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Re: Archive Trends
Mary Sicchio asks:
> Are there any notable trends in Archive Usage? Is usage up? Are
> electronic questions more important?
It's certainly way up at my institution. Up 26% in fiscal year 1999-2000 over 1998-1999, and up 253%
since 1995-1996.
And yes, e-mail questions are a bigger slice of the pie every year. About 35% of all historical
reference questions asked last year came via e-mail. Phone was second with 31% and in-person a close
third with 30%.
I hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Eric v.d. Luft, Ph.D., M.L.S.
Curator of Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210
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