[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Shared Integrated Library System Cost Study

[David J. Fiander]

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction undertook a study to  
determine the cost of the ILSs uses by the public libraries within  
the state.  Their report is available on the web.

	http://dpi.state.wi.us/pld/sharedils.html

I draw your attention, in particular, to section 7.1: "Costs Related  
to Operating a Shared ILS".

PINES is clearly atypical, but I find it heartening to learn that   
Indianhead Federated Library System, which serves 440K people, and  
runs Innovative, spends $187k on direct personnel costs (two or three  
FTE?) and $66K on software costs annually. (See section 4.1 for  
details about the systems profiled.)

- David

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David J. Fiander
Digital Services Librarian