Private Law Firm Libraries - Budget Benchmarks

From: Kami Bedard (kbedard@PierceAtwood.com)
Date: Sat Jan 06 2007 - 08:07:32 PST


I am trying to compile some industry benchmarks for private law firm
Library budgets. At your Library, what percent of the total expense
budget at your Firm is the Library budget?
And, what percent of the expense budget is your Library budget?

In your response, please include the following additional details:

1. Firm Size (<100, Between 101-300, or >300)
2. Specify what you include in the budget (Lexis/Westlaw, other online
research tools, staff salaries, etc.)

By way of example -

>From a 200 atty firm in Charlotte:
Library budget (less people) is .1.37% of total expense budget,
including the portion of Westlaw/Lexis that they do not recover.

Responses requested by January 10th. Thank you!
I will summarize for the list if there is interest.

Kami

Kami L. Bedard
Manager of Library Services
Pierce Atwood Law Library
One Monument Square
Portland, ME 04101
207-791-1142 direct
207-791-1350 fax
mailto:kbedard@pierceatwood.com
http://www.pierceatwood.com

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