As with most of the Library's reading rooms the Law Library has some restrictions as to what items a researcher may bring with them. As a means of enhancing the security of the collections used therein new restrictions on the type of items researchers can bring into the reading room will be enforced, More information on this new policy can be found in the section on personal belongings in reading rooms in the Library publication Information for Researchers . Printouts from LC databases are free, but printing from the commercial services costs 25 cents per page. The reading room has networks of CD-ROM databases, online subscription services. Please note that these resources are available only on site.
Prices vary depending on the material to be copied and the machine to be used.
Debit cards for copying are available for purchase. Also, Visa and MasterCard are accepted by some of the debit card vending machines. For a fee the Library's Photoduplication Service can provide a wide range of reproductions of items from the Library's collections. The Library of Congress does not loan materials to individuals, they are only available on site. In certain instances, the Library sends out materials to local libraries on interlibrary loan.