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Volume 15, Issue 4
1 December 2002
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Susanne Durst;
Susanne Durst
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Luiz Guilherme Antunes
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Research Article| December 01 2002

Cost benefit analysis: a summary of the methodology Available to Purchase

Glen Holt;
Glen Holt
Glen Holt is Executive Director of the St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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Donald Elliott
Donald Elliott
Donald Elliott is Professor, Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois, USA.
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2054-1724
Print ISSN: 0888-045X
© MCB UP Limited
2002
The Bottom Line (2002) 15 (4): 154–158.
https://doi.org/10.1108/08880450210450915

This paper summarizes the cost‐benefit analysis (CBA) approach to estimating the dollar value of services offered by public libraries. The rationale behind a CBS approach is discussed and a methodology is proposed for a quicker, cheaper CBA applicable to mid‐size and smaller libraries.

Keywords:
Cost benefit analysis, Economics, Libraries, Project management, User studies, Methodology
© MCB UP Limited
2002
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