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Attachment 6
Unit cost model for CRL and Yale Library
| CRL | Yale Library | ||
| One-time cost per volume | |||
| Acquisition activities | $9.06 | $12.00 | Allowance |
| Cataloging and shelf preparation | $48.43 | $35.00 | Allowance |
| Annual cost per volume | |||
| Circulation (out and in) | $19.54 | $1.75 | OCS Study, Doc. 9; includes OPAC costs |
| Preservation | IDC | $0.25 | Allowance |
| Shelving space (CRL) | $0.22 | ||
| Shelving space (ADA compliant) | $1.72 | Amortized construction cost/vols. per sq. foot | |
| Shelving space (depository) | $0.14 | Amortized construction cost/vols. per sq. foot | |
| Administration | IDC | $0.05 | Allowance |
| Amortized proc. & admin space/yr. | IDC | $0.06 | Amortized cap. cost per net sq. foot*space per vol. |
| Operating costs (ADA shelving) | IDC | $1.12 | HVAC, etc.*ratio/vols. per sq. foot |
| Operating costs (depository shelving) | IDC | $0.01 | HVAC, etc.*ratio/vols. per sq. foot |
| Operating costs (processing & admin.) | IDC | $0.04 | HVAC, etc.*ratio*space per vol. |
| Cost elements for space | |||
| Capital costs | |||
| Construction cost/net sq.foot | $70 | $300 | Allowance |
| Amortization period | 30 years | 35 years | |
| Interest rate | 6% | 8% | |
| Amortized cap. cost/net sq.foot | $20.69 | $25.74 | Amortization table |
| Vols./sq.foot (CRL) | 100 | ||
| Vols./sq.foot (ADA compliant) | 15 | OCS Study, Doc. 1 | |
| Vols./sq.foot (depository) | 185 | OCS Study, Doc. 1 | |
| No. of volumes | 2,000,000 | ||
| Processing & admin. space | IDC | 5,000 nsf | OCS design, in progress |
| Processing & admin. space/vol. | IDC | 0.0025 | Total space/number of volumes |
| Operating costs | |||
| HVAC, maintenance, etc./gsf | IDC | $12 | Allowance |
| Ratio gsf/nsf | 1.098 | 1.4 | Allowance |
Sources:
CRL cost information provided by Donald Simpson, CRL President, in August 1997 correspondence. CRL accounts for many cost factors that are itemized by Yale by applying a 35% indirect cost (IDC) rate to its core activities. Yale Library cost information based on estimates, allowances, and formulas provided above.
