General Policies and Rules One of the responsibilities of the Institute for Regional Studies and the NDSU Archives is the preservation of the historical material in its care. While we encourage the use of these materials, we also ask that all users help us in preventing damage to them by observing the following rules: No materials may be removed from the Research Room, and all materials must be returned to the desk attendant. In addition, publications located in the Research Room are not to be reshelved. No requests for material will be accepted after 4:45 p.m., and researchers should finish their work and return all materials to the desk attendant by 5:00 p.m. Do Not:     Eat or drink in the Research Room     Remove materials from the Research Room     Mark materials or erase existing marks     Fold or bend documents     Take notes on top of the materials, use the table instead     Apply paper clips, fasteners, tape, or "post-it" notes     Touch the surfaces of photographs with your fingers Do:     Handle all materials with extreme care     Maintain the original order of all materials     Have only one box open at a time and remove only one folder at a time Photocopies can be made of most materials, however: manuscripts, small collections, photographs, etc. must be copied by staff, however, cataloged books may be copied on library copy machines with permission of the staff. We may refuse to allow copying of fragile and oversize items Written permission must be obtained, from the Institute, the NDSU Archives, or any other copyright holder before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials in the Institute or NDSU Archives. Citations should include the item, name of collection, person or group, folder heading, collection number, and proper credit to the Institute, the NDSU Archives, or other copyright holder. The Institute does not assume any responsibility for infringement of the copyright held by the author or heirs pertaining to Institute materials. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission from the copyright holder, if the Institute does not own the copyright. Please note: Personal computers and dictating machinery are allowed, as long as they do not disturb others.

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