[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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.