2025 - November and December - page 29
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| Issue number | 404 |
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| ISSN | 2632-7171 |
| Publication date | 1st November 2025 |
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ARCHIVES CARD Benefits to your service Saves staff time • Less signing in time if researchers already have a card • Less signing up time for new researchers “As County Archivist for as most is done online prior to visit Norfolk, I find I have to justify • No more typing up data from the visitor every scrap of spending these book – a handy online dashboard is days. One piece of expenditure provided that was easy to justify was the fee for the Archives Card.” Security Gary Tuson • You can see from the live data who is using your service and when • Instant, easily accessible records will help with any enquiries Organisational efficiency • The data you get from the Archives Card can help you plan opening times and staffing levels • Knowing where people are coming from helps serve local populations and those from further afield • Data can help advocate to funders of your service for maintaining or increasing funding Diversity and Accessibility • Presents a modern welcoming face to the public • Online process removes some of the barriers to the public wanting to access archives • Voluntary EEDI monitoring provides statistics that help the sector improve RD A C S E V I ARCH s Allow es rchiv ting a a p i c arti s to p acces D BY SORE SPON www.archivescard.com |