[Genealib] Decrease in onsite visitors...response

[Cindy S. Drake]

Larry:  Yes, we do have the figures to show there was a decrease.  I hope we
can prove that some of this had to do with the higher price of gas and other
economic conditions in the last year.  We do know that there has been a
decrease in the use of Nebraska census records because of their availability
online.
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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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:00:40 -0600
> From: "Larry Oathout" <loathout at tcpclibrary.org>
> Subject: Re: [Genealib] Decrease in onsite visitors to your
> historical/genealogical library
> To: "Cindy S. Drake" <cdrake at nebraskahistory.org>, "Librarians Serving
> Genealogists" <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
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> We are a public library, but we saw a 23% increase in onsite visits last
> year.  Does your director perceive that it is decreasing, or do you have
> numbers?
>
> Larry Oathout
> Director
> Tell City-Perry County Library
> Tell City, IN 47586
> 812-547-2661
> (Fax) 547-3038
> www.tcpclibrary.org
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Cindy S. Drake" <cdrake at nebraskahistory.org>
> To: <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
> Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 08:56:01 -0600
> Subject: [Genealib] Decrease in onsite visitors to your
> historical/genealogical library
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 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
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>
> 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?
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>
> 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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