Items that are preserved in the FLARE Special Collections are rare, unique, fragile, or otherwise distinctive. All loaned special collections materials must be used in a borrowing library with a secure reading room monitored by special collections staff. As such, loan requests must be submitted via ILL by one of the libraries on the list of approved institutions with secure reading rooms. Items are not requestable via UBorrow. Libraries interested in being added to the list of approved institutions should contact SPECIAL@uflib.ufl.edu. For all other questions, please contact FLARE@uflib.ufl.edu.
Special collections require special handling and security precautions to ensure their preservation. The University of Florida Department of Special & Area Studies Collections requires these best practices for using and handling special collections:
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