[PADG:584] Re: outside work for conservator to be done gratis

["Robert J. Milevski" <milevski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeanne,

I question every request of this nature that comes along.  The short answer 
(for Princeton) is that every case is judged on its own.  A policy cannot 
be fully rendered because there is always going to be something that will 
be politick to do, either for preservation or for the library.  Some 
requests are easy to politely decline; others provide you with no choice, 
as someone else has made the decision for you or you realize that there 
will be benefit (to someone) down the road.  In all cases where we have 
done conservation work, it was done gratis.

Robert

At 04:04 PM 8/1/05 -0400, you wrote:
> I am wondering how others deal with special requests for conservation work 
> from people outside the library but within the host institution, in our 
> case a university.  We have requests from time to time for the 
> conservation of materials that belong to faculty, donors and other 
> departments. In  most cases this is expected to be done on work time and 
> for free, meaning that the library pays for the work.  While I don't want 
> to turn people away I also realize that this could get out of hand so 
> I  want to have a policy I can refer to when needed.   I am wondering what 
> sort of policy you have in this regard and would appreciate hearing from 
> you.  I will compile for the list.
>
> Thanks, jeanne
>
> Jeanne Drewes
> Assistant Director for Access & Preservation
> Michigan State University Libraries
> 100 Library, Room W 108A
> East Lansing, MI  48824-1048
> 517 432 6123 ext 147
> Fax 517 353 8969
> drewes@xxxxxxx <mailto:drewes@xxxxxxx>
> <http://www.lib.msu.edu/drewes>

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