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researchers to the Reading Room but will call upon the University Archive staff for reference question
assistance.”
“There is one primary Special Collections Library with a separate, small unit (largely university archives)
maintained at a branch library.”
If Special Collections are dispersed, please answer the survey questions based on services at the
primary Special Collections location.
2. Is public access to Special Collections available on a regular schedule or only by appointment?
N=79
Regular schedule 77 98%
By appointment only 2 2%
If on a regular schedule, how many hours a week, on average, is Special Collections open to the
public? N=77
Average number of hours per week open:
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
20.0 83.0 44.6 44.0 10.4
hours per Week special collections are open to the Public
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
N 3 12 49 7 3 3
20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 70