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Vermont Folklife Center Archive :: Information and Services

The Vermont Folklife Center Archive is dedicated to providing public access to its collections. With this in mind, we maintain a Resource Center for researchers of all ages that includes audio listening stations, a video viewing area, a reference library and access to CD-Rom computer terminals.

Hours of Operation The VFC archive Resource Center is open to the public from 10:00am-4:00pm Monday through Friday. To make the most efficient use of your time, or to make sure that the collections you wish to see and the archivist are available, please contact us advance of your visit.

To arrange an appointment or to inquire about our holdings, please contact the archivist at 802-388-4964 or info@vermontfolklifecenter.org

Research & Service Fees There is no charge for using the materials at the VFC archive or for most reference services. For materials with releases permitting duplication, researchers may request copies for their own use. The VFC archive charges for duplication of materials to recover costs for providing these additional services. Members of the Vermont Folklife Center are eligible for a 10% discount on service fees. Duplication of some materials in the collection is prohibited.

The VFC archive charges the following rates for duplication services:

• Analog Audio Cassettes: $10.00 per tape
• Digtial Audio Cassettes (DAT): $18.00 per tape
• Compact Discs (CD-R): $20.00 per disc
• Video Cassettes (VHS): $15.00 per tape
• Photographic Materials: Price varies according to format
• Photocopies: $ .25 per copy

Please note, the use of copies of materials from the VFC archive is governed by United States copyright law, and is limited to individual research or personal use. Duplication charges solely recoup the cost for providing reproduction services and do not include licencing fees for the commercial reproduction or commercial use of materials from the VFC archive collection.

Circulation At this time, none of the materials in The Vermont Folklife Center archive circulate.

Licencing Permission to reproduce or use materials from the VFC archive for any commercial purpose, including but not limited to on-line use and presentation, publication in any format or exhibits, must be secured from the Vermont Folklife Center prior to web mounting, publication or exhibition. Licencing fees, where applicable, are calculated separately from reproduction costs. Please contact the archivist for details.

Consulting Services The VFC archivist is available to consult for program, archival, and organizational development for organizations seeking to establish, maintain, or restructure multi-media archives of folklife and historic materials. We work with small and large cultural organizations around the country to assist with the creation, stabilization, and arrangement of such collections. VFC staff are also available to consult with organizations on the planning and execution of ethnographic and oral history projects. Please contact the archivist for more information about our consulting services and staff availability for such projects.

 

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