Cost Factors in Digital Projects: A Model Useful in Other Applications

Authors

Lisa L. Crane, Claremont Colleges LibraryFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2011

Abstract

Description of a costing model developed by digital production librarian to determine the cost to put an item into the Claremont Colleges Digital Library at the Claremont University Consortium. This case study includes variables such as material types and funding sources, data collection methods, and formulas and calculations for analysis. This model is useful for grant applications, cost allocations, and budgeting for digital project coordinators and digital library projects.

Comments

This work is chapter 18 of: Smallwood, C. (2011). The frugal librarian: Thriving in tough economic times. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-1075-7

Recommended Citation

Crane, Lisa L. (2011). Cost Factors in Digital Projects: A Model Useful in Other Applications. In C. Smallwood (Ed.), The Frugal Librarian: Thriving in Tough Economic Times (pp. 134-144). Chicago: American Library Association. Accessed at http://scholarship.claremont.edu/library_staff/1.