Access to the Research Room is only permitted to researchers possessing official "Researcher" Identification Cards. These cards may be obtained from the Security and Information desk in the foyer of the Department of Archives, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays). They must be returned to the Security and Information desk upon completion of research.

RESEARCH ROOM:

The Research Room, where researchers are accommodated, is located on the ground floor and is open to researchers Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (excluding public holidays). Here professional staff members carefully supervise researchers and cater to their research and photocopying needs.

Many "finding aids" describing the records have been prepared. These include The Guide to the Records of the Bahamas and its supplement, lists of individual deposits, detailed descriptive lists, subject guides and catalogues of reference books and indexes to newspapers. These are available in the Research Room to guide researchers to relevant sources of information. Finding aids are not yet available on-line.