Using Materials
- Food is not allowed in SCARC. All drinks must be stored in sealed containers in the coatroom.
- All personal items, excluding writing utensils, notepaper, laptops, and cameras, must be placed in the coat room or personal locker for security purposes.
- All cell phones and other electronic devices must be silenced while in SCARC.
- Pens and other non-erasable writing utensils are prohibited in the reading room. Pencils are available at the reference desk.
- Adhesives including glue, tape, and post-it notes are prohibited in the reading room.
- Materials may not be marked, folded, or handled in any way likely to damage them.
- No more than one book or archival box may be accessed at a time.
- Protective gloves must be worn when examining photographic collections.
- No research materials may be removed from the reading room.
- All unbound materials (papers within folders and folders within boxes) must remain in the exact order received.
- Flash photography of SCARC materials is not allowed.
Using Lockers:
SCARC offers use of personal lockers to its researchers on the conditions that:
- Food and/or drink may not be stored in a locker.
- SCARC materials may not be brought into the coatroom or placed inside a locker.
- No items may be left in the lockers after closing time.
- Any items left in a SCARC locker after closing will be transferred to the Valley Library Circulation Desk Lost & Found.
- For safety and security reasons, the SCARC staff reserves the right to open a secured locker at any time.
- The patron agrees to pay a $25.00 fine for loss of or damage to a locker key in their possession or damage to a locker.