Copying services

The following pages contain information on how to obtain copies of items in our collections. At the bottom of this page is information about copyright, payment and publishing copies.

Photocopies    Printouts    Photographs    Certificates and certified copies Order forms can be downloaded from these pages.

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Copyright

Under UK law we can only supply customers with one copy of any item which is in copyright. In the UK virtually all archives (no matter how old they are) are in copyright until 31 December 2039. We also have to ask you to sign a copyright declaration which satisfies UK law before we can supply you with copies, and make a charge for supplying them. This inevitably affects the speed with which we can supply your copies. Please bear this in mind if you need us to supply copies to meet a deadline.

Publishing copies

Please contact us if you wish to publish any copy we provide for you. We may need to seek permission from the depositor before publication is allowed. We charge a publication fee.

Payment

We ask for payment in advance. Please always ask for a precise quotation before sending any money.  You can pay by

• cheque made payable to Reading Borough Council
• credit or debit card by calling 0118 901 5132 (minimum payment £5)
• international money order or cheque in pounds sterling, drawn on a bank with a UK branch.