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>I'm wondering if anyone can give me some feedback on this issue.  I am the
>director of the LRC at my university, which is a small, private liberal
>arts college.  I have a linguist colleague who makes use of LRC equipment,
>as well as LRC office space and occasionally student workers, when
>conducting research, which consists typically of videotaping face-to-face
>conversations between research participants.  I politely requested that I
>would appreciate it if the LRC might be thanked in future publications for
>supporting and helping with the research.  The response I received was:  "I
>have never seen an article in my field that shows appreciation to a
>language lab, so I would feel awkward and uncomfortable mentioning it in my
>articles." 
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>All I'm asking for is a simple gesture, some sort of professional courtesy,
>to confirm that LRC resources were instrumental in facilitating research.
>This recognition is important to me for several reasons, which you could
>imagine but which I won't elaborate on here.  Can someone tell me their
>thoughts on the matter?  Is it unreasonable for me to make such a request? 
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Everyone who uses the facilities of the LLA is asked to acknowledge 
our assistance. I have been to several papers by linguists from the 
University of Chicago who have used our equipment and they have all 
mentioned us with thanks. It is not at all unreasonable for you to 
make such a request.

Barbara Need
Manager (SS4)
Language Labs and Archives