CHS Library Visitor Policies

Announcement

Because of a routine structural renovation, the CHS Library will be inaccessible from Monday, May 19 to Friday, July 11, 2008. Please plan visits accordingly.

Guidelines for Authorized Users

The Center's library is a non-circulating collection. Books may not be removed from the library. For information regarding application for visitor's privileges, please see our current visitor policies. Library visitors will be required to give their signed agreement to these policies before using the library.

The CHS library is normally open to post-doctoral classical scholars who are currently engaged in a specific research project. Access is limited to visitors whose research needs cannot be met by their home institution or by a public library such as the Library of Congress. Visitors are limited to fifteen (15) hours in the library stacks per week.

Potential Visitors are encouraged to consult the Center's library guidelines and Online Catalog to assess how they can best use the Center’s resources. Additionally, some researchers may find that the Library of Congress can adequately serve their needs.

Library Visitors must give their signed agreement to the following policies regarding their use of the library. These policies are necessary because of the increased demands on the resources of the Center, concern for security, and the fragility of much of the library collection. Visitors who fail to adhere to these policies may lose their Library privileges.

Please Note: Books may not be removed from the Library building under any circumstances.

Visitor Eligibility

1. The CHS Library is open to post-doctoral classical scholars who are currently engaged in a specific research project. Access is limited to Visitors whose research needs cannot be met by their home institution or by a public library such as the Library of Congress.
2. The Director’s Office of the Center for Hellenic Studies reserves the right to refuse access to any scholar on the basis of the criteria outlined above and adherence to the policies below.
3. Visitors are limited to fifteen (15) hours in the Library stacks per week. Visitors must remain in the Library stacks area for the duration of their visit. The Library stacks are closed to Visitors between 12:30 and 1:30 P.M. each day.
   

Requesting Visitor Privileges

1. All Visitors must telephone at least twenty-four hours (excluding Saturday and Sunday) in advance of each proposed visit. Please call (202) 745-4400 during regular hours and speak with a Center staff member.
2. It is important that you speak personally with a Center staff member to arrange each visit. The Center's programs may require that we curtail your preferred time period for research.
3. Only authorized Visitors may enter the Library. All other guests (e.g., research assistants) must be approved in advance by Library staff. Children and pets are not allowed in the Library.
4. The Director, Professor Gregory Nagy, authorizes all Visitor privileges and will review the extension of Visitor privileges each week.
   

Library Hours

Library hours for Visitors are Monday through Friday, 9.00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. The library is closed between 12:30 and 1:30, and Visitors may not remain in the library building during this time.

While at the Center

1. Visitors must register in the front office upon arrival and departure each day. During their initial visit, they must complete a Visitor’s Form to be kept on file at the Center.
2. Visitors may bring only notebooks and laptops into the Library, leaving all book bags and cases in one of the front offices.
3. Visitors must limit their activities at the Center to research directly involving the Library collections, and to research related to their stated project. A scholarly atmosphere must be maintained in the Library at all times.
4. Food and drink are not allowed in the Library stacks.
5. Photocopies may be made at the rate of 5 cents per page, on a cash-only basis. Please note that his rate is subject to change without notice.
6. Please do not re-shelve books. Visitors should return books to designated book return areas.
7. Carrels may be assigned on a short-term basis at the discretion of the Library Staff, for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) library days.
   

The above policies are effective as of September 1, 2003.