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Illinois Virtual Reference
Pricing module Year 1
(revised 12/12/05)

Public	Population served	Cost	Staff hours required
group 1	<5,000	$25	1 hr. per week ***
group 2	5,000-9,999	$50	2 hrs. per week
group 3	10,000-24,999	$100	2 hrs. per week
group 4	25,000-74,999	$300	6 hrs. per week
group 5	75,000-150,000	$600	8 hrs. per week
group 6	150,001+	$1,000	10 hrs. per week

Schools	Student Enrollment
group 1	1-1,000	$25	staffing optional
group 2	1,001-2,500	$25	staffing optional
group 3	2,501-7,500	$25	staffing optional
group 4	7,501-25,000	$100	staffing optional
group 5	25,001 +	$100	staffing optional

Academic	Student FTE
group 1	<2,500	$100	2 hrs. per week
group 2	2,501-7,500	$200	4 hrs. per week
group 3	7,501-12,000	$250	8 hrs. per week
group 4	12,001+	$1,000	10 hrs. per week

Special
Not-for-profit agencies		$25	available for email
Special academic & for-profit institutions		$100	referral questions
State government agencies		$25	in subject specialty

***The success of this project relies on the involvement of each participant. Participating libraries may choose from some of the following options to fulfill their staffing requirements:
live chat, email responses, subject experts, quality control, serving on VR sub-committees and other VR needs.