The Reading Room is open by appointment, Monday – Friday, 8:30 – 4:00.
Researchers are welcome to bring:
Do NOT bring:
Work with the archivist regarding:
Rules for Use
Materials housed in the Archives are rare, sometimes unique records and require special care. Researchers must handle material carefully in accordance with the following guidelines:
The archives makes scans only and emails them to researchers. Researchers are responsible for printing scanned documents, if desired.
Citations
Researchers must provide an appropriate form of citation when crediting the Archives and identifying items within its holdings for later reference.
When citing published materials held in the Archives and Special Collections, use the format proscribed by the citation style you are following (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.). If you need help with those citation styles, click here.
When citing unpublished materials, the preferred citation is as follows:
[Item identification.] [Name of collection.] Courtesy of Archives and Special Collections, Alvernia University.
Copyright Statement
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials. Under conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be used for any purpose other than “private study, scholarship or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
The Library and Archives reserve the right to refuse to fulfill a request if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the request would involve violation of copyright law. For further information, visit the Copyright, Fair Use, and File Sharing section of the Alvernia University Web site.