
{"id":90233,"date":"2022-05-20T11:31:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T15:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?page_id=90233"},"modified":"2022-08-19T15:42:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T19:42:04","slug":"archival-researchers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/libraries\/research\/archival-researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Archival Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Law Library houses\u00a0the School of Law\u2019s small archives collection.\u00a0The collection consists of materials on aspects of Law School history, such as brochures, catalogs, directories, event programs, and alumni association publicity and reports.\u00a0 A few materials from student organizations are collected, as well as selected audiovisual materials are also available.\u00a0 The administrative files of various departments are not included in this collection.<\/p>\n<p>Due to space limitations and security, print archives materials are\u00a0only available\u00a0by retrieval. Our archives <a href=\"https:\/\/lawlibraryguides.bu.edu\/archivesguide\/intro\" title=\"Archives Access\">access<\/a>\u00a0page explains procedures for using materials in the collection. Reproduction and research services are available for this collection.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the guide to selected <a href=\"https:\/\/lawlibraryguides.bu.edu\/archivesguide\/frequently-requested-materials\" title=\"Frequently Requested Materials\">frequently requested archives materials<\/a>\u00a0and you may also use the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/buprimo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com\/primo-explore\/search?vid=BU&amp;lang=en_US&amp;sortby=rank\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">library catalog<\/a>\u00a0to locate materials in the archives collection.<\/p>\n<h2>Archival Research &amp; Reproduction<\/h2>\n<p>All requests will be acknowledged within 2 business days.\u00a0 However, due to limited staff you should allow up to 10 business days for a full response to your request.\u00a0 We may be able to fill some requests electronically, however some requests may require a visit to the Library. \u00a0Please note that depending on the extent of your query, you may be advised that a visit may be necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals should contact the Interlibrary Loan department of their universities or local public libraries for scans of archives materials. The library will scan up to 25 pages for remote patrons per request. \u00a0Due to our limited staff, we regret that we are unable to process requests on a rush basis.<\/p>\n<p>Scanners are available, subject to the restrictions on reproduction listed here.\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/libraries\/using-the-library\/equipment\/\" title=\"Scanning\">scanning<\/a>\u00a0pages for more details. \u00a0Many of the materials in the archives collection may be scanned or digitally photographed.\u00a0 Fragile or damaged materials may have restrictions on reproduction.\u00a0 The reference librarian assigned to a visitor will alert them to any restrictions. \u00a0<strong>Visiting Researchers<\/strong>: Please note that any scanned or digitally photographed materials are for personal study purposes only and cannot be reproduced; transferred to any other individual, institution, or collection; exhibited; performed; broadcast; posted on the Internet; or used commercially without the express written permission of the University. \u00a0Audiovisual materials <strong>may not<\/strong> be duplicated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Law Library houses\u00a0the School of Law\u2019s small archives collection.\u00a0The collection consists of materials on aspects of Law School history, such as brochures, catalogs, directories, event programs, and alumni association publicity and reports.\u00a0 A few materials from student organizations are collected, as well as selected audiovisual materials are also available.\u00a0 The administrative files of various [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6977,"featured_media":0,"parent":89822,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"bu-publication":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90233"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6977"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90233"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90234,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90233\/revisions\/90234"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/89822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=90233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}