[Genealib] Copying question

[Susan Scouras]

First off, don't forget about copyright:)  That in itself will limit how
much you can copy of most items.
 
We charge for the price of the copies only ($.25 per page, staff
required to make the copies, no self-service available) for the first
half-hour of copying.  After that, we charge $20 per hour for staff time
spent on the order.  If someone is not in a hurry, they can leave the
order and we will work on it as staff has time for no charge above the
copy costs, and the patron can pick up the order when it is done.  This
could be later the same day, or could take several days, depending on
how busy we are and how big the copy order is.  If a copy order is too
big to complete in a half hour's time, we usually have to call in an
additional staff member who is currently not on library desk duty to
assist.  Sometimes the extra staff person takes the copy order to
another copy in the office, to avoid tieing up the library copier and
preventing other patrons from getting their copies in a timely fashion.
 
When we notice a patron is piling up books and copy orders on his table,
we suggest they start bringing them up with 3 requests at a time so they
don't place a strain on the staff to get the order completed by the time
the patron wants to leave.  We also make this suggestion when we think
it is appropriate when patrons inquire about getting copies, etc.
 
 
Susan Scouras
Librarian
WV Archives and History Library
The Cultural Center
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV  25305-0300
(304) 558-0230, Ext. 742
 

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[mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Andy Poore
	Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 2:15 PM
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	Subject: [Genealib] Copying question
	
	

	Good afternoon,

	 

	I have a question regarding photocopying items by patrons from
the Local History room. I was wondering does anyone give a special price
that is higher or lower than the normal price for the Library or do you
have a price for copying large quantities? I have a few patrons who want
to copy essentially the amount of a whole book and was wondering if
there was a way to keep this from becoming a major headache.

	 

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	Andy Poore

	Special Collections 

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