Special collections

This registration is valid for access to the special collections materials at Curry Public Library in Gold Beach, Oregon, which will be referred to as “the special collections”.

Research privileges are subject to the following rules: 1.) Readers are required to deposit overcoats, brief cases, and other personal property not essential to their work. Readers may use only paper and books essential to their immediate research, and a laptop. Only yellow pencils are allowed for taking notes. Pencils are at the library front desk. 2.) Rare books and archival materials may be consulted only in the Library, and no material may be removed from the building. 3.) All material must be handled with great care. No marks may be added or erased. No tracings or rubbings may be made without specific permission. No books, papers, or other objects (except the weights specially provided for holding books open) may be laid on or affixed to the material. The arrangement of manuscript pages must not be altered. 4.) The use of pens or indelible pencils is not permitted. 5.) All material must be returned to library staff before the reader leaves the building. 6.) The Library will make various kinds of reproductions, subject to copyright law, standard library photocopy rules, and the fragility of the materials. 7.) Researchers agree to adhere to library staff instructions.

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of all reproductions of copyrighted material, regardless of who makes the reproductions. Libraries and archives are authorized to provide a photocopy or reproduction for private study, scholarship, or research. For collection materials that are not in the public domain in the United States, researchers may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce except for teaching and scholarship, create new works from, distribute, publicly perform or display, or in any way exploit any of the content in whole or in part without the permission of the copyright holder. Researchers making use of any copies in excess of the “fair use” exception may be liable for copyright infringement. In granting permission to examine holdings or providing reproductions for personal use, Curry Public Library is not authorizing publication. The researcher is solely responsible for investigating the holder of the copyright (if any) and obtaining permission from the copyright holder for publication of copyrighted material. The researcher indemnifies and holds Curry Public Library harmless for any infringement of intellectual property rights held by others. In all cases, the researcher must cite the appropriate special collection as the source. Except in a few special circumstances, Curry Public Library does not own the copyright to most of the materials in its special collections and can only grant permission to publish those holdings for which Curry Public Library is unambiguously the copyright holder. For more information consult with Curry Public Library Staff.

Holdings may contain Social Security numbers. The researcher agrees not to record, reproduce, or disclose any Social Security numbers that may be included in requested materials. Privacy and publicity rights reflect separate and distinct interests from copyright interests. Neither privacy nor publicity rights are the subject of federal law. While fair use is a defense to copyright infringement, fair use is not a defense to claims of violation of privacy or publicity rights. Privacy and publicity rights are the subject of state laws. What may be permitted in one state may not be permitted in another. Note also that related causes of action may be pursued under the federal Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125 (a), for example, for unauthorized uses of a person’s identity in order to create a false endorsement. While an individual’s right to privacy generally ends when the individual dies, publicity rights associated with the commercial value connected with an individual’s name, image or voice may continue. Researchers bear the responsibility of making individualized determinations as to whether privacy and publicity rights are implicated by the nature of the materials and how they use such materials. *For additional information on Privacy and Publicity rights see the Library of Congress website.

Researchers are permitted to use their personal devices to take images for their private study and agree to adhere to the photography policies of each repository and any additional guidance given by staff.

For protection of the materials, security devices such as CCTV, still cameras, and alarms are in use at Curry Public Library. Video records are maintained as long as is necessary. Curry Public Library personnel will actively monitor researchers. You may be asked to provide identification at any time. We reserve the right to search any notes or personal belongings at any time.