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Re: cell phone use in Archives Research Rooms



I think the heightened annoyance stems from those cell phone users who feel
their business (personal or otherwise) is the most important on the planet
and take calls anywhere with no regard for the people around them.  If all
cell phone users were as considerate as yourself I doubt there would be a
real problem.

Just my 2 cents,
Tom Anderson; Collections
American Museum of Science and Energy
300 S. Tulane
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(865) 576-3228 (Voice), (865) 576-6024 (Fax)


-----Original Message-----
From: Miriam Meislik <miriam+@PITT.EDU>
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Date: Monday, December 18, 2000 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [ARCHIVES] cell phone use in Archives Research Rooms


>I have been very interested in the cell phone discussion.  I personally
>don't feel, as many seem to, that they are the most horrible things to
>ever walk into a reading room.  If there is no one in the reading room
>but one patron, I actually don't care if it is on or not.  If there is
>more than one person and the phone rings, I ask them to take their call
>outside.  People have phones for a variety of reasons.
>
>What about staff members with pagers or phones?  Do they set their
>devices on vibrate?  I carry my phone at all times.  I don't get deluged
>with calls, but the ones that come through are important like the one
>last week that was in regards to my son's daycare closing.  If my phone
>had been off, I would not have received the call as quickly as I did.
>My phone is old and does not have a vibrate mode.  When it rings in the
>reading room, I excuse myself and then tell the person calling that I
>will call them back unless it is a dire emergency.  I have had no
>problem so far.
>
>(My personal opinions. These may or may not  reflect the policie or
>opinions of the University.)
>--
>Miriam Meislik,MLS

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