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>Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 04:38:52 -0600
>From: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: #5299 charges for services?
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>Originator-info: login-id=browne; server=imap.macalester.edu
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum    <[log in to unmask]>

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Don,

I charge a straight $5 per tape, any length and require the customer
provide a blank tape.  I copy one tape to one tape.  If the want editing, I
tell them it is $25 per hour and, so far, they have all declined.

Tom Browne

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Thomas Browne          Director, Humanities Resource Center
Macalester College                    [log in to unmask]
1600 Grand Avenue                              651-696-6336
Saint Paul  Minnesota  55105-1899

--On Thu, Nov 4, 1999 8:49 AM -0500 LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]>
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>> Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 16:37:27 -0600
>> To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
>> <[log in to unmask]> From: Don Sundheim <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: charges for services?
>> In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
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> Do any of you have fees for services such as foreign video conversion,
> duplication of videos, audio cassettes etc.?  
> 
> 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 ask customers
> to provide a blank cassette or we provide one at cost.   We charge
> fractional parts of hours but charge the same for personal and
> professional work (we do not charge our own dept. faculty).  
> 
> We frankly don't make much from any of this.  We really consider this more
> of a service for faculty and the public so we're happy if we break even.
> I could relate lots of funny stories and some not-so-funny ones about our
> services but I'd rather get your input on fees if you provide similar
> services.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Don Sundheim
> Foreign Languages
> Eastern Illinois University
> e-mail:  [log in to unmask]