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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Dear colleagues, For well over two years I have attempted to have a color photocopier for use by the public installed in our Fine Arts Library, and I have heard many reasons from the campus reprographics managers as to why this has not been accomplished. I would like to poll other art librarians in an attempt to get facts and figures that I can use to support my position. If you offer color photocopying to the public in your library, could you please take a moment to answer the following questions, and reply to ME ([log in to unmask]) and not to the list? Thank you very much for your assistance. It is wonderful to have professional colleagues to call upon when additional ammunition is required. Questions: 1) What brand color photocopier do you have in your library? Are you satisfied with the quality of the copy? 2) Can the public use the equipment without your assistance, or do you have to do the copying for them? 3) What size copies does your machine offer, and what prices do you charge for each size? 4) How does the patron pay for the copy? Do you accept cash from the patron, does the patron insert cash into the machine, or does the machine have a card reader? If your machine has a card reader, what brand is it? (By card reader I mean the patron has acquired a pre-paid card with a specific value, inserts this card into a reader attached to the machine, and each time a copy is made the appropriate fee is deducted from the card.) 5) What have you learned from your experiences of offering color photocopying to the public that you would be willing to share with someone just starting this venture? IE, what do you know now that you wish you had known then? Thank you very much. Susan Wyngaard, Head Fine Arts Library Ohio State University Wexner Center for the Arts Columbus, Ohio 43210 email: [log in to unmask] tel & fax: 614-292-6184