Research
> Reader Guidelines
The
Lewis Walpole Library is open to scholars and research visitors
who wish to use the rare and primary source materials in the collections.
The Library is open by appointment Monday, Wednesday, Thursday,
and Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:45 p.m. throughout the year
(excluding University holidays). Tuesdays the Library is open
from 9 a.m. until 4:45 p.m.
The Lewis Walpole Library is a non-circulating, closed-stack
library. Rare books, manuscripts, prints, and drawings may be
consulted only in the Reading Room.
Reading privileges are granted to registered readers, subject
to the following:
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Library users are asked to fill out a registration
card and present one form of identification with a recent photograph
and a current address.
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Readers are asked to leave personal belongings
(coats, hats, briefcases, bags) in the lockers provided. Loose
papers may not be brought into the Reading Room. The Library
reserves the right to inspect all items upon removal from the
Reading Room and building.
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All material in the Library must be handled
with great care. Library materials must remain on the reading
room table, and foam supports should be used for books. Only
pencils - no pens or markers - may be used in the Reading Room.
Paper for note-taking will be provided by the Library. Readers
are welcome to use laptop computers and flash drives.
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The main Library is equipped with 802.11 b/g
wireless access throughout the building. 10 Mb Ethernet connections
are also available in the Reading Room and other public areas.
A public PC is located in the Reading Room as well as a monochrome
laser printer. Wireless USB adapters are available on a limited
basis for laptops not equipped for wireless.
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To request materials, readers should fill out
a paging slip for each item. The quantity of materials readers
may page at any one time is limited. Paging is available from
8:30 a.m. - 12 noon and from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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Readers are requested not to remove cards from
the catalog drawers or drawers from the cabinets.
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Readers are requested to return prints, drawings,
and manuscript materials in their original order.
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The Library will, upon request, make reproductions
for personal study and research. Depending upon the format and
age of the material, the Library may either photocopy or digitally
photograph the item requested. Any photoduplication is subject
to approval. Readers may not take digital images themselves.
- Cell phones should be turned to silent or vibrate mode, and
calls should be taken and made outside the Reading Room.
- Please be aware that video surveillance is used in the Reading
Room and other areas of the Library. Video and circulation records
are retained permanently.
- Food and beverages are not permitted in the Library.
- The Library is a non-smoking facility.
