Info What's Your Michigan Library Worth to You? Individualized Return on Investment Calculator Your Use Library Services Value of Services Books Borrowed per Month $ Books Borrowed per Month via MeLCat $ eResources accessed per Month via MeLCat $ Magazines Borrowed per Month $ Magazines Read at Library per Month $ Movies Borrowed per Month $ Music Recordings Borrowed per Month $ Audio Books Borrowed per Month $ eBook/audio book downloaded from the library per Month $ Children's Program(s) attended $ Adult Program(s) attended $ Computer Use (Hours per Month) $ Reference Questions Asked Per Month $ Number of general full-text articles accessed from a library's Web site or the Michigan eLibrary $ Number of academic full-text articles accessed from a library's Web site or the Michigan eLibrary $ Michigan Activity Pass(es) Checked Out $ College and K-12 Practice Exams and Courses $ Vocational Tests and Skill Building Courses $ Recalculate Reset The total value for the services you listed above = $ *Your personal return on investment is based on your responses and the typical annual tax contribution for your Michigan library. You see a returned value of $ for every one dollar invested. Values used in the calculations above Value of a book checked out at a library = $15 Value of a book borrowed through MeLCat = $12 Value of MeL eResource (per search) = $7.50 Value of a magazine read at a library = $5 Value of a magazine checked out at a library = $5 Value of a movie checked out at a library = $5 Value of a music recording checked out at a library = $10 Value of an audio book checked out at a library= $18 Value of an ebook/audio book downloaded from the library= $8 Value of a children's program at a library = $7 Value of a library program, such as a book club, for adults = $15 Value of a patron spending an hour on a library computer = $22.50 Value of a reference question at a library = $20 Value of general full-text articles accessed from a library's website or the Michigan eLibrary = $10 Value of academic full-text articles accessed from a library's website or the Michigan eLibrary = $35 Value for Michigan Activity Pass checked out at a library = $15 Value for College and K-12 Practice Exams and Courses through MeL.org = $300 Vocational Tests and Skill Building Courses = $109 Adapted from the Library Research Service Return on Investment calculator code. You are seeing a returned value of $ for every one dollar invested! Values updated at Library of Michigan August, 2014
