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Appendix B: Budgeting
Working on the necessary assumption that the current library staff will be able to shoulder the work involved in this project, the budgeting will involve relatively few expenditures of money. Rather, the greater resource will be the staff time that is available to devote to the project.
Financial budget
Refreshments for open-houses and training $100 per month
Miscellaneous supplies $50 per month
2 additional Beilstein workstations (use existing lab computers) $0
Trainings by library staff $0
Trainings by SciFinder rep $0
In-house training for Beilstein by MDL rep (already in budget) [$3,000 each]
Visits to
Software training classes for library staff (for training materials prep) 3 @ $500 each
Total new expenses for 12-month period $3,300
Time Budget
Software training classes 24 hours
Preparation of SciFinder training session and materials 25 hours
Preparation of Beilstein training session and materials 25 hours
Staff practice on Integrity (3 staff x 16 hours each) 48 hours
Preparation of Integrity training session and materials 25 hours
Collection and analysis of database statistics 1 hour per week
Preparation of reports to director and management 5 hours per quarter
Branding and logo brainstorming and design 15 hours
Integration of branding/improvements to website 30 hours
Email advertisements/mini-newsletters 1 hour per week
Miscellaneous/unexpected tasks 1 hour per week
Total staff time needed for 12-month period 350 hours