Photocopying

1. When a researcher requests photocopies of Library material, Library staff shall, before any payment is made by the researcher, ensure that the material is in a proper condition to be photocopied. This regulation does not entitle any researcher to obtain photocopies of Library material which is not in a proper condition to be photocopied even if he/she has already effected payment.
2. The Library does not permit photocopying of:
   1. Pre-1850 material.
   2. Bulky material.
   3. Material larger than A3 open.
   4. Material with fine binding, pullouts larger than cover pages or with torn, brittle, loose or missing pages, broken sewing, tightly bound and deteriorating covers.
   5. Manuscripts, rare books and newspapers.
   6. Any other material which, in the opinion of the Director, it is not proper to photocopy.
3. The Library may restrict photocopying to no more than 10% of any material for reasons of preservation of same material.
4. Copies of the items mentioned in point (b) may be made only from microfilms and not from the originals. If a microfilm is not available, the reader may order one against extra payment, or may have a scanned copy depending on the size of the original.
5. No order for photocopies, microfilms or scans is executed unless paid for in advance. Orders may be placed and paid for between 08:15 hrs and 12:00 hrs between 16th June and 30th September and additionally from 13:30 hrs to 16:00 hrs between 1st October and 15th June.
6. The fee for photocopies at the Library is of 10c in respect of each A4 size page and 15c in respect of each A3 size page.
7. The fee for microfilming and scanning at the Library is of Lm 2.50 per volume plus 10c per frame.
8. The fee for duplicating a microfilm from negative to positive is of Lm15 per film.