I am researching an article about library fees in academic law libraries.
As part of that research I would like to determine what fees libraries are
currently charging. Please take a moment to complete the attached survey.
I, of course, will share the results with the profession.
I know that the survey is long, but it is far less scary than it looks. It
should only take a few minutes to complete the survey. Most of you will be
able to skip whole sections.
[I also attaching the survey as a Word 97 file]
Thank you in advance for you assistance.
Kumar Percy
Media and Reserve Librarian
Tarlton Law Library
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Price Fees Survey
Please take a moment to complete the following survey. Please feel free to
answer the questions in a separate document. Your responses are greatly
appreciated.
1. What does your library charge per photocopy? ________
2. What is the primary purpose behind the photocopy charges?
Recoup expenses ____ Supplement library budget ____ Limit usage ____
Other___________________________________________________________
3. Does your library charge for computer printouts?
Yes ____ No ____
If no, please skip ahead to question 8.
4. What does your library charge per computer printout? (Please indicate
if the school gives students a set number of printouts for free.) ________
5. What is the primary purpose behind the computer printout charges?
Recoup expenses ____ Supplement library budget ____ Limit usage ____
Other___________________________________________________________
6. Does your library provide free printing on a Lexis stand-alone printer?
Yes _____ No _____
7. Does your library provide free printing on a Westlaw stand-alone printer?
Yes _____ No _____
8. Does your library provide a for-fee document delivery service?
Yes _____ No _____
If no, please skip ahead to question #13.
9. If so, how much do you charge for the document delivery service? Please
explain if there is a base fee for the service and/or a per page fee.
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
10. If so, which department fills the document delivery request?
Circulation _____ Reference _____ Special document delivery _____
Other _____________
11. If you do have a for-fee document delivery service, do you negotiate
the charges before the service or after the service? Before _____ After
________
12. How did you determine the price to charge for the document delivery
service? Market survey, cost calculations, or other. Please describe.
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________
13. What is the primary purpose behind this charge?
Recoup expenses ____ Supplement library budget ____ Limit usage ____
Other___________________________________________________________
14. Do you have a for-fee reference service?
Yes _____ No _____
If no, please skip ahead to question #19.
15. If so, what do you charge for the reference service? Please explain if
there is a flat fee for certain services and/or a per hour charge.
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________
16. If you do charge for reference services do you negotiate the charges
before the service, or after? Before_____ After _______
17. How did you determine the price to charge for the reference services?
Market survey, cost calculations, or other. Please describe.
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________
18. What is the primary purpose behind this charge?
Recoup expenses ____ Supplement library budget ____ Limit usage ____
Other___________________________________________________________
19. Does your law school charge students a fee for library services?
Yes _____ No _____
If no, please skip ahead to question #24.
20. If so, how much is the library fee? ________
21. If so, how was this fee calculated? Market survey, cost calculations,
or other. Please describe.
___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
22. Are there any restrictions to the usage of this fee?
________________________
23. What is the primary purpose behind this charge?
Recoup expenses ____ Supplement library budget ____ Limit usage ____
Other___________________________________________________________
24. Does your parent university charge students a fee for library services?
Yes _____ No _____
If no, please skip ahead to question #30.
25. If so, how much is the library fee? ________
26. If so, how was this fee calculated? Market survey, cost calculations,
or other. Please describe.
___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
27. How much of this university fee goes to the law library? ________
28. Are there any restrictions to the usage of this fee?
________________________
29. What is the primary purpose behind this charge?
Recoup expenses ____ Supplement library budget ____ Limit usage ____
Other___________________________________________________________
30. Does your law school charge a computer fee? Yes _____ No _____
If no, please skip ahead to question #35.
31. If so, how much is the computer fee? ________
32. If so, how was this fee calculated? Market survey, cost calculations,
or other. Please describe.
___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
33. Are there any restrictions on how the fee can be used?
____________________
34. What is the primary purpose behind this charge?
Recoup expenses ____ Supplement library budget ____ Limit usage ____
Other___________________________________________________________
35. Does your parent university charge a computer fee? Yes _____ No _____
If no, please skip ahead to question #41.
36. If so, how much is the university computer fee? ________
37. If so, how much of the university computer fee goes to the law library?
________
38. Are there any restrictions to the usage of this fee?
________________________
39. How was the fee calculated? Market survey, cost calculations, or other.
Please describe. ___________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
40. What is the primary purpose behind this charge?
Recoup expenses ____ Supplement library budget ____ Limit usage ____
Other___________________________________________________________
41. Is there an unaffiliated borrowers' fee to borrow materials?
Yes _____ No _____
If no, please skip ahead to question #45.
42. If so, how much is the fee? Please explain if the fee is a refundable
deposit or a charge for the service.
______________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
43. If so, how was the fee calculated? Market survey, cost calculations,
or other. Please describe.
___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
44. What is the primary purpose behind this charge?
Recoup expenses ____ Supplement library budget ____ Limit usage ____
Other___________________________________________________________
45. Is there a charge for unaffiliated borrowers to use the library
collection (besides the government depository collection)? Yes _____ No
_____
If no, please skip the next three questions.
46. If so, how much is the charge and how often is it charged?
_________________
47. If so, how was it calculated? Market survey, cost calculations, or
other.
Please describe. ___________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
48. What is the primary purpose behind this charge?
Recoup expenses ____ Supplement library budget ____ Limit usage ____
Other___________________________________________________________
Thank you for completing this survey.
Answers will be compiled and used for an article on fees in law libraries.
Kumar Percy
Media and Reserve Librarian
Tarlton Law Library
University of Texas School of Law
(512)232-1568
kpercy@mail.law.utexas.edu
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