John, I agree wholeheartedly...we are a small historical society also with some very significant collections. We are a select few images that are constantly being requested. I have not known these images to ever serve us well from a "marketing" standpoint -- it seems that allowing these images to be used only results in more requests for the same images! Not long ago a major Ivy-league institution asked us to waive the fees (which are miniscule to begin with) to use one of these very popular images. No way. I'm delighted that people are interested in the images but it doesn't translate to more visitation for us, or anything else for that matter. I actually find the process truly annoying (however, if anyone out there needs an image, I will be happy to accomodate you!)and not profitable for us in anyway. We have a very small staff, also in a rural area, very tight budget; making reproductions usually involves working within someone else's deadlines -- we do our best and we need some compensation for the effort. Candace Perry ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).