Well, the NCES report for 2012 says $37,021,795 spent on audiovisual materials. Of course different libraries report expenditures differently ...
Full report available here: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2014038 HTH, Sarah From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Davis Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 10:59 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Total spending on film and video? Does anyone know of any current numbers of the spending by colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada on film and video (physical and digital)? Jim Davis Docuseek2<http://www.docuseek2.com>
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