Registration is free. A registration card is strictly personal. The RKD should be informed in the event of a change of address, loss or theft of the registration form. In principle, a person can only be registered once. Visitors to the RKD have access to the public rooms and can use the freely-available study collections, databases and other public facilities, subject to the conditions applicable to the type of sources concerned.
Silence is required in the reading rooms.
Visitors are requested not to behave offensively or to cause nuisance. Mobile phones may not be used in the reading rooms. Given the specific nature of the various sections of the collection, the rules regarding consultation may differ from one reading room or section to another. Coats, bags and other objects that may cause damage or nuisance should be placed in the cloakroom. Smoking and consumption of food and drink are prohibited in all but the allocated areas.