We don't have a policy like you describe here, but we have on rare occasions permitted the reading room to be used for a meeting, perhaps a exam proctor, that kind of thing, but everyone understands that the researcher comes first. Researchers are fickle, if the room looks like it is "in use" by someone else, they won't come in. You have to emphasize the reading room is reserved for researchers. Dean Dean DeBolt University Librarian, Special Collections John C. Pace Library, University of West Florida 11000 University Parkway Pensacola, FL 32514-5750 850-474-2213 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lianne Keary Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 10:58 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Policies for Reading Room Use? Does anyone out there have any policies regarding the use of their archives' reading room or research area that they would be willing to share? Our Reading Room is being increasingly used for other departments' staff meetings, retreats, poetry readings, meals (!), you name it. We are trying to rein this in a bit for a variety of reasons (can you say "no food in the archives"?), but need to present the powers that be (some of whom are the culprits in this case) with our reasoning and an idea of what other institutions do would help. Thanks! Lianne Keary College Archivist Colby-Sawyer College New London, NH 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]> 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]>