[Genealib] Fwd: Valuing a collection

[Laura Spurrier]

Hi, all:
	On the same day I sent the message below, my ISP's server got  
indigestion and stopped sending me my mail.  Anyone who tried to send  
me something probably got a "mailbox full" message and his/her  
message was dumped.  I would really value seeing any responses sent  
about valuing a collection.   If it's not too much trouble, could  
those of you who responded the first time please re-send your  
responses?  THANK YOU!
	Laura

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Laura Spurrier <laurajs at pacbell.net>
> Date: June 29, 2006 5:17:15 PM PDT
> To: Librarians Serving Genealogists <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
> Subject: Valuing a collection
>
> I've been asked to put a dollar value on our collection of 25-30K  
> books and other media.  My treasurer is hoping he can depreciate  
> them for accounting purposes.  (We're a private non-profit.)  Any  
> number arrived at must also be used for insurance purposes.  I have  
> a problem with this philosophically because it seems to me that the  
> older and more out-of-print the books become, the more they have  
> value to genealogists.  Has anyone else dealt with this issue?  We  
> do not circulate materials so that factor is not a consideration.
> 	Laura Spurrier
> 	California Genealogical Society
> 	Oakland, CA

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