[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR4.4]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 4--NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 4.4  Use of Library facilities.

    (a) General. The Library facilities are available to any person 
seeking to make use of the collections. The Director may prescribe 
reasonable rules to assure the most effective use of facilities by 
health-sciences professionals and to protect the collections from misuse 
or damage. These rules must be consistent with the regulations in this 
part and applicable Department regulations and policies on 
nondiscrimination.
    (b) Reading rooms. Public reading rooms are available for obtaining 
and reading materials from the collections. The Director may prescribe 
reasonable rules designed to provide adequate

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reading space and orderly conditions and procedures.
    (c) Study rooms. Upon request a limited number of study rooms may be 
made available to individuals requiring extensive use of Library 
materials. Requests for study rooms shall be addressed in writing to the 
Director. The Director shall give priority, in the following order, for 
study room use to:
    (1) Persons engaged in ``special scientific projects'' under section 
473 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 286b-4),
    (2) Health-sciences professionals, and
    (3) The general public.