On Tue, 25 Apr 1995, James Henderson wrote: > In brief, researchers want clear guides to collections, > supplementary information about the institution and its > mission, and access information: rules for copying; > mail, phone, e-mail information. They are far less > interested in "cute" sample images (the olde map or > photo) or sample text of selected collections. > Parochial items such as organizational structure or > exhibits and upcoming events are clearly the lowest > priorities among those listed. Yes but most of my customers are university staff and students who ask lots of the same questions about the university's history and architecture. They are not "researchers" in the traditional sense. For that reason I included both historical information about Washington University (including a rather elaborate self-guided campus tour) and the more research-oriented information (hours, contact information, texts of finding aids, etc.) in our Web site. We also put in a search engine which allows keyword access to the entire Page, including text to the finding aids -- we did this with researchers in mind. Fun and scholarly don't have to be mutually exclusive. Check out our site! http://library.wustl.edu/~spec/archives/ Carole Prietto phone: (314) 935-5444 Olin Library, Box 1061 fax: (314) 935-4045 Washington University Internet: [log in to unmask] One Brookings Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899