In addition, there might be further handling conventions if photographing material. Normally, written permission does not need to be sought if it is for personal research, but if you plan on uploading material to CENDARI and making it public (‘publishing’), contact the staff to confirm that you can have permission to do this, as it might fall under copyright rules and permissions and payment for publication might be needed. As always, check with the reading room staff before photographing any material. Many libraries and archives now allow personal photography of material for research purposes. These rules might include the use of weights or ‘snakes’, cotton gloves for certain items, a ban on all ink pens even for taking personal notes, boxes for unbound material, or special regulations for opening rolls, maps or large items. Research if possible before visiting the institution, and always ask for either copy of their handling rules or a verbal explanation. The researcher, depending on the availability of their sources, will either transcribe material in situ in the reading room of the archive or library in question.Īll archives and libraries will have strict conventions for handling manuscript material.
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