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Re: institutional patronage



At the University of Vermont, we have also experienced a drop of student
patrons in particular.  But not of genealogists--that is increasing, if
anything.  And we also wonder what effect the internet has had on our
patronage.  Certainly, students would be the group most likely to go to
the internet first for information, one would guess.

Sylvia Bugbee
Assistant Archivist
Special Collections
University of Vermont

On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, Russell Baker wrote:

> Colleagues:
>         I work at the Arkansas History Commission in Little Rock. We are the
> Arkansas State Archives and have always been the traditional place where
> patrons come for research sources on genealogy and local history. In 1997 we
> have 14244 patrons. This was a high year for us. However, since them our
> patronage has dropped to 11183 in 2000. My bosses want to know if this is
> just us or or there other institutions like ours that have experienced a
> similar drop in patronage. I attribute this drop to the intranet. Do your
> have other ideas. Genealogy is surely disappearing as a hobby in the U. S.
> Thanks for your comments and help.
>
> Russell P. Baker, CA
> Arkansas History Commission and State Archives
> One Capitol Mall
> Little Rock, AR 72201
> 501-682-6900
> russell.baker@mail.state.ar.us <mailto:russell.baker@mail.state.ar.us>
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