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Self service copying (photocopy and digital copies)
Request photocopy service
Digital images for publication
Referencing The Women's Library collections
Self service copying (photocopy and digital copies) for research
In accordance with the National Preservation Office's guidelines we ask readers to help preserve our collections by following our rules when copying and handling material as:
'inexpert handling and the heat and light generated by machines are the primary causes of damage. Using flat-bed copiers which force the book open to 180 degrees can be particularly damaging.' (National Preservation Office, British Library, Photocopying of library and archive materials, Good handling principles and practice for library and archive materials)
What can be photocopied? All robust books, pamphlets, periodicals and ephemera
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Please show all materials you wish to photocopy to staff
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Buy a photocopy card at reception. Photocopy cards are £2.00 for 12 copies, £5.00 for 32 copies and £10.00 for 65 copies
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Use the book support on the photocopier, which means you can only photocopy one page at a time
What cannot be photocopied? All fragile material, the majority of the materials in the archives, the Cavendish Bentinct and Josephine Butler Libraries. Exception: The Biographical Press Cuttings collection can be photocopied but the press cuttings in archives and other collections cannot. However many of these items can be photographed without the use of a flash.
What can be photographed without the use of a flash? all of the above items that cannot be photocopied provided they are robust enough to handle, museum objects, visual materials.
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You need to provide your own camera and book our Reading Room camera stand for a morning or afternoon photography session
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In advance of the photography session, identify the items you wish to take images of, record them on a copyright form and ask a member of staff to check the items
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Buy a £4.00 receipt for photography which will allow you take up to 25 images in the session (you can buy this on the day)
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Please note, the form must be handed to staff before/during the photography session
In accordance with copyright regulations we ask that readers only photocopy or photograph a maximum of 5% of a given work which could be:
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The equivalent of on single chapter in a book
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One article from any one one issue of a periodical
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One paper from a set of conference proceedings
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One short story or poem from a volume provided the item copied does not exceed 10 pages in length
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In respect of archives, copies are restricted to 5% of individual works within the archive as outlined above. Please also note that extensive copying of an archive is not practicable due to staff resource limitations; copying may also be impacted by issues of copyright and conservation advice.
Microfiche and microfilm collections: There are three digital reader-printers available in the Reading Room. You can print out materials using the photocopy card. Each print out is 30p.
Request a photocopy: The Women's Library photocopy service can take up to one month. We will photocopy up to five requests per person in line with the above copyright regulations and we will only photocopy 5% of a printed material which is not subject to copyright restriction. Readers have to supply exact references. See request form:
photocopy request form.doc
Request digital images for publication from The Mary Evans Picture Library who can supply an image within 24 hours. If you cannot find the image you require on this web site you can use our in-house service which takes six weeks to process. Costs start from £7.50 per image. Prior to ordering an image the reader must track the copyright of image. The reader will incurr reproduction costs. Please contact Inderbir Bhullar for further details and prices.
Referencing The Women's Library materials: You are welcome to quote from The Women's Library's materials. We advise you to cite all your quotes in your footnotes providing their full references in your bibliography. Please include The Women's Library, London Metropolitan University at the end of each reference.
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