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>Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 09:06:53 -0500
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum               <[log in to unmask]>
>From: Judy Shoaf <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #5299 charges for services?

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Don Sundheim asked:

>The reason I ask is that we are being asked to "justify" our charges to
>internal auditors.   We based our charges on what our Media Services people
>charge (we try not to step on their turf however and stick to foreign video
>conversions mostly.
>
>We charge $15 for the 1st hour and 1/2 that for the next.

We have much lower charges for copying tapes BUT we only copy for strongly
justified academic purposes (and of course with copyright release). Recently
we refused to copy a video that was not relevant to the instructor's field
(also it had been taped on a tape that had a TV broadcast--two strikes and
you're out).

However, if you are copying/converting personal materials you should in fact
be charging pretty high fees since you are probably not supposed to use the
state system to undercut commercial vendors! Point this out to the auditors.

Judy Shoaf
University of Florida