Fee Schedule - Research & Document Delivery
Effective October 1, 2011. All fees are subject to change
Premium Research Fees
| Service |
Price |
Ready |
| Express |
$200.00 Per hour |
Within 3 hours |
| Rush |
$140.00 Per hour |
Same or next day |
| Weekly |
$100.00 Per hour |
5 business days |
| Standard |
$60.00 Per hour |
4 weeks |
- Time is billed in 15-minute increments.
- Monetary or time restrictions may be placed on a project.
- In addition to the time spent searching, you will be charged for time required for retrieving and returning items as well as preparing materials to be sent.
- You will be billed for search time even if the information/image requested is not found
Document Delivery Fees
Documents provided from the NYPL collection
| Service |
Price |
Delivery Time |
| Express |
$60.00 |
Within 3 hours |
| Rush |
$45.00 |
Generally same day (must be submitted by 2 p.m.) |
| Standard (commercial organizations) |
$30.00
|
3 business days |
| Standard (non-profit organizations/individuals) |
$25.00 |
3 business days |
- Express service - Not available for all items.
- For lengthy documents, there is a surcharge of $10 for each 50-page grouping beyond the first 50 pages.
- Incorrect/incomplete citations - $15.00 search fee. For items which cannot be located with the citation provided, $50 research service fee will apply.
- Certifications - $25.00 plus the cost of the document.
Documents provided from outside the NYPL collection
| Price |
Delivery Time |
| $50 + cost of supplier |
varies, generally within 24-48 hours |
- If the citation provided cannot be found in WorldCat, a $50 research fee will apply, whether or not the document can be supplied.