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Re: How Many Photocopies is too Many?



We will photocopy any number of pages, but we do limit it to 50
pages per week per patron so that other orders don't get neglected.

On 22 Mar 00, at 9:26, Beth Kilmarx wrote:

> I think this question has been recently discussed, but I need some
> help.  Last fall, an out-of-state patron requested 1000 photocopies
> from a collection.  A grad student was hired, and the photocopying was
> done. Now, the patron would like the remaining folders copied (ca.
> 2000 more copies).  In all, the 6 folders or 3000 items constitute the
> entire correspondence of one area, but a small percentage of the
> collection.
>
> What is standard practice in other Special Collections and/or
> archives. Do you make this many photocopies for a patron?  We haven't
> had this question before and would like some suggestions.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Beth Turcy Kilmarx
> Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts
> Special Collections
> Binghamton University
>
> bkilmarx@binghamton.edu
> (607) 777-4844
>
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Burd Schlessinger (Ms.)
Sophia Smith Collection
Smith College
Northampton, MA 01063
Phone: 413-585-2971
Fax: 413-585-2886
Email: bschless@ais.smith.edu

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