RULES FOR USE OF ARCHIVAL MATERIALS
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Driver’s License or other positive identification is required to use the Library collections. |
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All briefcases, portfolios, packages, notebooks, coats, computer carrying case, purses, backpacks, etc. must be left in the lockers that are located in the third floor hall outside the Reading Room. Tokens required to operate the lockers are available at the Reading Room desk. |
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To use Library materials, a signed Researcher Registration form and call slips must be completed. |
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A signed Restricted Use Statement is required to use restricted collections. |
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Using Archival Collections:
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All materials are to be used only in the Reading Room |
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Pencil, typewriter, computer, or audio recording devices may be used for taking notes. Pens are not allowed. |
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With prior permission of the reference archivist, digital and film cameras and flatbed scanners without autofeeders may be used in the Reading Room. A per page cost of 25 cents will apply for these images to help defray future conservation costs and a copy request sheet should be used to tally the number of images. A copy of the sheet will be made available to the researcher as a receipt and for citation purposes. |
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Use only one box at a time. When you take a new box to your table, give the archivist the collection title and box number. |
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Remove only one folder from a box at a time. Use Out Cards -- available at the archivist’s desk -- to mark the folder’s place within the box. |
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Do not fold, write on, or otherwise damage the papers. Please turn pages carefully. Theft or mutilation of the holdings is a crime that will be prosecuted. |
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The exact order and arrangement of the materials in the collections must be maintained. Make sure all sheets are straight and that no page edges protrude from the folder before returning the folder to the box. If any mistake is discovered, please call it to the attention of a staff member. Do not rearrange items or remove anything from the folders, even if you decide to have it copied. |
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Patrons are not allowed to smoke, eat, or drink in the reading room. Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the building. |
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For our policy on photoduplication, see the Copy Request Form available at the Reading Room desk. |
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Copies of fragile materials and copies from any bound volume of journals are not permitted. |
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When citing materials from the Library, please use the full name of the collection and of the Archives. Example: The John Doe Collection, Box 9, Folder 23, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs (or University Archives), Wayne State University. In the event that this research becomes a source for publication, the Archives requests a copy of the publication. |
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The Archives makes no representation that it is the owner of the copyright in any unpublished manuscript. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright. |
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Please Direct Reference Questions to: William LeFevre reutherreference@wayne.edu
revised: June 2008
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