95-29173. Notice of Item Inspection Pilot Program

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61271-61272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29173]



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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

[Docket No. LOC 96-1]


Notice of Item Inspection Pilot Program

AGENCY: Library of Congress.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces further security measures being 
instituted by the Library of Congress for the protection of its 
collections. The notice specifically deals with the examination of 
high-risk collections before and after they are used by members of the 
public. The final rules on Reading Rooms and service to the collections 
were published in the Federal Register on July 5, 1995.

DATE: November 27, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Johnnie M. Barksdale, Regulations 
Officer, Office of the General Counsel, Library of Congress, 
Washington, D.C. 20540-1050. Telephone No. [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authority of 2 U.S.C. 136, the 
Librarian of Congress is authorized to make rules and regulations for 
the government of the Library and for the protection of its property.
Notice Pursuant to Final Rules on Reading Rooms and Service to the 
Collections--Item Inspection Pilot Program
    Notice is hereby given that, on November 27, 1995, in order to 
further secure the Library's collections, the Library of Congress will 
institute an Item Inspection Pilot Program. The Library will examine 
and record the condition of items from its high-risk collections before 
and after they are used by members of the public in the Library's 
reading rooms. The reader may be required to surrender his/her Library-
issued User Card while using a particular high-risk item. The Library 
Police shall investigate instances when Library staff believe that the 
item may have been intentionally damaged by a reader. The Library will 
retain the records of the condition inspections in a file for security 
purposes.
    The objective of this pilot program is to ensure that the Library's 
high-risk 

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and often irreplaceable collections are protected from loss or 
desecration.

    Dated: November 22, 1995.

    Approved by:
James H. Billington,
The Librarian of Congress.
[FR Doc. 95-29173 Filed 11-28-95; 8:45 am]
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