We charge only for research that our staff does for people.  I have heard
that there are institutions that charge researchers working on site if
staff assistance is needed--although we do not do this.  But I have never
heard of an hourly charge for just being in the research facilities.  And I
don't like the idea.

SF Gray
Executive Director
390th Memorial Museum Foundation
http://www.390th.org

Alain Marc & Chris Keeler wrote:

> A recent posting to the list stated that a Hawaiian museum proposed to
> charge a PhD researcher $50 per hour for time spent working on the
> collection.  Is this sort of charge becoming a common practice?  I'd be
> interested to hear of similar experiences.
>
> Chris Keeler