Reading Room Guidelines
- All researchers must sign the guest register and complete a manuscript
and collection use form.
- Researchers may bring in paper, notebooks, and pencils. Personal
items must be placed in lockers.
- Food and beverages are not permitted in the Reading Room.
- Only pencil is permitted for all note-taking. Pens may not be used
for any purpose in the Reading Room.
- A quiet atmosphere is conducive to research and should be maintained
at all times. Please do not use your cell phone in the Reading Room.
- The use of the Reading Room is reserved for researchers using materials
housed in Special Collections & University Archives.
- Materials may be consulted only in the Reading Room and may not be
removed from the premises.
- Materials must be handled with great care. Researchers
must not write upon, lean upon, mark, or otherwise alter or mishandle
materials provided for their use. The materials should be kept flat
upon the surface of the Reading Room table. No books, papers, or other
objects may be laid on the materials. Book weights and cradles are
available if needed.
- In general, only one book or manuscript box may be consulted at a
time. When using an inventoried manuscript collection, the exact sequence
of the papers must be maintained. If the papers are out of sequence,
please inform a staff member. Do not rearrange the items yourself. Only
one folder should be removed at a time, and its place marked with paper
markers available from the staff person at the reference desk.
- Inquiries concerning photocopying of materials
must be referred to the staff, whose decision in such matters is final.
Requests for photocopying may be denied because of the fragility of
the material, possible damage to the item (including bindings), restrictions
imposed by the donor, or other factors.
- Laptops may be used in the Reading Room.