Re[2]: microfilm prices

["Carol Unger"<carol_unger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

     At the National Library of Medicine we have a contractor handle the 
     duplication and sale of our microfilm. We use this contract to have 
     service copy microfilm produced for our collection when needed and for 
     purchase requests from outside individuals or institutions.  The 
     actual requests for purchase are received by Library staff who verify 
     bibliographic information and perform technical inspection (in the 
     case of microfilm produced in the distant past when we did not use the 
     current preservation standards) before sending the film to the 
     contractor for duplication.  All financial dealings are handled by the 
     contractor who takes credit cards or checks.    This has worked well 
     because the money we used to receive from microfilm sales when we 
     handled it directly was returned to the U.S. Treasury.  
     
     The NLM fact sheet describing this program for users, including costs, 
     is available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/microflm.html
     
     The statement of work for this contract is not yet available on our 
     Home Page (but will soon be joining the rest of our statements of work 
     there).
     The NLM Preservation and Collection Management Section Home Page is 
     http://www.nlm.nih.gov/psd/pcm/pcm.html  
     You may contact me directly if you wish a copy.
     
     Carol Unger
     Asst. Head, PCM,
     National Library of Medicine
     8600 Rockville Pike
     Bethesda, MD 20894
     301-496-8124
     unger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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Subject: Re: microfilm prices
Author:  <PADG-L@xxxxxxxxxxx> at internet
Date:    6/5/97 11:50 AM



Becky, I would be interested in seeing the responses to your message.  
On the listserv.  Perhaps others would, too.

Marney Canick
Collections Management Division
Library of Congress

Thu, 5 Jun 1997, Becky Ryder wrote: 

>         At the University of Kentucky, we operate a "charge back/not 
for > profit" microfilming service for the library.  We charge the 
costs of
> filming and duplication to our library's book budget.  We also serve 
non-UK > current, ongoing historic), with some rare books, 
manuscripts, and general > collection monographs.  
>         We have not done a cost analysis/price evaluation in years; 
no, > 
>         I would be interested in hearing how other filming 
operations charge > for their services.  Or, I would be interested in 
hearing how/why you do not > charge and how the filming efforts at 
your library are funded.

> 
>         Unless you think this information would be of value to all 
of the > lisserv members, please send your responses directly to me.  
Thanks in
> advance for your help.
> 
> Becky Ryder                                     rjryde01@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> Preservation Librarian                          phone:  606-257-3493 
> Univesity of Kentucky                           fax:  606-323-4768
> 301 King Library North
> Lexington, KY   40506-0039
> 
>