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Fales Services

We offer photocopy and scanning services for researchers, as well as allow self-shot photography for research purposes only, with the permssion of a Curator. All photocopying and scanning is performed by Fales Library staff. Service fees are listed below.

Patrons who wish to quote from unpublished materials must request permission from the Fales Library, as well as the appropriate copyright holders. Information about copyright holders and how to locate them can be found in The WATCH File, a joint project of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at UT, Austin and the University of Reading in the UK. Further information about copyright is available in the NYU Handbook for Use of Copyrighted Materials.

Patrons who wish to publish images of materials held by the Fales Library may be subject to publication and use fees.

Our public services forms for reader registration, requesting photographs and photocopies, and notification of intent to quote or publish materials are available here.

Photocopies and Photography

The Fales Library and Special Collections provides copying services subject to the charges below. We make photocopies and self-shot photography available for research purposes only, as per provision 108 of the copyright code. Permission to publish any Fales Library material must be secured in writing from both the copyright holder, and the Fales Librarian. Please credit the Fales Library in all publications in which Fales materials are used.

The Fales Library cannot give you legal rights to publish material (except for those collections where the library holds these rights). Such rights must be obtained in a formal, legal statement from the heirs or executors of any materials you wish to publish. In granting reproduction rights, the Fales Library acts only as owner of the physical originals (of mss., prints, etc.) and takes no responsibility for any possible infringement of copyright laws in the publication of the material.

All orders for photocopying, scanning, and photo duplication must be pre-paid. Please allow up to 2 weeks for photocopying.

Photocopies

Photocopies of Fales materials can be made for research purposes, at the discretion of a curator. Patrons must complete and sign a request form for all materials they wish to have copied. Fales reserves the right to make decisions about what materials can be copied based on the condition of the materials, donor restrictions, or other concerns.

Scanning

Scans of Fales materials can be made once permission from copyright holders is given. Patrons must complete and sign arequest form for all materials they wish to have scanned. Fales reserves the right to make decisions about what materials can be scanned based on the condition of the materials or copyright restrictions. Scanned images may not be published without the approval of a Fales curator and the payment of a use fee. Use of personal scanners in the reading room is not allowed.

Personal Digital Camera Use

The use of personal cameras in the Reading Room is managed by the staff of the Fales Library & Special Collections on a case by case basis. Photographs taken by researchers are for private research and not for publication. Entire books or manuscript boxes (or substantial portions of either) will not be digitally reproduced unless otherwise authorized.

Please see our Policy on Digital Camera Use in the Reading Room for further details.

Statement: Publication of images of Fales Library Special Collections materials is subject to curatorial approval and fees may be charged for such use. "Publication" includes the following media: print (as in books, journals, theses, dissertations, etc.), electronic/digital, videotape, film, or microfilm.

The fees listed below are for non-exclusive use of a single image unless otherwise indicated. They are assessed in addition to photoduplication costs and are to be paid in advance of publication. Only those images actually used in publication are subject to these fees. If a request covers more than one form of publication, then the fees are cumulative.

Publication fees are waived for theses, dissertations, and articles in scholarly journals. Charges for university presses are reduced by 50%. All units of New York University, non-profit organization(s) (with the exception of university presses), and governmental organizations will not be subject to these charges

NB: Fees for material used in performance, broadcast, or sound/audio recordings are to be negotiated on a case-by-case basis.

FOR AUTHORIZATION TO COMMERCIALLY REPRODUCE AN IMAGE, ADDITIONAL FEES MAY BE DUE AND PAYABLE TO THE OWNER OF THE COPYRIGHT IN THE IMAGE.

Schedule of Fees:

I. Print publication (books, journals, etc.)

II. Electronic/digital publication

III. Videotape or motion-picture-film publication

V. Exhibition

Exhibition charges for use of an image are the same as for video and television broadcast. One time installations are the same as local and traveling exhibitions are the same charges as national broadcasts.