Machines and Accessories No. 98-10

Date: November 6, 1998

Subject: Machine Repair Annual Statistical Report

NLS is asking machine-lending agencies (MLA) to provide
information about the number of machine repairs they
coordinated during fiscal year 1998.  This information will
be used in developing the NLS machine-repair budget.  Each
subregional library is asked to complete the report and
submit a copy to its MLA by November 23, 1998.  Each MLA
should then send a report containing a combined total that
includes all subregional libraries in its area to NLS by
November 30, 1998.

Enclosures:  Report form and self-addressed return envelope

For further information contact:

Kevin Watson
Assistant Equipment and Materials
Maintenance Coordinator
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Machine Repair Annual Statistics Report

To: Materials Development Division Office
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped
Library of Congress
Washington, DC  20542

or fax to (202) 707-0720

From: Library/Agency Name:

Address:

City, State, ZIP:

Deadline:    November 23, 1998

Each subregional library should submit its report to its
machine-lending agency no later than November 23, 1998.
Each machine-lending agency report should contain a combined
total that includes all subregional libraries for its area.

Please provide the quantities for the following items for
the period of October 1, 1997, and September 30, 1998.

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Repair Type                         Quantity
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Talking-book machines repaired by Telephone
Pioneers
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Talking-book machines repaired by other than
Telephone Pioneers
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Cassette machines repaired by Telephone Pioneers

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Cassette machines repaired by other than
Telephone Pioneers (not including warranty
machines sent to Telex)
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Cassettes repaired by Telephone Pioneers

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Cassettes repaired by other than Telephone
Pioneers (not including warranty repairs)
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