The fee is adjusted periodically to reflect rises in program costs. Members are normally provided reasonable quantities of all publications at no cost. Non-members are charged a prepaid, cost recovery fee for publications, except those supporting membership promotion efforts. Affiliates are not entitled to receive services as a member. Reading Room Photocopying is charged on a cost recovery basis.
Members pay the tape and shipping costs plus a share of the processing costs.
The Center assesses a cost recovery fee for each title purchased for a project and for each hour of cataloging services provided to a project.