If you need the numbers on how much NC LIVE is saving your library, look no further: the 2023 Return on Investment (ROI) reports are here.
In 2023, NC LIVE saved member libraries $47,866,626 by buying resources collectively for all libraries. These savings are calculated by subtracting what we pay for resources ($3,665,257) from the total that vendors would charge libraries to buy resources individually ($51,531,883).
For each type of library, NC LIVE saved:
- $22,781,253 for public libraries
- $11,120,506 for community colleges
- $7,591,413 for North Carolina's Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU)
- $6,373,454 for the UNC system
Additionally, NC LIVE supported a collection of over 1.8 billion items over 87 databases.
To read more about how NC LIVE supports your library, download your community's 2023 ROI Report.