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Dear ARLIS/NA Members:
My name is Jennifer Widman and I am working on Masters degrees in art
history and library science at Indiana University. This semester I am
taking a seminar in art librarianship with Professor B.J. Irvine and am
writing a paper on volunteers in art libraries. Professor Irvine
suggested I send a query to the listserv, soliciting responses to a few
questions from members who deal with volunteers in their library. If any
members are willing to answer the following questions, I will be very
grateful! Please send your responses to me privately at:
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I am happy to summarize the responses for the entire list, if members are
interested, and all responses will be kept confidential. If it is at all
possible to respond by Friday, April 25th, I will be especially grateful!
Thank you very much -
Jennifer Widman
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1) How many volunteers does your library have and what types of people
volunteer (e.g. students, homemakers, retired people)? How long has your
library used volunteers?
2) How many hours per week do volunteers work, and for approximately how
long do they stay (e.g. months, years)?
3) What tasks to volunteers perform (e.g. shelving, help at circulation
desk, maintain vertical file)?
4) What problems, if any, has your library encountered with volunteers?
5) What benefits do volunteers bring to your library?
Thank you very much!
