Policies

Permission to Publish

Send requests to publish via this form to info@erlibrary-archives.org.

Credit line: E&R Library & Archives, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

For photographs, if the photographer is identified, the credit line should read: Photograph by Jane Doe. Courtesy of the E&R Library & Archives, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

This credit line must be included for each photograph reproduced. Example citation for a specific item: “200th anniversary of First Reformed Church (Philadelphia, PA), in the First Reformed Church (Philadelphia, PA) records, Church RG 672. The E&R Library & Archives, Lancaster, PA.”

Conditions

Permission is granted for one-time, non-exclusive, world-wide rights in the medium and language specified. This agreement applies to the project specified in this agreement, and this project only.

Permission is granted only for one edition of a publication (defined as any number of reprintings whereby the text remains essentially unchanged), or to a single video, digital, television, or film production for the life of the production with unlimited rebroadcasts.

Permission to publish is contingent upon the acknowledgement of this request from E&R Library & Archives.

Requester agrees to pay for fees for publication and reproduction of images. See the E&R Library & Archives fee schedule, which is subject to change.

Please be sure the material you are requesting is under the E&R Library & Archives’ purview. The E&R Library & Archives cannot grant permission to cite or quote from published works including, but not limited to, books, broadsides, pamphlets, and journals. When a work has been published, the intellectual copyright lies with the author until the copyright expires. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine the status of collection items and to secure any permissions necessary for their reproduction and publication.

Copyright Restrictions

Notice Concerning Copyright Restrictions

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.

Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

If material is protected by copyright, it cannot be reproduced for any purpose other than research, unless granted specific permission by the copyright holder.

Fees for Publishing

Non-Profit Publication Use: $75
Commercial Use, Domestic Publication: $125
Commercial Use, International Publication: $175

Payments may be made by mail using check or money order, or online through PayPal. Make checks payable to the E&R Library & Archives.