Thank you to the 17 institutions who replied.
Admin charges range from nothing to £20 and replacement costs for out of print books from £15 to £75.
Of the Libraries who charge a flat rate for OP books the following currently charge or are about to as follows:
1 £15
1 £20
2 £25
2 £30
2 £40
1 £35
1 £50
1 £75
Several institutions source OP books themselves or let students purchase replacement items.
We are looking at increasing both the cost of the original book and the admin charge but also allowing students the option to purchase a good quality replacement copy themselves.
Joanne
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Subject: Book Replacement Costs
We currently charge £25 + £3 admin charges to students for out of print replacement costs. We are looking at increasing this charge as the cost of the average academic text is higher than this. What do other institutions charge for replacement books? I will summarize for the list.
Many thanks
Joanne
Joanne IrwinTazzar
Senior Assistant Librarian
Library
University College Plymouth St Mark & St John
Derriford Road
Plymouth
PL6 8BH
01752 636700 X4200
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University College Plymouth St Mark & St John, Derriford Road, Plymouth, PL6 8BH
Phone: 01752 636700 Web: www.ucpmarjon.ac.uk
Principal: Professor Margaret Noble A Church of England College Founded in 1840
University College Plymouth St Mark & St John is a registered charity the trustee
of which is a company limited by guarantee registered in England No. 986239
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