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Research - The
W.W. Salisbury Memorial Research Library
Committed to fostering
research and understanding of all forms of science and engineering, this
comprehensive library is a valuable collection of books, journals, and
papers by industry pioneers. It includes extensive collections in the
areas of broadcasting, communications, and computation, as well as the
various fields of engineering. The core collection -- which once belonged
to W.W. Salisbury, Paul Beroza, Morgan McMahon, James Early, John R.
Pierce, K.D. Smith, Robert Rider, Steve Egbert, Jack Aldridge, Ivan
Saddler, George Mann, Ed Sharpe and many other leaders in industry and
academia -- represents an extensive concentration of research material.
This library is the only one of it's type in Arizona.
This facility is a
non-circulating library. Research assistants are available to guide your
quest.
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| FORMAL FEES FOR ASSISTANCE AND RESEARCH |
SMECC works with researchers from print and electronic
media, intellectual property specialists, teachers, students of all ages,
and many other constituencies. We also provide assistance with still and
moving image requests relating to the history of computing.
SMECC will provide free of charge a rough preliminary search of our
collections to ascertain if the Collection contains relevant archival
materials in your area of interest.
If materials are available and on-site research is required, researchers
must be members of the SMECC. Membership rates vary depending on the use
of the SMECC Collection; individuals representing professional entities
for which the outcome of the research is financial in nature (for example:
lawyers, consultants, corporations, the motion picture industry) are
required to become members of the Museum at the Corporate level ($1,000)
in order to access the collection for research purposes. Research
projects that are educational in nature require membership at the general
level; $XX for students and $XX
for educators/researchers. Please see our membership
information Page for more information about becoming a member.
As a knowledge based institution, SMECC is always pleased to assist
researchers seeking media-based objects relating to communications and
computation. Currently our collection photographs and videos offers a
historical perspective on the development of communications and
computations and its impact on society. If you are interested in
obtaining one of our images, please submit your written request via email
to library@smecc.org
Please include your name, contact information as well as how the images
will be used and detailed information about the images for which you
require photographs and/or videos including manufacturer, model,
approximate date manufactured, and title.
Each project is considered unique and will be evaluated separately and
processing fees are charged according to the intended use of the images
provided
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SMECC Research Fees Summary
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Membership |
Hourly Rate |
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| Photocopying is 25 cents a page, however, some items
are fragile and can not be photocopied. Alternative imaging will be
used in these instances or at the researchers request.
Due to the uniqueness and rarity, the Museum's collection requires the
guidance of a research assistant all on-site research appointments must be
scheduled in advance. Museum membership entitles individuals to one
free hour of on-site research per year. To cover the cost of staff
time and resources, any additional hours are billed at a rate of $150 an
hour for individuals doing research that is financial in nature and $50 an
hour for all others. Please contact us via email at library@smecc.org
to request access to the collection or to discuss a research project.
We reserve the right to wave any or all fees to those who have
provided massive amounts of assistance in the past or ongoing.
Specialized research projects, undertaken by individuals or by
corporate entities, that require intensive staff time, may require special
arrangements with Museum staff. |
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