According to our Research Archives (=Library) "rules", one should be
affiliated with the University of Chicago and/or a member of the
Oriental Institute in order to use the library collections.  But in
practice, visiting scholars or temporary researchers can usually come
to an accommodation with our Research Archivist.  The Research
Archives is a non circulating collection, so the question of
borrowing privileges does not occur.

For access to our museum or archival materials collection, more "bona
fides" are needed, but this is not a case of monetary spending so
much as it is of having a definable research topic, being known to
our curators, etc.

An individual annual  membership to the OI currently runs $20 for
students, $40 for seniors, and $50 in general.

Margaret Schroeder
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
773-702-9522

You Wrote:
>I'm posting this question for a colleague:
>
>"Do any of you charge the general public for access to your reading
>room or research library?  If so, how much and is that fee applied
>towards something specific at your institution?"
>
>Thank you.
>

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