Costs avoided by local libraries due to the TexShare Database Program*
For the 50 databases provided for the year July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
It would have cost the 686 libraries participating in the TexShare database program almost $88,286,000 dollars to purchase the database subscriptions that were purchased by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for $7, 056,000
| Size of Public Libraries |
Cost to Individual Public Libraries
for subscription databases |
|---|---|
| Under 12,000 |
$53,730
|
| 12,000 -25,000 |
$83,421
|
| 25,000 - 40,000 |
$124,292
|
| 40,000 - 50,000 |
$179,632
|
| 50,000 - 100,000 |
$179,761
|
| 100,000 - 250,000 |
$343,807
|
| 250,000 - 500,000 |
$519,034
|
| 500,000 - 1,000,000 |
$967,444
|
| Over 1,000,000 |
$2,130,652
|
|
Size of Community Colleges
|
Cost to Individual Community College Libraries for subscription databases
|
| Under 2,000 fte |
$72,247
|
| 2,000 - 5,000 fte |
$102,805
|
| 5,000 - 10,000 fte |
$193,972
|
| Over 10,000 fte |
$440,908
|
|
Size of Universities
|
Cost to Individual University Libraries for
subscription databases |
| Under 2,000 fte |
$95,762
|
| 2,000 - 5,000 fte |
$80,639
|
| 5,000 - 10,000 fte |
$170,754
|
| Over 10,000 fte |
$336,708
|
|
Size of ARL Libraries
|
Cost to Individual Libraries
for subscription databases |
| ARL over 20,000 FTE |
$712,995
|
| ARL under 20,000 FTE |
$174,689
|
*Numbers are based on average population of libraries in each population group. Pricing figures provided by vendors. Vendor price tables do not reflect any discounts that individual libraries may be able to negotiate.