PLANNING
YOUR VISIT
Reserving a Desk
Access to all the manuscript and tnicroiilm collections is
by appointment only. Please telephone or write to the
appropriate oifice in advance of your visit, giving the
dates that you wish to come and the type oi research you
are hoping to do. This will enable us to confirm that the
documents are available at that location and to reserve
either a desk or a microliltn reader for the time that you
require. Please let us know ilyou cannot keep the
appointment. lithe searchroom is full it may be necessary
to allocate your desk or microfilm reader to another user
if you have not arrived within one hour of the appointed
time.
Obtaining a Reader's Ticket
Kent is a member oithe County Archive Research
Network (CARN) scheme and you will therefore need a
reader's ticket for access to each of the three searchrooms.
Please bring with you two passport-sized photographs
and identification which includes your name, address
and signature (c.g. driving licence).
Primed Book Collection at the Centre for Kentish Sttttlies
llyou only wish to use the local studies printed book
collection at the Centre for Kerttish Studies you may visit
without an appointment and without a reader’s ticket,
providing there is space available for you in the
searchroom.

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OTHER SERVICES
Local Heritage Collections
There will continue to be collections ofarchive and local
sttttlies materials at at number olitnuin town libraries
across the county. Please ask at your local library for
details.
Research Service
The heritage service in Kent employs tt professional
research assistant at Maidstone and Canterbury to
undertake genealogical and other research. The fee is
£24-U0 per hour with a minitntttn charge of!Il2..0(). Please
ask for an enquiry form for further details.
Consultancy Service
We can offer specialist advice on allaspects ofarchives
management, including conservation and collection
management. Conservation oldocuments and books will
be charged at £l‘t3'0O per hour. linquiries about this
service should be directed to Canterbury Cathedral
Archives. All other consultancy services (cg
transcription, translation, advice on records
management, storage requirements, display) will be
charged at £24.00 per hour. Please contact one ofthe
main offices for lttrtlter infortnation.
R eprographics Service ‘
Documents or books which are suitable may be
reproduced by photocopying, photography or
microiilming. Printouts from the microlilm can also be
supplied. Please ask for an order form and details ofthe
current lees and charges. Where possible you will be
asked to pay in advance and your copies will be sent to
you when they are ready.
Bookshop
Located at County l lull, l\/laidstone, the bookshop stocks
a wide range oi‘ local history titles, genealogical aid;
reproduction maps, greeting cards and gifts. A mail-order
service for all books and maps is available. Please ask for
at current publications catalogue, (0622) 694358.
Kent
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