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=== Personal Visit to the Archives === | === Personal Visit to the Archives === | ||
[[Image:Opava Regional Archive entry.jpg|thumb|right|200px | [[Image:Opava Regional Archive entry.jpg|thumb|right|200px]] | ||
It is necessary to reserve a place in the study (or research) room in advance. You can call or write a letter/e-mail. You are asked to fill out a questionnaire and to show your ID or passport when you arrive. Archival materials can be used free of charge. There are special request forms on which to write the call numbers of the items requested. Material for research is retrieved only at certain times. The number of registers one can borrow a day is limited (does not apply to number of microfilms). There are lockers outside of the research room for the storage of large bags and coats. Laptops and digital cameras are allowed (you cannot use flash). Archivists are available to answer questions about archival material. They will, however, not help with the research, read the text of the records or translate. | The archives are accessible to the general public. It is necessary to reserve a place in the study (or research) room in advance. You can call or write a letter/e-mail. You are asked to fill out a questionnaire and to show your ID or passport when you arrive. Foreigners require no special permit. Archival materials can be used free of charge. There are special request forms on which to write the call numbers of the items requested. Material for research is retrieved only at certain times. The number of registers one can borrow a day is limited (does not apply to number of microfilms). There are lockers outside of the research room for the storage of large bags and coats. Laptops and digital cameras are allowed (you cannot use flash). Some restrictions may be imposed on picture taking depending on the content and physical condition of particular documents. Archivists are available to answer questions about archival material. They will, however, not help with the research, read the text of the records or translate. | ||
Please note that you may work with documents deposited for fewer than 30 years only exceptionally and only with the permission of the archive director. | |||
=== Published Archival Directories === | === Published Archival Directories === | ||