Reproduction of Library & Archives material

We welcome requests for reproduction of material held in our Archives and Library special collections, whether for private study or publication. Photocopying is permitted only for post-1800 material, at the discretion of Library staff, and charges for photography are listed below. Copyright must be observed in both cases.

Reproduction requests

Requests for photographic reproduction of Library material should be made to the Assistant Librarian. Requests relating to the College Archives should be made to the Archivist. We reserve the right to refuse to supply photographs in cases where the original object is too fragile to be subjected to photographic work. When making a request, please provide:

• specific references to the material to be photographed (shelfmark or catalogue reference, for instance, STC/Wing)
• what the image is to be used for (private research, publication, broadcast, etc.)
• requested image format (colour or black and white, digital or print)

We can supply photographs suitable for private study under a certain number of images from the Library camera. For large orders and publication-standard photography, we use the Bodleian Libraries’ Imaging Services, the Ashmolean Photographic Studio and other professional photographers. Please note that this work can take from one to eight weeks, depending on the processing required and the photographer.

Copyright

Worcester College retains the copyright and any publication right to the photographs. If you wish to reproduce a photograph in any form, you will need to apply for permission. We ask for acknowledgment in any publication to ‘The Provost and Fellows of Worcester College, Oxford’.