I second Ruth's concerns and the others raised, digitisation is far from a quick and sustainable fix and as some commenters have raised the 'benefits' of the reduced hours could soon be out numbers by legal etc risk.
Will the ARA be doing/saying something? Without a wish to spark another debate, what is the professions association for it not. It would be good if someone from ARA could indicate that they are aware of this and will act.
Regards
Karyn - writing in a personal capacity!
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From: Ruth MacLeod [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 27 July 2017 12:44
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Subject: Re: Northamptonshire Archives Services
I'd like to second Tamsin that the sector's response should be a formal objection, led by ARA. Charging for onsite access is not a precedent I'd like to see, this set up seems to be both impractical for researchers (not even getting a whole day) as well as excluding anyone on a lower income. I imagine very few record offices have the visitor figures which would allow them to fundraise effectively by charging for access - will they even break even with staff costs on a quiet day? As a sector, we really need to object to this strongly and I hope ARA will be visible in doing so.
Ruth
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