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List of closed stack libraries

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A closed stack library contains books and other items that are not available for viewing or browsing by the general public. Many important libraries close their stacks of books to the public, limiting retrieval to professional library staff only (policies on who may use the collections varies). Most private, larger public, and university/academic/research libraries who have open stacks also have special collections that are closed. Reasons for having closed stacks vary, and include preventing theft, vandalism, and minimizing reshelving errors.[1]

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  1. ^ "Closed stack". dictionary.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10. Having access to the stacks limited to the staff of the library or to a limited group of library users.
  2. ^ [1] Boston Athenaeum's Research Appointment Information for the Special Collections Reading Room
  3. ^ "How to order items". The British Library. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  4. ^ "The Fales Library & Special Collections". Fales Library. Retrieved 2015-07-01. We maintain a closed stacks reading room for scholarly access to our book collections, archival and manuscript collections, and media holdings.
  5. ^ [2] Frick Library collection reference.
  6. ^ [3] Frick Library reference to noncirculating materials
  7. ^ "Borrow - Leiden University". www.library.universiteitleiden.nl. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  8. ^ [4] Reference to using the closed stacks at the Library of Congress
  9. ^ List of libraries in the United States with more than five million volumes Library of Congress circulation listed
  10. ^ [5] New York Public Library's Research Divisions
  11. ^ [6] National Library of Australia Facts and Figures
  12. ^ [7] National Library of Finland mentions its closed stacks on their website
  13. ^ "Bookstacks Access". The Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Retrieved 2015-07-01. ... access to this area is restricted to faculty and graduate students of the University of Illinois and those patrons with special access cards
  14. ^ [8] University of Chicago's Special Collections
  15. ^ "Mudd Library's Rules and Regulations". Princeton University. Archived from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-07-01. The collections are non-circulating and are used only in designated reading rooms.
  16. ^ [9] University at Buffalo's Collections policies page, including closed stacks policy.
  17. ^ [10] State of Arizona Research Library
  18. ^ [11] Reference to New York University's Tamiment Library using a closed stack system
  19. ^ "Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library Accessing the Collections". Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  20. ^ [12] Bruce Peel Special Collections Library at the University of Alberta