Rules for Using Special Collections

The collections are available Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. Special arrangements may be made for Monday to Thursday evenings from 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 to 5.

Researchers must fill out the Request Form available at the Reference Desk. The reference librarian will retrieve materials ONE box or title at a time. Items should be returned to the reference librarian who will return it to the collection before obtaining another box or title.

All materials are to be used either in the Special Collections area or at the table next to the Reference Desk wherever a reference librarian is available to supervise.

All notes must be taken in pencil.

The exact order and arrangement of manuscript materials must be kept intact. If any mistake in arrangement is discovered, please call it to the attention of the reference librarian. Do not re-arrange papers. The reference librarian will place a note in the file and notify the Archives and Special Collections Librarian.

Permission to photocopy items must be obtained from the reference librarian. Fragile items will not be available for copying.

Photocopies of the John Lord O'Brian Papers will be made only by Law Library staff and cost $.50 per exposure.

On publication of Special Collections material:

Special Collections material cannot be re-copied for private use or publication without regard for the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) and the laws of libel.

Responsibility for obtaining permission to publish rests with the researcher and his/her publishers. The reproduction of Special Collections material for private study, scholarship, or research does not constitute permission to publish. The University at Buffalo makes no representations of the exclusive rights of copyright ownership unless such rights have been given to the University.

The proper citation for Special Collections material is:

"[Item], Box/Folder, Law Spec. Coll. #, Name of Collection or Record Group, Charles B. Sears Law Library, University at Buffalo."

No food, beverage, or candy is allowed.