Visitors are welcome and may view the Research Center
displays during the posted hours.
Because of the special nature of the collection and
because it contains some items that cannot be replaced, materials are kept
in a CLOSED STACKS area. Research Center personnel will be available
during posted hours to retrieve requested materials.
When looking for a particular work, check the
on-line
catalog in Squires Library for an author, title, and/or subject
entry. Materials which are housed in the Research Center are indicated in
the on-line catalog with the location as Dixon Pent Center (and books have
either PENT or CHURCH or SPEC. COLL. as the first line of the call
number).
Check the open stacks of circulating materials first.
Duplicates are shelved in Squires Library and may circulate.
Finding resources are available for archival
materials which are not duplicated and circulated in Squires Library.
These include indexes and finding aids for special collections.
Only those persons using materials housed in the
Research Center may study in the Research Center study area.
Any briefcases, book bags, etc., brought to the
Research Center should be left at the reading room desk. Other library
materials (reserves, reference, periodicals, or circulating books) should
not be brought into the Research Center.
Any person who uses the Research Center must sign
in/out on the sheet provided on the Research Center circulation desk
indicating the time and purpose of his or her visit.
No material is to be taken from the Research Center.
Photocopies may be made in accordance with copyright laws.
Use of ink pens around archival documents is not
allowed. Pencils and paper will be provided for taking notes.