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Sticker Shock: The Price of Library Resources
Below are a few examples of information resources the Library invests in every year to support the research needs of the UCSF community. The prices are compared to goods and services outside of the Library.
 
Library Resource (2006 price)
Compares to . . .
Blood (print & online) = $1,090
Round trip airfare between San Francisco and Moscow, Russia
Cover of Blood
Moscow
Science online = $11,000
One carat Tiffany diamond ring
Cover of Science
Tiffany ring
Brain Research (online) = $23,600
2004 Toyota Camry XLE
cover of Brain Research
Toyota Camry
MD Consult = $38,000
One year undergraduate education at Stanford University (tuition and room and board)
MD Consult logo
Stanford
 
 
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