Colleagues,

As a follow up:  It has been brought to my attention that there are still viable companies that assist libraries with such exercises – especially helpful when the valuation is connected to a disaster event of some kind, but not exclusively just in such cases.

While I have not used such companies for this purpose, they do exist.  The one that I know of personally is Absolute Backorder, out of Wrentham, MA -  www.absolute-inc.com  There may be others, and if so, perhaps someone will post information about them.

 

Thanks,

Eleanor Cook

 

Eleanor I. Cook

Assistant Director for Discovery & Technology Services

Academic Library Services -- Joyner Library

East Carolina University

East Fifth Street

Greenville, NC 27858

252-328-2598

252-328-4834 fax

cooke@ecu.edu

 

 

 

 

Micheline,

 

Try also the ACQNET-L archives: http://serials.infomotions.com/acqnet/

I looked it up as insurance valuation and found some things but didn’t read them all.

 

Cheers,

Eleanor Cook

 

Eleanor I. Cook

Assistant Director for Discovery & Technology Services

Academic Library Services -- Joyner Library

East Carolina University

East Fifth Street

Greenville, NC 27858

252-328-2598

252-328-4834 fax

cooke@ecu.edu

 

 

 

Our University’s Office of Risk Management has asked us to determine the replacement cost of our periodicals (and books).  I have checked the archives and found a few postings about this topic and I found an ARL Spec kit from 1991.  The Library of Congress has a bibliography on its preservation site that has been helpful.  I have also corresponded with the Director of American Appraisal Associates, Inc.   

 

However, I was wondering if any of you or your library has done this and if so, how you calculated the value ?

 

Thanks so much,

Micheline

 

Micheline Westfall

Associate Professor

Head, Licensing, Electronic Resources & Serials

University of Tennessee

Hodges Library

1015 Volunteer Blvd.

Knoxville, TN  37996-1000

 

865-974-9489

(fax) 865-974-3894

 

mwestfal@utk.edu

 

 

 

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