{"id":48,"date":"2019-08-01T12:27:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T12:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/bhla\/servicefees\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28T16:28:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T16:28:47","slug":"servicefees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/servicefees\/","title":{"rendered":"Policies, services, and fees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2019\/08\/inglenook-bhla-cbc.jpg\" alt=\"The Inglenook books in the Brethren Historical Library and Archives\" class=\"wp-image-41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2019\/08\/inglenook-bhla-cbc.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2019\/08\/inglenook-bhla-cbc-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2019\/08\/inglenook-bhla-cbc-768x516.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Policies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2019\/07\/bhla-collection-policy.pdf\" class=\"pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Collection policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/02\/Gift-Policy-BHLA.pdf\" class=\"pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gift policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2019\/07\/bhla-other-policies.pdf\" class=\"pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Other policies<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>Services and fees*<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1.&nbsp;Hours<br><\/strong>The Brethren Historical Library and Archives (BHLA) is open to the public, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.&nbsp; Those coming to BHLA should call in advance, since BHLA has only one employee and is closed when that person is out of town.&nbsp; There is no charge for doing research at BHLA, except for the cost of photocopies and other types of reproductions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.&nbsp;Noncirculating collection<br><\/strong>BHLA does not loan books or archival records.&nbsp; This policy was established by the Brethren Historical Committee.&nbsp; Because BHLA serves as the historical library for the denomination, it cannot take the chance of losing items which are irreplaceable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.&nbsp;Reference requests<br><\/strong>BHLA responds to reference requests (concerning Church of the Brethren beliefs and history) received by mail, phone, e-mail, or fax, provided the requests do not require extensive research.&nbsp; Patrons needing to do in-depth research should plan to come onsite to use the collection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.&nbsp;Genealogical research<br><\/strong>There is a charge of $25.00 per hour for time spent responding to genealogical requests.&nbsp; The minimum payment is $12.50, with a maximum of two hours per request.&nbsp; Please do <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not<\/span> send payment in advance.&nbsp; A bill will be sent on completion of the project.&nbsp; Contact BHLA for additional information about its genealogical research policies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.&nbsp;Photocopies<\/strong><br \/>Photocopies are $ .15 per page. There is a maximum of 100 photocopies per day.&nbsp; At the discretion of the staff, photocopying of certain items may be denied due to the fragile condition of the original materials or copyright laws.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.&nbsp;Obituary copies<br><\/strong>Copies of obituaries are $2.00 each if the citation (name of periodical, issue, and page) are provided.&nbsp; If no citation is provided, the cost is $4.00 each.&nbsp; Obituaries have been published in Brethren periodicals since 1851.&nbsp; Most of the obituaries in these periodicals, including all of the obituaries published in <em>Gospel Messenger<\/em>, have been indexed by BHLA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.&nbsp;Scans<br><\/strong>Scans of documents are $.15 per page (PDF format). Scans of photos are $.50 per photo (JPG format)<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.&nbsp;Postage<br><\/strong>Patrons are to reimburse BHLA for the actual cost of postage for each mailing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>9.&nbsp;Fees for other services<br><\/strong>Fees for reproducing videos, slides, cassette tapes, reel-to-reel tapes, architectural drawings, etc. will be investigated on request.&nbsp; All such orders will include a service charge equal to 10% of the cost of the order, with a minimum of $5.00 per order.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11.&nbsp;Tours<br><\/strong>BHLA will provide tours of its facilities for groups visiting the Church of the Brethren General Offices.&nbsp; Unique items in the collection are highlighted on such tours.&nbsp; Please call in advance to make arrangements for a tour.<\/p>\n<p>*All of the above fees became effective February 28, 2023 and are subject to change without notice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Policies Collection policy Gift policy Other policies Services and fees* 1.&nbsp;HoursThe Brethren Historical Library and Archives (BHLA) is open to the public, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.&nbsp; Those coming to BHLA should call in advance, since BHLA has only one employee and is closed when that person<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-48","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":498,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions\/498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}