This is an email sent via the SHCG List. If you reply to this message, your message will be sent to all the people on the list, not just the author of this message.
---------------
Hi everyone,
Can I just say that we all need to realise that most major national
museums charge for all kinds of services, including reproduction of
images and one would assume they would need the income least?! I have
personal experience of this recently, having managed a large redisplay
project and having to source images from elsewhere.
The charges were not small - none were less than £100, despite people
being kind and giving me discount. We are a local authority museum and
we don't charge for entry and the exhibition is a permanent display but
we still had to pay. This is the commercial world we live in.
We do charge for reproduction of images etc.
We don't charge for enquiries and yet the Reference library in the same
building as us does charge after 30mins. I would say charging would
weed out those people who really want to know about the object and those
who want valuations and those who could actually be bothered to do the
research themselves. A lot of the time I look up information on the
internet for object IDs. I told a member of the public that they could
look on the internet for free in the library to find out more (as our
internet was down ) and he told me thats why he brought it into the
museum and he currently had better things to do with his time...! As I
was in the middle of managing the above project, I had to stop myself
saying I also had a million better things I could be doing with my time
at the moment..!
Another example I have currently is an obejct ID for three medals. On
one of the medals; it says the date, what its for and the name of the
person it was awarded to....so what else do they want to know?!
Can you tell I have a bee in my bonnet about this at the moment?!
Rachael
Rachael Lovering,
Social History Curator,
Newport Museum and Art Gallery,
John Frost Square,
NEWPORT.
NP20 1PA.
SOUTH WALES.
Phone no. (01633) 656656
Fax. no. (01633) 222615
>>> Patricia Collins <[log in to unmask]> 11/11/09 4:20 pm >>>
This is an email sent via the SHCG List. If you reply to this message,
your message will be sent to all the people on the list, not just the
author of this message.
---------------
Our small market town museum does not charge for enquiries. We
encourage researchers of whatever status to use our library, archives
and objects for their research purposes. We can introduce complete
beginners to research methods and take satisfaction in encouraging and
skilling people to take their interests on through the county museums,
archives and libraries. We encourage researchers to deposit copies of
their research and to join our volunteers. Hopefully this will lead to
a steady supply of skilled volunteers.
Our only exception is a charge we make for family history
investigations we undertake for enquirers. Current fee for this - £40.
No charges for reproductions except covering photocopying and postage
except when images are requested for commercial use.
The day we charge for idents or enquiries is the day I step out of the
sector.
Patricia Collins
On 11 Nov 2009, at 15:56, Williams, Emma (Swansea Museum) wrote:
> This is an email sent via the SHCG List. If you reply to this
> message, your message will be sent to all the people on the list,
> not just the author of this message. ---------------
> HI Sally,
>
> We don*t charge at present but we are aware that our local archives
> and local studies library charge somewhere in the region of £20-25
> per hour I think. I think local studies may do half an hour or so
> free and then they charge.
> Usually I encourage the person to come in to the museum library and
> research the query themselves with our help and guidance but if
> that*s not possible I spend as much time as I can reasonable and
> realistically afford on each one. It has been mooted that perhaps we
> may consider charging in line with archives and libraries but to my
> knowledge nothing has progressed with that.
>
> All the best
>
> emma
> Emma Williams
> Collections and Access Officer
>
> Amgueddfa Abertawe / Swansea Museum
> Heol Victoria / Victoria Road
> Yr Ardal Forwrol / Maritime Quarter
> Abertawe / Swansea
> SA1 1SN
>
> Ffon / Tel: (01792) 653 763
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
> Gwenfan / Website: www.swanseaheritage.net
> www.swansea.gov.uk
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Social History Curators Group email list
[mailto:[log in to unmask]
> ] On Behalf Of Sally Ackroyd
> Sent: 11 November 2009 14:50
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [SHCG-LIST] pricing for enquiries
>
> I have been asked to do a quick survey of what museums are charging
> either the public, or businesses, for carrying out historic
enquiries.
> Would anyone mind sharing that information?
>
> Thank you
>
>
>
> Sally Ackroyd
> Temporary Keeper of Community History
> St Albans Museums
>
> Museum of St Albans, Hatfield Road, St Albans, Herts, AL1 3RR
> (01727) 819581
>
>
>
>
> ****Disclaimer****
>
> The information in this message should be regarded as Private and is
> intended for the addressee only unless explicitly stated.
> If you have received this message in error it must be deleted and
> the sender
> notified.
> The views expressed in this message are personal and not necessarily
> those of St Albans City and District Council unless explicitly
stated.
> Please be aware that emails sent to or received from St Albans City
> and
> District Council may be intercepted and read by the council.
> Interception will only occur to ensure compliance with council
> policies or
> procedures or regulatory obligations, to prevent or deter crime, or
> for the
> purposes of essential maintenance or support of the email system.
>
>
>
>
> ******************************************************************
>
> This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
> intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they
> are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please
> notify the administrator on the following address:
>
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
> Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau a drosglwyddir gydag ef yn
> gyfrinachol ac at ddefnydd yr unigolyn neu'r corff y cyfeiriwyd hwy
> atynt yn unig. Os ydych wedi derbyn yr e-bost hwn drwy gamgymeriad,
> dylech hysbysu'r gweinyddydd yn y cyfeiriad canlynol:
>
> [log in to unmask]
>
> *******************************************************************
>
> The SHCG list is provided for members of Social History Curators
> Group to discuss subjects relevant to social history in museums. To
> join SHCG visit www.shcg.org.uk . Opinions expressed in this email
> are the responsibility of the author and are not necessarily shared
> by SHCG. To leave the list do not reply to this message but send an
> email to [log in to unmask] with a blank subject line and these
> words as the body of the email: SIGNOFF SHCG-LISTThe SHCG list is
> provided for members of Social History Curators Group to discuss
> subjects relevant to social history in museums. To join SHCG visit
www.shcg.org.uk
> . Opinions expressed in this email are the responsibility of the
> author and are not necessarily shared by SHCG. To leave the list do
> not reply to this message but send an email to
> [log in to unmask] with a blank subject line and these words as
> the body of the email: SIGNOFF SHCG-LIST
The SHCG list is provided for members of Social History Curators Group
to discuss subjects relevant to social history in museums. To join SHCG
visit www.shcg.org.uk . Opinions expressed in this email are the
responsibility of the author and are not necessarily shared by SHCG.
To leave the list do not reply to this message but send an email to
[log in to unmask] with a blank subject line and these words as
the body of the email: SIGNOFF SHCG-LIST
Take a look at our online services - pay, request, apply and comment
online at http://services.newport.gov.uk/
Disclaimer
Save paper - think before you print!
This email contains information intended for the addressee only and may
be confidential, the subject of legal or professional privilege, or be
otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended
recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and do
not disclose, distribute or copy the e mail to any other party. This
email and any attached file are the property of Newport City Council.
When you email Newport City Council, you consent to the Council
monitoring and reading any such emails for the purposes of security and
legislative compliance. For the full disclaimer please access
http://www.newport.gov.uk/disclaimer
Newport - Host City of The 2010 Ryder Cup
Ymwadiad
Arbedwch bapur - meddyliwch cyn ichi argraffu!
Mae*r e-bost hon yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir i'r sawl y'i
cyfeiriwyd ato/atynt yn unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn amodol ar
ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi*i diogelu
rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad chi yw*r sawl y bwriadwyd iddo dderbyn y
neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a
pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo*r e-bost i barti arall. Mae*r
e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo i Gyngor Dinas
Casnewydd.
Pan anfonwch e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio i*r
Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-bost o*r fath at bwrpasau cydymffurfio
â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwrthodiad llawn ewch i
http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad
Casnewydd - Dinas Gartref Cwpan Ryder 2010
The SHCG list is provided for members of Social History Curators Group to discuss subjects relevant to social history in museums. To join SHCG visit www.shcg.org.uk . Opinions expressed in this email are the responsibility of the author and are not necessarily shared by SHCG.
To leave the list do not reply to this message but send an email to [log in to unmask] with a blank subject line and these words as the body of the email: SIGNOFF SHCG-LIST
