A cost-sharing formula for online circulation and a union catalog through a regional, multitype library cooperative.
The experience of the Capitol Region Library Council and the University of Connecticut Health Center in developing a cost allocation formula for a circulation and online catalog shared by twenty-nine libraries is reviewed. The resulting formula identifies a basic unit cost as a minimum for each system participant.
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Central Educational Services, University of Connecticut, Farmington 06032.
D002383:Catalogs, Union as Topic; D003237:Connecticut; D003361:Cost Allocation; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D008001:Library Technical Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D009862:Online Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration