From: "Monette Bebow-Reinhard" <grimm1@bayland.net> Subject: RE: Scanning Documents Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 10:09:54 -0500 Message-ID: <005201cad4d2$0c25e070$2471a150$@net>
When I research, I like taking my digital camera to make copying a document
easy. Some don't charge - others charge 25 cents per photograph. Using it
as research means it will be properly documented. But if it's a photograph,
that's a different story. Then the researcher often has to get specific use
rights for that photograph, and that charge varies.
You will need to decide if you own the rights to your material, how to get
researchers to properly footnote where they accessed the material, and how
much you'll charge them to reprint any photos. I've paid up to $200 for one
very rare photo - and others are in the public domain, so you really can't
charge for them. I have some photos at the Oconto museum that I don't allow
photos taken of at all, because they're too sensitive.
Charging them to scan just textual material? That could be at the 25 cents
per page cost, which, as I indicated, some places do charge if you use your
own equipment rather than having them print copies for you. But like I
said, not everyone charges.
Monette
Oconto Archaic Copper Museum
From: localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu
[mailto:localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu] On Behalf Of Bill Schuette
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 11:55 AM
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Subject: Scanning Documents
How do others handle a situation like this:
We have researchers who bring their own laptops and flatbed scanners along
when doing research at our museum.
If they find documents in our files relating to their research, they scan
them into their computers. At this time we
are not charging anything as this practice is relatively new. How do other
museums accommodate this situation?
Do you charge per page? Or do you charge a flat fee?
Thanks for your help.
Bill Schuette
Sauk County Historical Society
Baraboo, WI