Logic of Costing CD-ROM and Other Databases for Institutions

[Clifford Urr]

        Can anyone explain how institutional prices are arrived 
        at for access to a commercial database? That is, what is 
        the logic behind calculating pricing a college library 
        of say, 500 students as distinct from pricing the same 
        database for access to one person? (This assumes any of 
        the 500 students can get access to the database.) 
        
        Cliff Urr, Senior Manager, Information Services, Aspen 
        Systems
        2277 Research Blvd. MS-2A
        Rockville, MD 20850
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        curr at aspensys.com