Pricing
Project Outcome users: please see the FAQ page for information about cost.
Impact Survey subscriptions have three different price structures depending upon the type of library:
If you are interested in custom services, please contact us.
Public library subscriptions
For individual libraries, the yearly subscription fee is determined by the library’s budget:
| Library total income (in dollars) | Yearly fee (US dollars) |
| 0 - 20,000 | $50 |
| 20,001 - 50,000 | $75 |
| 50,001 - 100,000 | $125 |
| 100,001 - 250,000 | $200 |
| 250,001 - 500,000 | $300 |
| 500,001 - 1,000,000 | $400 |
| 1,000,001+ | $500 |
Public library organizations and other groups
Library organizations of 10 or more libraries now have several subscription options depending upon the group structure and needs of the group members.
Do you want to coordinate surveys across all of your libraries?
Coordinator subscription
Coordinator subscriptions allow you to monitor your member libraries’ survey activity and schedule group surveys. You can view a list of members, their registration and subscription statuses, and reports from libraries that have fielded the survey on their own. When you schedule a group survey, you collect data from all your libraries’ patrons through a coordinated fielding period. Afterwards, you’ll have access to aggregate data and reports, and your libraries can download individual library reports. You can also download data and a report aggregating survey responses from all your libraries that fielded surveys individually in the current year. You might purchase this subscription if your libraries share some resources – such as an online catalog – but each library has their own budget.
Are you an association or group that provides support to your libraries?
Association subscription
The Association subscription gives you access to all features of a coordinator subscription but also purchases Impact Survey subscriptions for all or some of your member libraries at a discounted rate. This subscription allows your libraries to schedule and run surveys independently. You might purchase this subscription if many of your member libraries are interested in using Impact Survey independently.
Are your libraries independent but share many resources?
Merged system subscription
Maybe you don’t need all the monitoring and reporting features of an Association or Coordinator subscription. Merged system subscriptions allow libraries to simply join together, with one library or library organization acting as the system organizer and the other libraries considered branches or outlets. At the end of the survey, you will receive aggregated reports and data. Libraries that become part of the merged system will not receive individual reports, but the library locations will be included in the dataset. You might purchase this subscription if you have several smaller libraries that share many resources, such as a website and IT staff.
Pricing Options
| Coordinator | Association | Merged system | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | Administer group surveys on behalf of members | Purchase subscriptions for libraries & coordinate group surveys | Functions as a library system |
| Yearly subscription cost | $50-500 (Based on the group's budget) | All: 60% off member library prices; Partial: 30% off member library prices | $50-500 (Based on the combined libraries' budgets) |
| Libraries run surveys independently at no additional cost | X | ||
| Member libraries can purchase an Impact Survey subscription to run independent surveys | |||
| Member libraries cannot run surveys independent from group | X | ||
| Library organizations can coordinate group surveys | X | X | X |
| Group receives aggregated reports and data | X | X | X |
| Group has access to member reports and data | X | X | |
| Member libraries have access to own reports and data | X | X | X |
State subscriptions
When you register your state library at ImpactSurvey.org, you’ll immediately receive a FREE observer account. This account gives you
- Constantly updating aggregate report and data from libraries that have run Impact Survey in the current calendar year
- Access to your state’s libraries’ Impact Survey reports and data
- Ability to see Impact Survey registration status of libraries in your state
In addition to your free observer account, you can now purchase special state subscriptions. In order to fit the varying needs and budgets of state libraries, we’ve created two different paid group subscription options.
Do you want to run coordinated surveys across all of your libraries?
Coordinator subscription
Coordinator subscriptions allow you to monitor your member libraries’ survey activity and schedule group surveys. When you schedule a group survey, you collect data from all your libraries’ patrons through a coordinated fielding period. Afterwards, you’ll have access to aggregate data and reports, and your libraries can download individual library reports. You can also download data and a report aggregating survey responses from all your libraries that fielded surveys individually in the current year. You might purchase this subscription if your state library wants to run group surveys.
Are you a state that wants to provide additional support to your libraries?
Association subscription
The Association subscription gives you access to all features of a coordinator subscription but also purchases Impact Survey subscriptions for all or some of your member libraries at a discounted rate. This subscription allows your libraries to schedule and run surveys independently. You might purchase this subscription if many of your member libraries are interested in using Impact Survey independently.
| Observer | Coordinator | Association | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | Access to library registration information, reports and data & receives aggregated reports and data | Administer group surveys on behalf of members | Purchase subscriptions for libraries & coordinate group surveys |
| Yearly subscription cost | Free upon registration | $500 | All: 60% off member library prices; Partial: 30% off member library prices |
| State can coordinate group surveys | X | X | |
| Libraries run surveys independently at no additional cost | X | ||
| State has access to member reports and data | X | X | X |
| State receives aggregated reports and data | X | X | X |
Still have questions?
We want to work with your state to set up an Impact Survey surbscription that makes sense for you. Contact us to discuss which subscription option works best for you.