General Provisions

• The Western History Collections provides copies only for research use by the person requesting them. Copies provided are not to be used by other researchers or placed in any other repository.
• All copying of books, serials, pamphlets, sound recordings, photographs, manuscripts, and maps will be done by Western History Collections personnel.
• On-site patrons are responsible for completing their own citation slips for photocopies.
• Personal cameras, scanners, photocopiers and sound recording devices may not be used to copy Western History Collections’ holdings.
• The rate of 20 cents per page is charged for photocopies from books, journals and manuscripts, with a $5.00 minimum for mailed photocopy orders. All mailed orders must be paid in advance.
• Digital copies of manuscripts may be purchased according to the following schedule:
  300 dpi scan, jpg format: $16.00 per image, plus $5.00 per CD, and $5.00 postage
  600 dpi scan, jpg format: $18.00 per image, plus $5.00 per CD, and $5.00 postage
  Use fees are between $50 - $500 additional per image depending on the nature of your project. All orders must be prepaid, and most are filled within three to four weeks.
• Rush orders, and unusually large orders, and orders that require added prep work will be assessed an additional fee of between $50 - $200, to be determined by the Curator.
• Maps and sound recordings have different copy charges, dependent upon the format and size requested. Please ask a staff member for assistance.
• Requests for on-site photocopying should be submitted to Western History Collections staff no later than 45 minutes prior to closing time for same-day copying. Requests submitted after this time will be copied the next working day. The time necessary for copying photographs, maps, and sound recordings varies and is dependent upon workload.
• Photograph duplication fees are online.

Materials Under Copyright Protection

• Up to 20% of an entire book may be photocopied, not to exceed 200 pages.
• Up to two articles from any one journal issue may be photocopied, not to exceed more than 20% of a single issue.Up to 20% of a musical score may be photocopied so long as that portion copied does not comprise a performable unit of work.
• No portion of a work intended by the publisher to be consumed by the original user may be photocopied (e.g. workbooks, etc.)

Materials in the Public Domain

No laws restrict copying of public domain materials. However, the Western History Collections reserves the right to limit or deny copying in order to protect materials which might be physically harmed as a result of such copying.

If you have questions regarding the Reading Room Policies and Procedures, or the Photocopy Policy, please contact us at (405)325-3641.