Having worked for many (16 years) in a Library Special Collections/Archives, I eventually worked with a lot of genealogists. In many cases old yearbooks were the only source and VERY important to researchers. We often sent them to universities for a search through yearbooks for the kind of "fleshing out" information yearbooks can provide. I don't know if this will be a substantial arguement from your institution's standpoint, but it's something to think about. Tina -- Tina V. Furtado, REALTOR Tierra Antigua Realty [log in to unmask] The TEAM that works for YOU! Visit us on the Web at www.movingtomarana.com We build our business on professional integrity and earning your trust. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Michael D. Gibson" <[log in to unmask]> > Are folks on the listserv willing to share their ideas on the historic > value of publishing a college yearbook and ways in which yearbooks are > used by various offices on a college campus. Our institution has > published a yearbook since 1925 (except for a 5 year span when it was > pushed aside because of budget constaints) and now wants several offices > on campus (including the archives) to justify why a yearbook is a valuable > resource. The claim is that students are not interested, it costs too much > money, can't find students to work on it, it is difficult to get a > faculty/staff moderator, etc.etc......I have a list of reasons why it > should continue, but I would like others to respond with their own > experiences with this issue. > > A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society > of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. > For the terms of participation, please refer to > http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] > In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname > *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES > To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] > > Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html > > Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>