Our archive is a branch of a public library, so our reading room
needs to be accessible to all public library users. We proctor exams and we
allow the public to use our internet terminals for personal use. We also offer
wifi to the public. But our rules for the room supercede everything else going
on in the room...so we still enforce no meetings, no loud talking, no cells,
pencil only, no food or drink, all personal items are to be placed on the floor,
and researchers of historical materials have priority use of computers over
the general public.
Boulder, Colorado.
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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
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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
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