NCIP Savings Calculator

NCIP savings calculator

Estimate the staff time and cost savings your library or consortium can achieve by implementing the NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP).
Based on the paper titled STAFF COST SAVINGS FROM IMPLEMENTING THE NISO CIRCULATION INTERCHANGE PROTOCOL (NCIP) , authored by Mary E. Jackson/Auto-Graphics, Inc. originally published Fall 2011.

Your library's inputs

Items your library borrows via ILL per year
Items your library lends via ILL per year
Include benefits in rate
Use less than 100 if only some systems are compliant

Estimated annual savings

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Total hours saved per year
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Staff cost savings per year
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Equivalent staff capacity recovered

Borrowing hours: before vs. after NCIP

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Lending hours: before vs. after NCIP

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Real-world benchmarks

Vernon Parish Library, LA
80% reduction
Saved 69 hrs/yr on 516 annual borrowing transactions
East Hampton Public Library, CT
61% less time end-to-end
ILL volume grew 66% without adding staff hours
Boston Library Consortium
$8 vs. $30 per transaction
75% cost reduction vs. mediated ILL

Statewide / consortium inputs

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Savings at 100% NCIP adoption

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Total hours saved per year
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Staff cost savings per year
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Average savings per library

Savings by NCIP adoption level

25% compliant
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50% compliant
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75% compliant
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100% compliant
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Projected savings vs. adoption rate

Statewide savings increase with adoption rate.

This calculator provides estimates only and is not a guarantee of cost savings. Actual savings will vary based on local policies, workflow complexity, staff rates, and the extent of NCIP implementation. Savings percentages are drawn from documented case studies: Vernon Parish Library (80%), East Hampton Public Library (61%), and Boston Library Consortium (75%), as reported in Staff Cost Savings from Implementing the NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP) by Mary E. Jackson (NISO Information Standards Quarterly, Fall 2011).

Calculator based on NCIP research by Auto-Graphics, Inc. — now part of Soutron Global