Reprographics & publishing
Materials from archives and books held in Special Collections may be copied depending on their physical condition and subject to any copyright or deposit conditions that apply.
A digital scanner is available in the reading room. This can be used to scan images directly onto your own USB stick. Digital cameras may also be used, under supervision. All images are for your own private research only and are made subject to copyright law. A copyright declaration MUST be signed before any images may be taken. A one day permit to photograph can be purchased from the Special Collections desk for £5.00. If you would like to take more than 50 images, please make a written request to the Special Collections Manager, University of Sussex Library, Brighton, BN1 9QL or email: library.specialcoll@sussex.ac.uk
For high quality images, suitable for publication, please contact staff. Additional charges may be made.
Requests to publish
If you are planning to reproduce material from the Special Collections please make sure that you have the correct permissions. You will need permission from both the owner and the copyright holder (if applicable). Please note that ownership and copyright are not mutually exclusive.
Where copyright is applicable, Special Collections will not allow copies to be made for publication without the copyright holder’s written permission. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder. The WATCH website at http://tyler.hrc.utexas.edu/ may help you track down copyright holders.Further advice on copyright and archives is available in this document produced by The National Archives at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/copyright-related-rights.pdf.
All reproductions must be acknowledged in the published work and all applications to publish items from Special Collections that are owned by the University must be made in writing to the Special Collections Manager, University of Sussex Library, Brighton, BN1 9QL or email: library.specialcoll@sussex.ac.uk
A charge may be made for each image reproduced.
Copyright information
Under EU copyright regulations Special Collections is not permitted to provide copies of ANY material in copyright for a commercial purpose without the written permission of the copyright holder.
It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder. The WATCH website may help you track down copyright holders. Contact details for the Mass Observation Archive, the estates of Leonard and Virginia Woolf and Rudyard Kipling are available below.
What is a ‘commercial’ purpose?
It is your responsibility to decide whether a photocopy that you make, or request, is for a commercial or a non-commercial purpose. Unfortunately, the legislation does not define a ‘commercial’ purpose. Guidance is available from the British Library Copyright Office and other established authorities.
For further information about copyright, see the University's Copyright guidance page.
Collections owned by the National Trust (Kipling Papers)
All applications to publish items from Special Collections that are owned by the National Trust, or where they hold the copyright, must be made in writing to the Trust’s publications department:
John Stachiewicz, Publisher & Head of Media Group, The National Trust or email: john.sachiewicz@nationaltrust.org.uk
A fee may be charged for reproducing material.
Mass-Observation Archive
All applications to publish items from the Mass-Observation Archive must be made via the Archive’s agent sending a copy of your letter to Special Collections:
Gordon Wise, Curtis Brown, 4th Floor, Haymarket House, 28/29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4SP or email: massobservation@curtisbrown.co.uk
A fee may be charged for reproducing material.
Virginia & Leonard Woolf
The Society of Authors, 84 Drayton Gardens, London, SW10 9SB
Tel: 020 7373 6642, Fax: 020 7373 5768
A fee may be charged for reproducing material.