[Genealib] Decrease in onsite visitors to your historical/genealogical library

[Cindy S. Drake]

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  From: Cindy S. Drake 
  To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu 
  Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 11:42 AM
  Subject: Decrease in onsite visitors to your historical/genealogical library


  I believe I have seen this topic mentioned before so I am hoping this group would be able to help refer me to previous posts or other articles on this topic.  Our director wants us to report on how we will justify funding for staffing in the future as fewer patrons use our facility onsite.  Our patrons expect more of our material to be made available online, but a lack of funding for staff and technology is making it difficult to proceed in that direction.  What avenues are historical/genealogical libraries using to justify revenue to maintain staff for patron services and technical support? 


  Cindy S. Drake
  Library Curator
  Statewide Cemetery Registry Coordinator
  Nebraska State Historical Society
  1500 R Street, P.O. Box 82554
  Lincoln, NE 68501-2554
  cdrake at nebraskahistory.org
  Voice: 402-471-4786
  Fax: 402-471-8922
  To learn more about the histories we share visit www.nebraskahistory.org
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