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Re: Request Forms



Holly,
Just curious but has your library ever used the answers to all the questions
for anything?  I know one might want information on the user to chase
thieves but a photocopy of the persons drivers license would serve better.
Just wondering if all that stuff is ever used.  Dick King

Holly Howes wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> The Archives at the University of Maine at Farmington
> is currently revising the request forms that patrons
> fill out to request material from the university's
> archives. The form currently has patrons write down
> their name, address, phone number, status (faculty,
> staff, student, or courtesy), purpose of request
> (dissertation, article, research paper, book, etc.),
> and the information that they are looking for (either
> the call number of the material or a description of
> the items they are requesting). Is there anything that
> should be added or deleted from the request form? What
> do other university/college archives include on their
> forms? Please feel free to send sample request forms.
>
> Also, do you call the patron when the material has
> been retrieved? How many days do you hold the material
> for before it is returned to the archives?
>
> Any input will be greatly appreciated!
>
> Holly M. Howes
> Archives Coordinator
> Mantor Library
> University of Maine at Farmington
> 41 High Street
> Farmington, ME 04938
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