What an hour of research time buys:  At least 1 solid hour of search (usually double that because of dead links or other reasons) for each hour paid for, a report as requested by the client, and sources (exact URLs) for the report. 

 I require a day for each hour of research paid for.  There are several reasons for this requirement:  I translate and upload my free Russian aviation news each morning between 5:30 and 10:00 a.m. Eastern time.  I answer various e-mails, if any, and do some general Web surfing to benefit my own site.  Finally, I have to review my notes and write the client's report, which requires time in addition to the hours paid, but at no additional cost to the client.
 

Library of Congress (Per hour  or fraction of an hour)............................	$50.00(Reasonable copy fees absorbed). $60.00 if researching Russian-language material.
National Archives  (Per hour  or fraction of an hour).............................	$50.00 (I absorb reasonable copy fees). $60.00 if researching Russian-language material.

 
Other regional libraries and collections....Negotiable, because of transportation.

The above fees apply for reports returned by e-mail.

Travel Fees 
     to distant libraries and archives or to provide briefings and lectures to your class, club, group or office will include your payment of round-trip business-class airline fare  for flights over 1 hour in scheduled duration,  plus the current U.S. Government per diem rate (to be paid in advance) for the city to be visited.  High cost-of-living areas, such as New York City will require a surcharge, also to be paid in advance.

Lecture/Briefing Fees (in addition to Travel Fees, above)................$75.00 per hour or fraction.

Fax Fee (from me to you).......................................................$1.00 per 5 pages or fraction thereof.  (Please see the definition of a page).

Postage Fees (to U.S. and Canada only).....U.S $10.00 for regular mail, includes handling.

Send me E-mail at roy@royfc.com for rates for express delivery services that are not spelled out in the contract.  For very large, manuscript-sized orders, e-mail Roy's Resources for fees.  Postage to countries other than U.S. and Canada will be spelled out in the e-mail of costs.

$50.00 per hour -- Client receives a list of links, as above, but with English descriptions of what is found on each site.  In addition, if any part or all of the site contains information in English, that fact will be included in the report.

$200.00 per hour -- Client receives a full report, in English, based on research and analysis on the Russian side of the Web.  Links to all sources used in the analysis and the report are included, along with descriptions of the sites where required to further aid the client. 

Additional Fees -- Full translation of any Russian language material uncovered during the research, when required by the client, will be at only $.07 per word for the first 2,500 words (about 10 standard, type-written pages).  After 2,500 words it begins at the full rate of $.10 a word (of 3 or more characters). 

Please note:  Optical character scanning (also known as optical character reading or, more commonly, OCR), frequently means that the original hard copy document must be separated into individual sheets.  Please consider that fact if it is bound and cannot be laid flat, as it cannot and will not be returned in its original state.

Please do NOT Fax documents for OCR.  Send the actual document or a clean copy instead.  Send them to:  Roy Cochrun
                                       2813 Gillis Rd.
                                       Mt. Airy, MD 21771

Minimum Scanning Fee..............................U.S. $5.00 edited, up to 10 pages
Minimum Scanning Fee..............................U.S. $5.00 UNedited, up to 15 pages

Cost per page after 10 pages.......................U.S. $ 0.20 edited, per page
Cost per page after 15 pages.......................U.S. $ 0.15 UNedited, per page

Conversion to Adobe Acrobat or Corel WordPefrect 8.....................U.S. $5.00 per job.

Return of original document........................$8.00 (U.S. and Canada only, via mail).
                                                                    15.00 (Overseas via mail).
 

Russian to English......................................0.10 per word
                                                                     0.07 if in conjunction with Russian Internet research.

NOTE:  Pronunciation guidance, transliteration, and/or GIF or JPEG graphics of Russian text where required is an additional $5.00. 

All translation fees are negotiable, depending on the size and complexity of the job.  There will be a negotiated surcharge for Russian hand-written documents. 

The above fees apply for translations returned by e-mail. 

Fax Fee.......................................................1.00 per 5 pages or fraction thereof.  (Please see the definition of a page).

Postage Fees (to U.S. and Canada only)....$10..00 for regular mail.  E-mail to roy@royfc.com for rates for express delivery services that are not spelled out in the contract.  For very large, manuscript-sized orders, e-mail Roy's Resources.  Postage to countries other than U.S. and Canada will be spelled out in the contract.

Notarized translations.................................$10.00 first copy; $5.00 per each additional copy.  (Translations are notarized in the state of Maryland.)