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wearing gloves isn't typically done as it reduces the sensitivity in your fingers and risks damage to the book.
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'''Archives''': A small portion of the Archives database is accessible to the public in the Museum’s Education Center. The main Archives database (level two) is a massive electronic collection of diaries, historical letters, scrapbooks of artists, dealers, and collectors; manuscripts; museums, galleries, and associations; photographs; works of art on paper; and oral history interviews. An appointment is required to access the larger mainframe. | '''Archives''': A small portion of the Archives database is accessible to the public in the Museum’s Education Center. The main Archives database (level two) is a massive electronic collection of diaries, historical letters, scrapbooks of artists, dealers, and collectors; manuscripts; museums, galleries, and associations; photographs; works of art on paper; and oral history interviews. An appointment is required to access the larger mainframe. | ||
'''The Library''': Located on level two, the Library resembles the beautiful architecture of Earth’s late seventeenth century. Two tiers of bookshelves cover the walls, there are wooden tables and chairs and a wrought iron spiral staircase that leads to a section of the lower deck. The Library contains irreplaceable paper items like ancient texts, scrolls, books, and there are even a few paintings on the walls. This section is not available to the public, and is constantly maintained by the ships environmental systems to ensure the protection, and conservation of each paper item. | '''The Library''': Located on level two, the Library resembles the beautiful architecture of Earth’s late seventeenth century. Two tiers of bookshelves cover the walls, there are wooden tables and chairs and a wrought iron spiral staircase that leads to a section of the lower deck. The Library contains irreplaceable paper items like ancient texts, scrolls, books, and there are even a few paintings on the walls. This section is not available to the public, and is constantly maintained by the ships environmental systems to ensure the protection, and conservation of each paper item. All guests must have clean hands when handling works. For some works gloves are required for the guest's safety (for example books that have arsenic in their covers). | ||
'''The Vault''': a.k.a. “the crypt”, safely stores items in an environmentally controlled rotating shelf-like storage system. After each item is carefully preserved, and restored by the conservatory technicians, the piece is then cataloged and stored in the Vault for future use. | '''The Vault''': a.k.a. “the crypt”, safely stores items in an environmentally controlled rotating shelf-like storage system. After each item is carefully preserved, and restored by the conservatory technicians, the piece is then cataloged and stored in the Vault for future use. | ||