated cost per 15 minute question, $29 mean hourly wage of librarian in NY (US Bereau of Labor Statistics) |
