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 Table 0.3: Explanation of Cost Categories

Some additional notes to consider in relation to the cost categories:


 * Costs are split between academic institutions (e.g. RLUK, etc.) and other organisations (government, corporate and independent libraries).
 * NPV stands for 'Net Present Value'.
 * Figures exclude 'transaction costs' ('one-off' costs of moving to the Gold Scenario as they are not ongoing).
 * Figures exclude 'non-cash costs' (peer review 'time' costs, and user search/print costs).