We are able to balance the restrictions on our professional staff time by liberal use of graduate students from the Public History program on campus. They bring to the work an awareness of the historical and cultural significance of the collections, a desire to gain skills that are highly relevant to their discipline and a facility with the technology involved. Because many of these students will enter careers in history museums or archives they also make ideal liaisons
to local historical agencies. Our graduate students have been supported primarily by small grants received in support of specific collections, as discussed below. We have supplemented this labor force with an undergraduate scholarship student from the Electronic Media Department, at no cost to the Library, and by utilizing students employed at the Microtext service desk for projects that can be done when they are not busy with patrons
Because many of these students will enter careers in history museums or archives they also make ideal liaisons
to local historical