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The principal purpose of a Special Collections department is to keep said material safe and secure and to make them accessible to interested researchers. The material is often 'non-circulating' and ideally should be stored in stacks where the Room Temperature and moisture in the air are carefully monitored. Special Collections departments are most always managed by a professional Librarian , Archivist , or Curator . Other staff are often called upon to conduct physical restoration, preservation, (or 'conservation') of books and manuscripts. Special Collections often have special Reading Room s where the material can be consulted by library users in a supervised environment. Since items in special collections are often unique, and sometimes fragile, researchers may be asked to wear gloves, use pencils, and comply with other types of regulations. Quite often, complete collections of hundreds or even thousands of books will be bequeathed to academic libraries in Will s on the condition that the collection not be dispersed to various areas of the library. The Special Collections department are often able to cater for such requests. Trivia
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