[spcollig] Saturday Reference Hours

[Pamela Hackbart-Dean]

This is new to us-never been done before.  We conducted the Archival
Metrics researcher survey (developed by Univ. of MI, et al).  Comments
on services included additional hours, especially from our out of town
researchers.  

 

I was also reviewing the discussion via RBMS about evening vs. Saturdays
and most suggested the weekend.  A colleague at Emory University has
been keeping stats and said the Saturday hours where better than their
extended hours during the week.  However, they plan on keeping Saturday
hours and extend hours on Thursdays toward the end of the semester.

 

At this point, this will be a pilot project for this academic year.  We
will review our patron count and see how it goes.

 

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Pam Hackbart-Dean, C. A.
Director, Special Collections Research Center 
Morris Library 
Southern Illinois University Carbondale 
PH:  618-453-1452        FAX:  618-453-3451 

 

From: Cuervo, Adriana Paola [mailto:acuervo at illinois.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 8:25 AM
To: Pamela Hackbart-Dean
Subject: RE: Saturday Reference Hours

 

Hello Pam,

 

How long have you guys been having Saturday hours? There's always the
discussion out there of evening/weekend availability and sometimes
archives start offering these after a perceived demand for access out of
the M-F 9-5 timeframe, only to have to cut back in later months due to
low patron count. Anyone else is offering these "extended" hours? How
much traffic do you see? Did you implement these based on user requests?

 

Have a lovely day!

 

Cheers,

 

Adriana 

 

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Adriana P. Cuervo, CA

Assistant Archivist for Music and Fine Arts 

Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

1103 S. Sixth Street, MC-524, Champaign, IL 61820

Phone: 217-244-9309  Fax: 217-244-8695

 

University of Illinois Library - Uncover and Discover

 

 

From: spcollig-bounces at carli.illinois.edu
[mailto:spcollig-bounces at carli.illinois.edu] On Behalf Of Pamela
Hackbart-Dean
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 8:10 AM
To: spcollig at carli.illinois.edu
Subject: [spcollig] Saturday Reference Hours

 

Special Collections Research Center at Morris Library (Southern Illinois
University Carbondale) is open from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through
Friday.  Beginning September 18, SCRC will also be open on Saturdays
from 12:00 to 4:00 PM (during academic hours).  Researchers interested
in using original historical records or rare books held by SCRC are
encouraged to contact SCRC staff ahead of time by phone (618-453-2516)
or email
(http://reftrack.lib.siu.edu/reft100.aspx?mi=L_TAJjpXS0GlFLs9yeJmdg
<http://reftrack.lib.siu.edu/reft100.aspx?mi=L_TAJjpXS0GlFLs9yeJmdg> ). 

 

 

 

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Pam Hackbart-Dean, C. A.
Director, Special Collections Research Center 
Morris Library 
Southern Illinois University Carbondale 
PH:  618-453-1452        FAX:  618-453-3451 

 

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