Duplication of SC&A Materials

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DUPLICATION OF SC&A MATERIALS


Special Collections & Archives (SC&A) preserves and makes available to students, faculty, and researchers original scholarly and materials. Subject areas in SC&A include Northern Virginiana, Planned Community Archives, Congressional Papers, Performing Arts, Maps, the Civil War, and George Mason University. Formats include manuscripts, historical documents, playbills, posters, musical scores, audio and videotapes, architectural drawings, photographs, and slides.

SC&A provides various duplication services for many of its holdings. These services include audio and video duplication, scanning, and photocopying. These services are available for SC&A materials only. Whether or not materials may be duplicated depends on the size, fragility, restrictions and/or rarity of the materials. Requestors should be aware that quality of reproductions (in every format) depends on many factors, including quality of the original image, limitations of SC&A's equipment, etc. Requestors should work closely with appropriate SC&A staff to make sure they know exactly what they have ordered and what they will be receiving in terms of quality and quantity. Some materials have to be duplicated by SC&A staff only; some may be duplicated by researchers; and others cannot be duplicated. Please consult a staff member about duplicating materials and whether duplication of a specific item is permitted.

All SC&A materials are subject to copyright law.  Please consult SC&A’s service guide, Copyright Guidelines, for more information.

Photocopying

Researchers may duplicate SC&A materials themselves by using a self-service copier in SC&A, or they may elect to have SC&A staff photocopy materials for them. 

Photographs

High resolution scanned images, suitable for publication, can be made from SC&A’s photographs. 

Scanned Images

Materials in SC&A may be scanned by SC&A staff members using SC&A’s scanning equipment, depending on the size and fragility of the document. All copyright regulations apply to scanned materials.

Slides

Duplication of slides in the form of a scanned image file can be made through SC&A.

Audio and Video Materials

SC&A duplicates recorded sound and video materials. 

Prices for Duplication Services

  • Self-service photocopying  -  $.10 per page
  • SC&A staff photocopying - $0.25 per page
  • Scanned images - $15.00 per image for scholarly use and $100.00 per image for commercial use.
  • Audio Duplication - $15.00 per audio tape for scholarly use and $100.00 per audio tape for commercial use
  • Video Duplication - $15.00 per VHS tape for scholarly use and $100.00 per VHS tape for commercial use.
Prices are subject to change without notice.  Always check ahead for current prices.

Shipping and Handling

There is a $5.00 shipping and handling charge for every duplication request. 

Payment

Payment can be made with a money order or check and must be in U.S. Currency.  Researchers can address their money order or check to GMU Libraries -  SC&A.  Payment can be sent to:

Special Collections & Archives
Fenwick Library (2FL)
George Mason Unversity
Fairfax, VA 22030
USA

Citation and Publication

Permission given by SC&A for the use of SC&A Materials is for one time only and the following citation is required:

[Name of] Collection
Special Collections & Archives
George Mason University Libraries

SC&A staff is always willing to assist researchers. SC&A’s reading room provides a quiet haven for serious research.