Birte,
We always enquire what the information is wanted for, and the context of the
search.
Consultants are usually aware that we charge, as are commercial
organisations that we deal with, including units, consultants, utilities
companies etc, and we expect them to factor the cost of the SMR search into
their own estimates/fees.
We charge £40 per hour, with a £40 minimum charge.
If the context of the enquiry indicates that it is for educational purposes,
then we may well waive the charge.
Although the NMRS is freely accessible via Canmore [which does have caveats
in its Terms of Use that it is not to be used for land management purposes,
but which seem to be constantly ignored by some sectors who think they can
get all that they need for free], it is not the same dataset as that held by
the local authority, so we still expect enquiries to come to us.
Andrew
Andrew Nicholson
SMR Officer
Planning and Environment (Archaeology)
Dumfries and Galloway Council
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Issues related to Historic Environment Records
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Birte Brugmann
> Sent: 08 March 2006 12:26
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: How commercial are consultants?
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I've followed the thread about charging and wonder where the
> line is drawn
> between commercial and non-commercial. As a part-time
> university employee, I
> do archaeology non-commercially, and as a part-time archaeological
> consultant, I do the same commercially? In both cases, I earn
> my living as
> an archaeologist. As a consultant, do I only get charged if I
> do work for a
> commercial contractor? Or also if I do work for a trust or a charity?
>
> Thanks,
> Birte
>
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