NLM Reading Rooms and Services:
Conduct Policies
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is a research library. Please help us maintain a quiet atmosphere.
We ask all Reading Room users to:
- Answer and use cell phones outside the Reading Room area;
- Use portable electronic devices at volumes that can’t be heard by others;
- Use computer terminals to access scientific and biomedical materials only and not for recreational purposes;
- Eat or drink only in designated Library areas;
- Use AV equipment to view NLM materials only;
- Handle NLM materials carefully. Help preserve our collection by gently photocopying library materials, using only NLM-provided equipment for document reproduction, and not using sticky flags or notes to mark pages;
- Limit photocopier use to posted time limits, when others need to use them;
- Use furniture or equipment appropriately;
- Leave doorways, aisles, and spaces between tables or carrels free;
- Leave library trucks outside the photocopy room; and
- Supervise children at all times.
Your NLM ID badge should be visible to the staff at all times
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