For the 50 databases provided
for the year July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009
It would have cost the 686 libraries
participating in the TexShare database program
almost $96,229,415 dollars to purchase the database
subscriptions that were purchased by the Texas
State Library and Archives Commission for $7,
075,716.
| Size
of Public Libraries |
Cost
to Individual Public Libraries
for subscription databases |
| Under 12,000 |
$73,545 |
| 12,000 -25,000 |
$102,340 |
| 25,000 - 40,000 |
$139,274 |
| 40,000 - 50,000 |
$163,654 |
| 50,000 - 100,000 |
$192,105 |
| 100,000 - 250,000 |
$315,056 |
| 250,000 - 500,000 |
$445,715 |
| 500,000 - 1,000,000 |
$646,253 |
| Over 1,000,000 |
$1,240,689 |
Size
of Community Colleges |
Cost
to Individual Community College Libraries
for subscription databases |
| Under 2,000 fte |
$543,688 |
| 2,000 - 5,000 fte |
$145,779 |
| 5,000 - 10,000 fte |
$256,565 |
| Over 10,000 fte |
$300,482 |
Size
of Universities |
Cost
to Individual University Libraries for
subscription databases |
| Under 2,000 fte |
$120,770 |
| 2,000 - 5,000 fte |
$206,370 |
| 5,000 - 10,000 fte |
$202,602 |
| Over 10,000 fte |
$301,377 |
Size
of ARL Libraries |
Cost
to Individual Libraries
for subscription databases |
| ARL over 20,000 FTE |
$378,205 |
| ARL under 20,000 FTE |
$171,663 |
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*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. |
