Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 16:07:14 -0500
From: "JEANIE M. WELCH" <ALI00JMW@UNCCVM.UNCC.EDU>
Subject: Document Delivery

Dear Colleages:  A few weeks ago I posted a query on COLLDV-L and SERIALST
on allocating funds for document delivery (e.g., CARL UnCover) in lieu of
subscriptions.  I received 13 responses; 12 were asking for the results, 1
informational.  I also contacted 3 libraries individually.  The response to
the listserv stated that they cancelled a certain number of titles.  They
took the recorded uses of the cancelled titles (from reshelving studies),
divided by 2, and then multiplied by $15 as an average cost per article.  I
would interpret the formula as follows:
        no. of titles cancelled x no. of uses = X
        X/2=Y (no. titles x no. of uses divided by 2)
        Y x $15=allocation
One library I contacted allocated a lump sum and then set up individual
accounts for researchers up to a certain $ amount.  Another had a lump sum
for document delivery (from several vendors) that also included a full-time
salary and student salaries.  The third set up user profiles of tables of
contents pages, edited them, and distributed them to researchers.
Thanks to all who responded.
Jeanie M. Welch
UNC Charlotte