> > I was wondering if there is an established formula 
> > for calculating the rough cost per record.  
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Catherine Dean
> 
> By far the biggest cost in any digitisation project is the 
> cost of the staff to undertake it. It can be an immensely 
> time-consuming process, and we found that it was only 
> possible using dedicated staff hired for the purpose. The 
> cost in time and money of managing such a project should not 
> be underestimated.
> 

I should add that the cost of about $40 was purely for the creation of the digitised resource. It did not include any cost for mounting the material on a server, or the creation of the delivery mechanism for making it available over the internet, to say nothing of the costs of long-term storage and maintenance of the digital archive.

Pete
-- 
Peter M Gray
Museums Officer


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