a. 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.
b. The Library
does not permit photocopying of:
i. Pre-1850 material.
ii. Bulky material.
iii. Material larger than A3 open.
iv. Material with fine binding, pullouts larger than cover
pages or with torn, brittle, loose or missing pages, broken
sewing, tightly bound and deteriorating covers.
v. Manuscripts, rare books and newspapers.
vi. Any other material which, in the opinion of the Director,
it is not proper to photocopy.
c. The Library may restrict
photocopying to no more than 10% of any material for reasons
of preservation of same
material.
d. 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 a scanned copy depending
on the size of the original.
e. 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.
f. The fee for photocopies
at the Library is of €0.23
in respect of each A4 size page and €0.35 in respect
of each A3 size page.
g. The fee for scanning at the Library
is of €5.82
per volume plus €0.23 per frame.
h. The fee for duplicating
a microfilm from negative to positive is of €34.94
per film.
