For the 19 databases provided
for the year July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006
It would have cost the 697 libraries
participating in the TexShare database program
almost $63,100,000 dollars to purchase the database
subscriptions that were purchased by the Texas
State Library and Archives Commission for under
$5,600,000.
| Size |
Cost to Individual Libraries
for Subscription databases (without ebooks) |
Cost to Individual Libraries for ebooks
only |
Cost to Individual Libraries for ebooks
and subscription databases |
| Public Libraries |
|
|
|
| Under 12,000 |
$29,019 |
$89,824 |
$118,843 |
| 12,000 -25,000 |
$63,064 |
$89,824 |
$152,888 |
| 25,000 - 40,000 |
$98,111 |
$89,824 |
$187,935 |
| 40,000 - 50,000 |
$124,261 |
$89,824 |
$214,085 |
| 50,000 - 100,000 |
$152,642 |
$89,824 |
$242,466 |
| 100,000 - 250,000 |
$303,439 |
$89,824 |
$393,263 |
| 250,000 - 500,000 |
$303,369 |
$89,824 |
$393,193 |
| 500,000 - 1,000,000 |
$769,476 |
$89,824 |
$859,300 |
| Over 1,000,000 |
$1,685,817 |
$89,824 |
$1,775,641 |
| Community Colleges |
|
|
|
| Under 2,000 fte |
$46,139 |
$89,824 |
$135,963 |
| 2,000 - 5,000 fte |
$75,639 |
$89,824 |
$165,463 |
| 5,000 - 10,000 fte |
$142,423 |
$89,824 |
$232,247 |
| Over 10,000 fte |
$352,293 |
$89,824 |
$442,117 |
| Universities |
|
|
|
| Under 2,000 fte |
$66,182 |
$89,824 |
$156,006 |
| 2,000 - 5,000 fte |
$80,180 |
$89,824 |
$170,004 |
| 5,000 - 10,000 fte |
$155,285 |
$89,824 |
$245,109 |
| Over 10,000 fte |
$321,830 |
$89,824 |
$411,654 |
| ARL Libraries |
|
|
|
| ARL over 20,000 FTE |
$719,051 |
$89,824 |
$808,875 |
| ARL under 20,000 FTE |
$219,408 |
$89,824 |
$309,232 |
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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. |
