Hi Trish I asked for a newspaper Death Notice and was asked to front up with $12.00 I had supplied the necessary details Cheers Ray N.Z. > > Hello Ray, > The library provides a free service for simple requests (homepage, bottom > right-hand side).. So if you have a date and want an easy search there is > no charge > http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/ > and > http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/services/ask/index.html > I can find nowhere on the site where there is mention of a charge, and I > have used their service (free) on a number of occasions. Some libraries > introduce a charge after a certain amount of time spent on research (eg 15 > minutes) but I've never had to pay for the service at the NSW State Library, > Australian National Library or a few of the English libraries I've > approached for information. I think if you can do a bit of research first > so you can establish a short timeframe for them to look, rather than just > asking a general question or search request, results in a faster answer and > no fee being imposed. > Cheers > Trish > Nowra NSW > > > The NSW 'ask a librarian ' service costs $12.00 , in advance , per request > > Whether this fee applies to Australian requesters , I do not know > > Ray > > New Zealand > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Looking for a place to manage all your online stuff? Download the new Windows Live http://download.live.com