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Steps for a Successful Trip
- Determine what kind of a trip you are making
- Survey
- Speed scan
- Data gathering
- Slow and steady
- Return visit
- Evaluate how important these materials are to your project
- Establish a contact for your trip; they may have advice and offer further avenues for research
- Archivists/librarians
- Local scholars
- Make an itinerary (See downloadable sample below)
- Research objectives
- Collections to consult
- Important procedures/restrictions
- Contact information
- Length of visit
- Anticipate changes and the need to petition restrictions/provide information