Student Return on Investment (SROI)
In the academic year 2021-2022 (August 2021 to May 2022), full-time students paid about $308 of their tuition to support the UWF Libraries. We have assigned values (see the calculations used in a .pdf document below table) for our most-used services to help you "take advantage" of the University Libraries this academic year:
| Service | What You Can Do During The Academic Year | Value Of The Service For the Academic Year |
|---|---|---|
| Study in the library | study in the library for 60 minutes during the academic year | $134.36 |
| Ask a question of the Reference staff | ask one reference question AND use two research guides | $211.65 |
| Use a print textbook on reserve | borrow a print textbook | $79.30 |
| Access and download full text scholarly articles | download 12 articles averaging five pages per article | $180.00 |
| Use the library's proxy server to access and download full text articles while at home OR while at work | save two trips to the Pace Library and two gallons of gas | $6.00 |
| Borrow books from the circulating collection | borrow two books | $35.22 |
| Borrow ebooks from the collection | borrow two ebooks | $47.40 |
| Borrow books from another library | borrow one book rather than buying it | $57.01 |
| Stream a video for a course or entertainment | stream one video | $5.00 |
| Borrow a laptop computer | borrow a library laptop once | $54.00 |
| Use a library desktop computer to search for information | use a library desktop computer once | $5.00 |
| Total Value During the Academic Year | $814.94 | |