Dear Colleagues,

I'm interested in fees charged for loaning collections items to other institutions. Here are some of my questions:

How common is this practice? If your institution has a loan fee policy, do you have a standard fee, or do you assess it on a case-by-case basis? If you have a standard fee, what is it? Do you ever waive the fee? Conversely, does your institution charge a fee only in certain circumstances, and if so, what are those circumstances?

Thank you for any information or insight you can provide.


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Juliet Burba, Ph.D., Curator
The Bakken Museum
3537 Zenith Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55416

Phone: 612.926-3878, ext. 217
Fax: 612.927.7265
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www.thebakken.org







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