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Reproduction Fees and Permission Policies

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If you are interested in copies of our images, books, or collections for your ongoing research, we can provide photocopies, scans, and digital photographs.

 

Photocopies

 

 

 Non-members

 Members

 in person

 $0.25 per page

 first 10 pages free
 $0.25 per page (pages 11+)

 by mail

 $0.25 per page, plus postage

 first 10 pages free
 $0.25 per page (pages 11+), plus postage

 

Payments can be made by mail using check or money order, or online through PayPal.
Checks should be made payable to The Congregational Library.

 

Scans and digital photographs


Whenever possible, we will provide scanned images and documents. Large or fragile materials require us to take digital photographs instead, which may exceed the base time allotment.

 

 Non-members

 Members

 base scanning fee*

 $5.00, up to 10 images
 $0.50 per image (images 11+)

 $5.00, up to 10 images
 $0.50 per image (images 11+)

 rush orders
 (at staff discretion)

 $10.00 additional processing

 $10.00 additional processing

 high-resolution scans /
 photographs
 (600 dpi)

 $15.00 per image (black & white)
 $20.00 per image (color)

 $15.00 per image (black & white)
 $20.00 per image (color)

 email delivery**

 free

 free

 by mail on flash drive

 $3.00 postage (domestic)
 $6.00 postage (international)
 $10.00 for flash drive,
 unless provided by patron

 free

 delivery time

 1 - 4 weeks from payment

 1 - 4 weeks from payment

 

* Discounted rates may be available for certain items. Contact the Digital Projects Specialist for evaluation and price estimate.

** Most email servers will reject any files greater than 10 MB in size. Larger orders will be mailed on a USB flash drive by necessity. You can provide your own flash drive, or request one from us.

Requests that require more than an hour of staff time or for materials that are fragile may be declined at the library staff’s discretion.

Payments can be made by mail using check or money order, or online through PayPal.
Checks should be made payable to The Congregational Library.

 

Copyright Restrictions

 

 Notice warning concerning copyright restrictions

 The copyright law of the United States (title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.

 Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

 This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

 

Plain English version: If the material you want is protected by copyright, you cannot reproduce it or use it for any purpose other than research, unless granted specific permission by the copyright holder. In most cases, that isn't us.

 

Permission to Publish

 

  1. Send requests to publish to the archivist or librarian of the Congregational Library.

  2. Credit line: Courtesy of the Congregational Library, Boston, Massachusetts (collection name, record group/mss. number and/or item identification, if available).

    1. For photographs, if the photographer is identified, the credit line should read: Photograph by Jane Doe. Courtesy of the Congregational Library, Boston, Massachusetts (collection name, record group/mss. number and/or item identification, if available). This credit line must be included for each photograph reproduced.

  3. Permission is granted for one-time use only. Pictorial material may not be reused without the written permission of the Congregational Library.

  4. Collections for which the Library does not  hold copyright, permission must also be obtained from the holder(s) of this right.

  5. If any negatives are produced in the process of publishing, they must be given to the Library.

 

Fees for publishing

 

Non-profit publication use $25                                
Commercial use, Domestic publication $100    
Commercial use, International publication $150    

 

Payment Options for Researchers and Publishers


Please send check or money order payable to: Congregational Library, 14 Beacon Street, Boston MA 02108.

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