Measuring monetary value of libraries has been a challenge. Recently, the Massachusetts Library Association has created a ROI calculator that allows a library user to determine how much is saved by using the library. One can check out the ROI calculator at http://www.ilovelibraries.org/getinformed/getinvolved/calculator.cfm G. Mahesh NISCAIR ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using NISCAIR's web mail service. "" http://niscair.res.in/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.